At 0330 on Tuesday 26 April 2016 Police Scotland asked for the assistance of Moffat Mountain Rescue Team to carry out a search in the Dumfries area for a woman reported missing overnight.
The team carried out a number of searches into the morning and fortunately the lady was found by a member of the public safe and well. This was the last search led by the current team leader Colin Golphin before handing over to the new team leader at the AGM. On Wednesday 27 April the team held it’s annual AGM at the base in Moffat.
A number of changes took place in the committee managing the team. Colin Golphin has led the team through a successful period of change over the last five years.
This has included leading the team through many callouts to help people in distress across Dumfries and Galloway and changing the team’s charitable status to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). In the AGM the team members voted Shaun Duignan in to lead the team over the next five years. Shaun has been a team member for over 10 ten years and has previously held the posts of training officer and deputy team leader. Also the team voted in Colin Golphin to the post of equipment officer and James Coles to the post of Deputy Team Leader.
(Photo attached of Colin Golphin (right) and Shaun Duignan (left) handing over the role of team leader)
Charity Challenge
Every year Moffat Mountain Rescue Team holds its annual charity walk in the hills around the team’s area of operation. There are 4 walks of varying difficulty to meet the needs of all comers. This years challenge is being held in the Durisdeer Hills on the 12 June. More information can be found on the team’s website. www.moffatmrt.org.uk. Background
Moffat Mountain Rescue team was formed in 1969 and is available 7 days a week 24 hours a day to assist persons in distress or lost in rural areas, whether in lowland or mountainous terrain. The team covers the Eastern side of Dumfries and Galloway and South Lanarkshire and on occasions helps further afield in support of other mountain rescue teams.
