A MOUNTAIN rescue team has received a cash injection of £5,000 to help them with improvements.
The Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team received the money from Ribble Valley Borough Council and plan to make improvements which they hope will enable them to make quicker call outs.
The money will be used to upgrade elements of their control room and some of their IT equipment.
Team leader Kevin Camplin said: “The last few years have seen a considerable increase in the number of police requests for assistance in non-mountain or open country rescues.
These requests have included searching for elderly, confused or vulnerable people missing from their home or place of residence, or scouring snow-bound roads for stranded motorists.
“We are grateful to Ribble Valley Borough Council for its ongoing support in helping us continue our vital service, which has responded to 46 callouts this year alone.”
The area covered by the team stretches from the Cumbria border in the north to West Pennine Moors in the south, with Ribble Valley in the middle.
The team also works quietly in the background to help vulnerable residents.
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