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The Last Depot

Castleton Boys is raising money for Peak District Mountain Rescue
“Captain Scott re-enactment”

on 2 November 2011

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Its aims are to save life and alleviate distress, primarily in Upland and Mountain areas although teams are called upon by the Police to search lowland areas for missing people.

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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-default-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-ascii-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-greek-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-armenian-font-family: Constantia; mso-hebrew-font-family: Constantia; mso-currency-font-family: Constantia; mso-latinext-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">To mark the Centenary of Captain Scott&rsquo;s ill-fated final push to the South Pole, a gang of brave men will be re-enacting the final stage of their polar journey. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-default-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-ascii-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-greek-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-armenian-font-family: Constantia; mso-hebrew-font-family: Constantia; mso-currency-font-family: Constantia; mso-latinext-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">11 men will haul 11 sledges for 11 miles in the Peak District in Dec 2011.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-default-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-ascii-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-greek-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-armenian-font-family: Constantia; mso-hebrew-font-family: Constantia; mso-currency-font-family: Constantia; mso-latinext-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Jeff Nicholls, Nick Humphreys, Phil Nisbet, Ben Smith, Jim Howes, Graham Wilson, Jon Ward, Adam Garside, Adrian Hawkins, Wayne Pearce and Simon Bean hope&nbsp;to raise over &pound;1,000 in aid of the </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-default-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-ascii-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-greek-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-armenian-font-family: Constantia; mso-hebrew-font-family: Constantia; mso-currency-font-family: Constantia; mso-latinext-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Peak District&nbsp;Mountain Rescue Service</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-default-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-ascii-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-greek-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-armenian-font-family: Constantia; mso-hebrew-font-family: Constantia; mso-currency-font-family: Constantia; mso-latinext-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; mso-default-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-ascii-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-latin-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-greek-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-cyrillic-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; mso-armenian-font-family: Constantia; mso-hebrew-font-family: Constantia; mso-currency-font-family: Constantia; mso-latinext-font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">Mountain Rescue saves lives in wild and remote places</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">In 2010 Peak District Mountain Rescue teams attended 430 incidents.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">All members who respond to calls are unpaid volunteers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial;">Mountain rescue does not charge anyone for attendance at an incident.</span><span style="language: EN-GB; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the Mountain Rescue Service and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,101.00
+ £261.50 Gift Aid
Online
£1,086.00
Offline
£15.00

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