Rescue team called out four times in nine days across east Lancashire

Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team was called out four times between 20 and 29 September, including to assist an injured biker on Hameldon Hill and a farmer who suffered a serious leg injury in Foulridge, the team said in a post on its website on Friday 2 October 2026.

On Sunday 20 September, the team was asked to help an injured biker on Hameldon Hill but stood down after learning the casualty had reached hospital under their own steam.

On Tuesday 22 September, the North West Ambulance Service asked the team to help a farmer in Foulridge who had fallen while working and suffered a serious leg injury. The team treated the farmer alongside paramedics before helping move them to a waiting ambulance.

On Wednesday 23 September, the team was asked to help evacuate a patient with COPD from a farm in Roughlee. It was stood down once the ambulance crew managed the evacuation without further assistance.

On the evening of Monday 29 September, the team was called to an incident in woodland in Accrington. It said it used "a rope system" to bring the casualty up a steep, muddy embankment before transferring them to its all-wheel-drive ambulance for the journey to the road head.

Hameldon Hill

Hameldon Hill is a sandstone hill with a summit of 409 metres (1,342ft), lying between Burnley and Accrington in Lancashire. (Wikipedia)

The team

Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary charity that covers around 350 square miles across East Lancashire, Pendle, the Rossendale Valley and parts of Greater Manchester, according to its website. It recorded 77 call-outs in 2025, according to the Mountain Rescue England and Wales annual review. (Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Rossendale & Pendle MRT)

Staying safe

In an emergency in the hills, people are advised to dial 999 or 112, ask for the police, then mountain rescue, give all details of the incident and stay where they are until contacted by the rescue team. Anyone with hearing or speech difficulties can register in advance to contact 999 by text. (mountain.rescue.org.uk)

Read Rossendale & Pendle MRT’s original post on its website.

Sources

1. CALLOUTS 34, 35, 36 & 37 Rossendale & Pendle MRT
2. Hameldon Hill Wikipedia
3. MREW Annual Review 2026, incident figures January to December 2025 Mountain Rescue England and Wales
4. Rossendale & Pendle MRT website Rossendale & Pendle MRT
5. In an emergency in the hills, dial 999 or 112, ask for the police, then mountain rescue. mountain.rescue.org.uk
6. If you have hearing or speech difficulties, you can register to contact 999 by text by sending the word register to 999 and following the instructions sent. mountain.rescue.org.uk