On Thursday evening a sheep and three lambs were reported to be stuck on a ledge in Meal Bank Quarry; on Friday morning a small CRO team successfully hauled all four animals to the quarry top, and freedom. Volunteer hours: 20
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A mountain biker (m, 14) sustained head, neck, and back injuries after crashing on the ‘Hope Line’ bike trail in Gisburn Forest. Bowland Pennine MRT were called and requested assistance from CRO. A small team were en-route when word came through that the Ambulance Service were now on-scene and able to deal with the incident themselves. …
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A Three Peaks walker (m, 37), taking part in an organised event, slipped descending from the Swine Tail ridge of Ingleborough towards Horton in Ribblesdale and sustained a fractured arm. CRO responded, reaching the casualty site soon after an air ambulance had landed nearby. Following treatment by paramedics the casualty was airlifted to hospital. Volunteer hours: …
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Concern was expressed after a minibus was reported to be parked in Alum Pot Lane and a group (4 x adults; 6 x 12-14 year olds) seen heading up towards the Long Churn Caves in heavy rain and high water conditions. A small CRO team was sent to check that everything was OK; as the team was assembling at the cave entrance …
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An 85 yr old slipped and fell on the limestone pavement above Langcliffe, having walked only about 20m from the road; he sustained minor injuries but couldn’t get back on his feet. Unfortunately the description of his location was rather vague, and it was reported that he was ‘on high ground between Stainforth and Malham’. CRO found him by chance …
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A walker (f, 22) taking part in a large charity event over the Three Peaks collapsed with hypothermia on Simon Fell after the walk was diverted up Park Fell and onto Ingleborough due to the weather conditions. A member of the public came across her and carried her down off the ridge to near Braithwaite …
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Time is running out to join in our Challenge Walks on Saturday 11th May. Ingleborough Marathon or Clapham Circuit (12 miles) Walk them or run them. Minimum sponsorship/entrance is £25 for Marathon or £10 for Circuit. You can either carry on raising money for CRO or your own charity. Great feedback from last year.
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May 02
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Mar 18
CRO took part in a fundraising event in Settle at the weekend.
A ‘YouTube’ video of the ‘Harlem Shake’ was recorded about the town and if you look carefully some members of the team can be seen
Link to slide show made during the making of the video:
Permanent link to this article: http://cro.org.uk/cro-at-the-harlem-shake-in-settle/
Jan 12
In 2012 CRO members turned out to 66 incidents, freely giving a total of 1851 hours voluntary time assisting walkers, cavers, mountain bikers, farmers, visitors, and others in distress in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria, and Lancashire.
Of the 66 incidents, 55 were above ground (including 4 rescues of animals), and 11 were below ground (including 4 rescues of animals).
Details of all incidents in 2012 can be found here.
Permanent link to this article: http://cro.org.uk/2012-incident-summary/
Dec 06
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Dec 04
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Oct 17
This is a link to pictures from the 2012 BCRC conference, held at Clapham.
Images are low resolution for Flickr but you can request full size images from Steve Finch here
Permanent link to this article: http://cro.org.uk/bcrc-conference-pictures/
Oct 12
The BCRC 2012 Cave Rescue Conference is being held this weekend in Clapham. Delegates from throughout the UK will be attending a series of talks and practical workshops, looking at techniques and equipment, discussing common issues, and considering new developments relevant to the world of cave rescue in the 21st Century.
On Sunday invited guests from neighbouring Mountain Rescue teams and the emergency services will be taken on a tour of the CRO’s base and will have a chance of observing some of the workshops.
Permanent link to this article: http://cro.org.uk/cro-hosts-bcrc-national-conference-12-14-october/
Oct 05
A business showcase event in Settle raised £131 for CRO on Saturday.
The event organised by The Settle Networking Group which is supported by 80 local Dales Businesses – http://www.settle.org.uk/settle-district-chamber-of-trade/showcase2012/
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