Moorland Safety
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IN THE COMMUNITY
As well as attending on average a call out a week, plus training and fundraising we also get involved in a number of community events.
This includes attendance at a variety of walks and runs which benefit other charities. We provide rescue cover at these events which provides onsite medical assistance and evacuation if required. The team will also deploy sweep teams to ensure no one gets left behind, and if necessary search for overdue or missing people. 
We are also involved in the initial planning stages of these events to ensure they run safely and smoothly, and we'll supply our Moorland Safety Leaflets prior to the event to the participants. We're on hand throughout the day to offer advice to walkers and runners, so feel free to pop by to see the work we do. Some of these events would struggle to survive without our support.
Cornwall SRT regularly gives illustrated talks to youth and community groups, which explains the work of the team and promotes safety. Some of these involve hands on interactive demonstrations so that groups can get a real feel for the work we do.
You'll also see us at community fun days and supermarkets with our displays and essential collection buckets!
If you think that your group or event could benefit from us providing a rescue cover or a presentation then please get in contact so that we can discuss what we can do for you.
SAFETY LEAFLET
Download our moorland safety leaflet prior to your trip on the hill. (The file is available at the bottom of this page)
ROUTE CARD
Tell someone where you are going and leave them a route card. This will make it easier for us to find you in the event of an accident.
Alternatively - why not email us a copy?
WEATHER
Before going out on any walk, obtain a weather forecast from the internet, television, local radio or newspapers. You can get up-to-date weather forecasts from:
BBC Weather
www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Met Office Weather
www.metoffice.gov.uk
Watch for changes in the weather and always be prepared to alter your route or turn back.
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 Moorland Safety Leaflet | This is the current version of our moorland safety leaflet. This is a free download. You will require Adobe PDF reader to open it. This is freely available at Adobes website - http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ | 312 Kb | 28/10/09 01:10 |
| Team nominated for Saints Award |
Cornwall Search and Rescue Team is proud to have been shortlisted to the final three community groups for the Saints Award. Saint Awards Presentation Night" style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-right: 15px;" /> The Saints Awards recognises people and groups living and working within the PL22 to PL26 postcode who make St Austell and its surrounding areas special. The team, which is based in St Dennis has been nominated in the Community Groups category - which celebrates the contribution to the local community by an organisation.
CSRT which is a registered charity, responds to call outs from the police, fire and ambulance services across the county for missing and injured people, last year being called to 39 incidents. Since being founded in 2003, the team has been called to around 380 incidents, ranging from missing children to major weather events.
To vote for the team - follow the link and scroll to the bottom of the make to make your entry.
Thank you!
Link to This is Cornwall website
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| [38] - Wadebridge, Search |
The team were asked to RV at Wadebridge Police Station for a vulnerable missing person. Once again, the team were stood down en route after there were located by police. |
