(The gear room at the Hut)

UWFRA is a registered charity. Like other mountain and cave rescue teams in the UK it receives no funding from central Government. The team is run entirely by volunteers and has no paid members of staff.

The everyday funding of UWFRA is by donations from the public. This money comes from a variety of sources: collecting boxes throughout the area, kind donations from various groups, individuals or organisations, street collections; and fund raising events.The money raised is used to pay for insurance, maintenance and running of our two emergency vehicles, operating and up keep of our base, and the replacement of rescue and medical equipment (all of which has a finite life span or can/does suffer damage through wear and tear). Some examples of costs include: .

• Team vehicle – £35,000
  
• Full rescue harness – £70
  
• Rope (static / dynamic) – £80
  
• One set of rescue hardware (karabiners, pulleys, etc) – £250
  
• Comprehensive First Aid Kit (dressings, splints, oxygen) – £300
  
• Stretcher – £2,500

Source: Mountain Rescue England and Wales (2009)

Wish List

Our current fundraising efforts are being channelled to raise approximately £130,000 to allow for a planned building extension and £30,000 to replace our ageing Communications Van. We are currently in the process of updating our IT and mapping systems which is requiring funds of over £5,000. 

For more information about our fundraising events and what the team gets up to see our Fundraising Page. 

(Practicing with our new Titan Stretcher - this is a super light stretcher costing around £3,000)