100% Voluntary.
100% Committed.
Serviced by dedicated unpaid volunteers, we rely on your support all year round.
The history of organised Mountain Rescue teams began on this island in 1962 when the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was founded. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team and the An Óige Mountain Rescue Team were later founded in 1966.
The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live close to the Mournes. Based at the foot of Slieve Donard in the coastal town of Newcastle, all operations and callouts are currently conducted from the PSNI Station.
Lidl Northern Ireland has been given the green light to proceed with plans to develop a new state-of-the-art store in Newcastle, County Down. The new store, which will be located at Shan Slieve Drive and Bryansford Road, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, will also provide The Team the space it needs to develop a new facility, future-proofing the organisation and its ability to continue providing a lifesaving service.
The Team are actively fundraising and seeking your help to ensure we have the funds in place to make this exciting project a reality. We need YOUR help to get us the funds we need! To find out how you can donate please visit our donation page. Every Lidl helps…
2021 in numbers
Man Hours
Up 57% from 2020
Callouts
Up 52% from 2020
Team Members
No Change
People Assisted
Down 26% from 2020
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Mountain Rescue in the UK is a voluntary service. To maintain this valuable community operation, we rely solely on the support and generosity of you – the public.
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Callout 10/04/25: At 1621hrs we received a call to assist a walker who fell and sustained a lower leg injury while descending Doan.
A team response dispatched and due to the nature of the terrain and challenges of extraction from the location, SAR air support was requested. R936 from Caernarfon responded and landed on scene.
Having received initial treatment from walking companions, team members assessed and treated the casualty and, with help from the air crew and walkers, carried the injured person a short distance by stretcher to the helicopter for onward transit to hospital.
Thanks to the heli crew and those who assisted.
9 members responded and stood down at 2012 hrs.
23 CommentsComment on Facebook
After walkers being asked to avoid the Mournes to reduce the impact of the emergency services. Great result for the team.
Brilliant job well done all involved
Well done folks, great job as always 👏
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