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 17.08.25;
At 1141hrs today, we received a request via Police for a walker who’d sustained a serious leg injury while descending Slieve Donard. Given the location was just below the summit of the peak, the team requested helicopter assistance with Rescue 936 responding. The team also responded, arriving on scene just after the aircraft, and worked with the crew to stabilise the casualty before being winched aboard. Once airlifted, the casualty was transferred back into the care of the team until an Ambulance attended.
We wish the casualty well.
A total of 15 members responded with grateful assistance from ARCC, Rescue 936, local Coastguard and Police who secured our landing sites and NIAS.
Help us to help you… If you find yourself in need of assistance in the Mourne Mountains, always dial 999 and ask for POLICE/MOURNE MOUNTAIN RESCUE. When your initial 999 call is complete, it is absolutely essential that you keep your phone free so that a Rescue Coordinator can call you back to confirm/expand on information. If we experience delays getting back to you/getting critical information, our response can be delayed.
#PlanAhead #BePrepared #StaySafe #EnjoyTheHills #BeAdventureSmart
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