3 Jan 2012 : Second Chance for Team Jackets

In a break from their normal method of helping people, the team recently helped homeless charities in Derby and Nottingham by donating around 50 warm waterproof jackets.

The team had replaced their official jackets recently as the previous ones neared the end of their useful life. However, whilst it was decided that the old jackets were no longer suitable for the harshest of mountain conditions, they were more than adequate to be used as warm and waterproof general purpose coats and so it was decided to find good homes for the old stock.

Most of the jackets were given to Padley Day Centre in Derby and Emmanuel House in Nottingham, both charities that provide services and facilities to homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded people in the region. The jackets will go some way to providing much needed additional warmth and resistance to the elements as the temperature drops and the weather worsens over the coming weeks.

A team spokesman said: “Whilst mountain rescue is usually concerned with finding missing people or helping people in difficulties in mainly rural areas, it’s nice in some small way to be able to help a different and disadvantaged section of society by supporting the great work of both the Padley Group and Emmanuel House.”

The remainder of the jackets will soon be en route to Rwanda, where a charity operating in the region will be putting them to good use in a completely different environment.