Team Information

Public Relations

During The last 42 years of existence the team has delivered numerous presentations and lectures to a great variety of groups about Cleveland Search and Rescue Team. Almost all the same questions get asked every time;

Why do we do it? Why do we give our time so readily? Why do we drag ourselves out of bed on cold, dark nights to search for missing people? Why do we put our selves in a position of danger by hanging from seemingly very thin ropes to conduct a crag rescues? Why did we join in the first place?

The common answer is we do and we do it with the up most of pride and professionalism. Generally we get a pleasure out of helping those in difficulty. We get a satisfaction out of working as a team, and out of a job well done. We enjoy working in and around the hills and mountains in training and in incidents. The whole team enjoy learning new skills and working with new people. Where else, apart from a surprise birthday gift from your family, would you get to drive of road, to dangle off shear cliff faces, to be winched out of a helicopter and save lives in wild and remote places!

The incidents that we have dealt with over the last 40 years have been varied, some more memorable than others, but overall we have helped about 1000 people.

The team endeavour to build good public relations not only in all call out situation but also when in training and general day to day business. The team has forged excellent links with a large net of local land owners and businesses in and around the Tees valley and North Yorkshire area to be able to run as a successfully voluntary emergency service.

The team has introduced school awareness days throughout the Tees valley area in 2007, to date we have been to over 5 schools and there has been some fantastic feed back from the children and the staff alike this initiative was introduced to promote people going into the great outdoors with the confidence to react to an accident or situation that they have come across or are involved in. The day comprises of a Team presentation, equipment lecture/hand on session, calling out the team, team vehicles and a rescue exercise.

For further details contact Barry Warrington, Public Relations Officer CSRT pro@csrt.co.uk