With the lockdown restrictions easing slowly, the team were able to get together again for a much hankered after the training session. Predictably the gorgeous
This week saw the long-awaited return to training for the team. As the lockdown restrictions were relaxed from the 1st June the team were able
The Hope Trail Festival was first established in 2014 as part of a fundraising event for a team of firefighters taking part in the Marathon
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible – Dalai Lama This week the Mental Health Foundation is hosting a Mental Health Awareness week. The
The Mad March Hare is the second event of the year organised by the Plymouth Round Table with which the team is invited to help
Leedon Tor was the location for last night’s training, although the team were unable to see much due to the thick layer of fog that
This year’s Casualty Care course kicked off last night with our sister team Tavistock, at the Post Graduate Centre in Derriford Hospital. It is an
This week’s Tuesday training organised by Richard was a rather fresh, but thankfully dry evening at Norsworthy. The attendees were split into three teams and
As a charity, we rely on fundraising and community engagements to finance the running of the team. As we are all volunteers and time is
The aim of last night’s Tuesday training was to test the teams open moorland navigation capability during darkness. The rendezvous was the Rescue Centre and
Yesterday saw over 100 participants and 29 members of the team don their waterproofs and brave the elements to participate in one of the major
In the aftermath of Storm Dennis, the current troop of trainees had organised last night’s training at Cadover Bridge. The scenario involved the fallout from
On a spectacularly clear and dry night, Bob and Gary devised a search and navigation exercise for the rest of the team, for this week’s
Tuesday evening saw a good presence of members attend the first part of a Command and Control training section based at the Rescue Centre. The
Due to the inclement weather experienced over the past couple of months, the Vehicle officer decided it was time to have a vehicle cleaning morning
As storm Brendan battled the South West, seventeen enthusiastic volunteers braved the elements for a training exercise located at Bedford Bridge. The purpose of the
The January Jaunt is our first event of the year and involves several members of the team who marshal a 10K race around the beautifully
Over the past couple of months, our Team Leader has been running a series of rope training sessions for the group. The premise of these
Far too early on a Sunday morning, 6 members of the team and Saoirse the search dog made their way up to Marlborough for a
Last night’s training featured the traditional mine pie walk. Where on one Tuesday in December, the team will don their Christmas hats, refill their hip
It’s one again that time of year, where Santa fills his sack with treats for the children of Plymouth and along with the Plympton section
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers.
Bonfire night made for an extra touch to last night’s training. Due to the rendezvous being at Clearbrook we were able to see all of
Our current troop of trainees have spent the past year going through our intense training programme, and all of the skills that they have learnt
Plymouth University Wilderness and Expedition Medicine society (aka Puwems) were invited to the Rescue Centre last night for a workshop about what we do and
Sunday 13th October saw nearly 1400 very fit and/or crazy cyclists brave the elements to take on the 23 or 52km Tour de Moor event,
Sunday saw the team providing safety cover across the moor along with sister teams Tavistock and Ashburton. This was for the Abbots Way walk, which
Each year we receive numerous applications from people showing an interest in joining the team. This year we narrowed it down to nine potential candidates
Six members of the team spent a gloriously sunny Sunday on the moor attending a PenMaCRA Casualty Care Clinical Development Day entitled “Challenging Scenarios: Volume
The water team try and meet once a month on a Saturday for specialised water rescue training. Last Saturdays aim was to practice using some
Tonight’s training was slightly different as we started from the Rescue centre and three teams were deployed to a grid reference to search for a
Dartmoor Prison break is one of two ultra-endurance events that the team organises and co-ordinates. The premise is to see how far, on foot you
During the teams meticulous planning of Armed Forces day it was decided to have a challenge that members of the public could participate in and
Last night’s training started off with the team meeting at Leeden Tor on a gloriously warm but windy evening on Dartmoor. The premise of the
This year the Plymouth section of Dartmoor Search and Rescue were lucky enough to have secured a spot on the Hoe for the exciting Armed
Every single member of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth is a volunteer. Many precious hours are spent not only at weekly training session
2019 is a monumental year for the Plymouth section of Dartmoor Rescue, it is our 50thAnniversary and the team had decided to celebrate in style
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