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1997
"A very long time on the oche". fundraising, donation, Queens Head Pub, Stanhope, darts.

1997
"Rescue team gets £500 donation for special bright safety jackets... and £200 more to buy pulleys". fundraising, donation, Ancient Unicorn, Middleton WM Club.

1997
"Dead man named". fatality, David Nicholson.

1997
"Rescue team boost". fundraising, donation, Foundation for Sport and the Arts.

1997
"Rescuers send SOS". feature, publicity, fundraising.

october 1997
"Mobile phones should not be used to call out rescue teams". letter, opinion.

summer1997
"Lifesaving skills of the Dales rescuers". feature, publicity.

summer1997ii
"Lifesaving skills of the Dales rescuers". feature, publicity, CONTINUATION.

summer1997
"Lifesaving skills of the Dales rescuers". feature, publicity, photo: Alan Best, Lesley Sutherland. CONTINUATION.

09/01/1997
"Rescue team sends SOS for a lifeline". fundraising

14/01/1997
"Rescue team put out SOS for cash support". fundraising, publicity, photo: Des Toward, Spot.

22/01/1997
"Rescuers relaunch their cadet group".

01/03/1997
MISSING THUMBNAIL, MISSING IMAGE

05/03/1997
"Mystery of body under bridge". fatality, Abbey Bridge, Patricia Graham.

07/03/1997
"Bridge body is identified". fatality, Abbey Bridge, Patricia Graham.

12/03/1997
"Riverside tragedy", callout, search, fatality.

02/04/1997
"Rescue team gets £150 donation". fundraising, donation, Shildon and District Flower Club.

08/04/1997
"Cash for rescuers". fundraising, donation, Marwood Social Centre.

23/04/1997
"Rescue team does some hard training on waterfall rocks". exercise, feature, publicity, photos. MISSING THUMBNAIL.

28/04/1997
"Body found by walker". callout, search, Hurworth Moor, fatality.

30/04/1997
"Rescuers show pupils how they do their vital emergency duties out on the fells". Startforth School, publicity.

30/04/1997
"Riverside tragedy", inquest, fatality, Abbey Bridge, Patricia Graham.

02/07/1997
"Walkers raise cash to help work of the search and rescue team". fundraising, sponsored walk, Middleton, photos, CONTINUATION

02/07/1997
"Walkers raise cash to help work of the search and rescue team". fundraising, sponsored walk, Middleton.

02/07/1997
"Girls found safe", search, Duke of Edinburgh, successful.

10/09/1997
"Rescuers spent wasted hours in the forest". search, Hamsterley Forest, found out of area.

13/09/1997
"Mountain rescuers fume at mobile phone pests"

24/09/1997

20/10/1997
"Elderly walker rescued on fell". search, Edward Judge, Cross Fell, fog, RAF, ECP, successful.

21/10/1997
"Missing walker phones home". search, Edward Judge, Cross Fell, fog, RAF, ECP, successful.

21/10/1997
"Rescuers' mobile warning". advice, mobile phones.

24/10/1997
"Brewery's £1000 gift to rescuers". fundraising, donation, Scotish and Newcastle Breweries.

29/10/1997
"Ian Findlay tells about dale's two seasons - winter followed by winter". weather, natural history, Teesdale.

19/11/1997
"Good navigation needed on fells". safety, advice, mobile phones, Alan Best.

26/11/1997
"Rescue team saved 7 lives on the fells during a busy year". AGM.

26/11/1997
"Talk about aircraft leads to £100 gift for search and rescue team". fundraising, donation, Spennymoor Rotary Club, John Yarker, Ian Findlay.

28/11/1997
"Rescue drama re-lived by search team". AGM.

 

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