Articles - Rescue Benevolent Fund

Our new partner in wellbeing

Judy Whiteside — Tue, 26 May 2026 13:31:14 +0000

Rightsteps joins Togetherall and The Fire Fighters Charity and broadens our offering to bring specialist, tailored and confidential therapies to team members, right where they are, through the power of the internet. Thanks to Rightsteps, we can now support individual online therapy — perfect if our members need mental health support but, for whatever reason,…

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Togetherall webinar helps raise awareness of the support available

Judy Whiteside — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:48:57 +0000

In October 2024, we were proud to present an online awareness session, hosted by Emily Bromiley from Togetherall. Emily presented an overview of the platform, its use within the wider community in organisations such as the Ministry of Defence and NHS, to name but two, and how it can help support individuals. There was also…

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A couple of claim scenarios for you

Judy Whiteside — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:17:27 +0000

We’re often asked how we can help mountain and cave rescue team members. In Autumn 2023, RBF Chairman Neil Woodhead outlined a couple of scenarios. Whilst we’re on our travels and talking to team members about how the Rescue Benevolent Fund could help them or one of their teammates, we often get asked for examples…

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Rescue Benevolent Fund takes on new trustee

Judy Whiteside — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:33:15 +0000

In December 2022, we welcomed our sixth trustee, in the form of Brendan Sloan, who many will already know as BCRC Medical Officer. We thought we’d take the opportunity to welcome Brendan to the Rescue Benevolent Fund, and introduce him to the wider mountain and cave rescue community. Brendan is a member of Derbyshire Cave…

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New team member wellbeing page published on MREW website…

Judy Whiteside — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:31:46 +0000

…for anyone thinking of joining a rescue team, as well as the friends and family who find themselves plunged into the wonderful world of mountain rescue. Content is inspired by a booklet produced by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ). Volunteering to a mountain rescue team is a huge commitment. For the volunteers and their…

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