Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team

10/10/2026

It’s World Mental Health Day 2026, a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

Why not check in with your friends, family, peers, or colleagues?

A small act can make a big difference to someone’s mental health.

IF YOU NEED URGENT HELP:

Call 116 123 for FREE from any phone any time to speak to the Samaritans or email: [email protected] for a reply (may take several days).
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19. https://giveusashout.org/

Use practical tools from Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/

Get advice from the NHS by calling 111 or making an urgent GP appointment.

In a life-threatening emergency call 999 or go to A&E immediately. A mental health emergency is as serious as a physical one. You will not be wasting anyone's time.

07/10/2026

Two callouts this afternoon for TWSMRT 🚨

The team were first called out to near Shotley Grove waterfall where a lady had fallen and sustained a lower leg injury 🦶

While finishing that job a second callout came in for another leg injury but this time near Gibson's Cave at Bowlees in Teesdale 🦵

We really do cover the whole of County Durham!

26/09/2026

In case you missed it... TWSMRT were called out this afternoon to support the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and the Great North Air Ambulance Service with an injured off road motorbiker near Frosterley, Weardale 🤕

Team members helped package the casualty and transfer to GNAAS for rapid transportation to the RVI in Newcastle 🚁

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling from a motorbike near Broadwood Quarry in Frosterley.

22/09/2026

Over the weekend was TWSMRT's annual medical training weekend, two days of intense medical training that consolidates all the other medical training team members do throughout the year ⛑️

The result? Our casualties get first class care thanks to all the voluntary hours team members put into their training ❤️‍🩹

20/09/2026

A really big thank you from all of us at TWSMRT to Crane Charitable Funds for their significant recent donation 🙏

These funds will help ensure we can support people and our local communities all across County Durham ❤️

15/09/2026

TWSMRT would like to celebrate and pass on a massive thank you to our five Great North Run fundraisers this year 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️

They completed the half marathon to South Shields on Sunday and have raised valuable funds for the day to day running of the team 🙏

If you’d like to show your appreciation for the runners, or for the team, you can always donate via our Just Giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/charity/twsmrt

10/09/2026

It’s World Su***de Prevention Day, a global day organised by the International Association for Su***de Prevention (IASP) to raise awareness that su***de can be prevented.

TWSMRT is regularly out searching for vulnerable people in in conjunction with Durham Constabulary. We help when called out, but our voluntary services don’t fix the problem, for change we need to talk more openly about su***de and give people the chance to express how they feel and get the support they need.

IF YOU NEED URGENT HELP:

Call 116 123 for FREE from any phone any time to speak to the Samaritans or email: [email protected] for a reply (may take several days). https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19.
https://giveusashout.org/

Use practical tools from Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/

Get advice from the NHS by calling 111 or making an urgent GP appointment.

In a life-threatening emergency call 999 or go to A&E immediately. A mental health emergency is as serious as a physical one. You will not be wasting anyone's time.

***dePreventionDay

09/09/2026

It’s Emergency Services / 999 Day 2026 🚨

This National Day is supported by HM The King, HRH The Prince of Wales, and the Prime Minister and First Ministers of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to:

• Promote our 999 heroes who serve/have served.
• Promote career and volunteer opportunities across the emergency services.
• Promote using the emergency services responsibly.
• Educate the public on essential life-saving skills.
• Promote emergency services charities and the work they do.
• Promote campaigns being run by frontline emergency services.

TWSMRT is an independent charity operating 24/7 365 days a year, and entirely voluntary run. We provide specialist search and rescue services across County Durham, supporting the work of the statutory services:

🚓 Durham Constabulary
🚑 The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
🚒 County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service

Give us a like, comment, share and follow to show your support, thank you!

If you wish to make a donation, these can be done through our JustGiving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/charity/twsmrt

03/09/2026

Yesterday evening TWSMRT were at Chester-le-Street doing water related training in and around the River Wear 🛟

Team members were deployed into the river edges (in dry suits!) and along the banks to search for two training casualties, who were quickly found and extracted.

Did you know we also have a dedicated canoe team which we would typically deploy for actual river searches 🛶

31/08/2026

Wow! What an amazing feat! A 300KM route through all kinds of weather.
The amount of effort has been absolutely tremendous and we’re very thankful for the money raised in aid of the team.

It has been so fun watching you all and following the adventures of tiny ted!

Have a well earned break!

Durham Fell Runners

00:10- FINISHED!! 🥳🥳🥳
42 hours and 10 minutes. The first EVER continuous completion of the Roof of England route!

We were so excited to be joined at the end by Max and his handler Des, who has been part of mountain rescue for 35 years. Their invaluable work is why we have been out here all weekend in midge hell and literal high water! Without them to call on, we would all be a lot less safe on our beloved fells.

Thank you again to everyone who has sponsored us so far- we finish tonight with 2 fully funded volunteers for TWSMRT when gift aid is included 💜🤍💜

Please keep sharing our sponsorship link so we can make the second half happen and get 4 volunteers fully kitted out!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/dfr-run-the-roof