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New leader for Mountain Rescue team
A mountain rescue team in Cumbria has a new team leader. Stepping up to the role is Dave Howarth, who replaces former leader Eddie Harrison as head of the Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue team. Howarth thanked Mr Harrison, who resigned from the role after four years as head of the team, for his contribution and commented that he would …
Mountain rescue teams struggle to recruit new members
Cumbria based Mountain Rescue teams are finding it difficult to recruit new members, with many of the county’s twelve groups expressing concern over their lack of resources. With an increase in call-outs of 26% during the last decade – 236 incidents were recorded in the first six months of this year, compared to just 188 in the first half of …