2025 CHARITY PARTNER ANNOUNCED!

13th July v Midlands Hurricanes - SAVE THE DATE!

We are delighted to announce our 2025 Charity partner as the Wasdale Mountain Rescue service!

Workington Town are delighted to support the charity that is close to the heart of our Workington Town Community Trust Main sponsor - No Name Travel Ltd's Vicky Brown. We felt it was a fitting opportunity to give back to Vicky after her incredible impact for our community work and support a huge personal passion for her and her family. 

We are proud and honoured to use the platform of Workington Town RLFC to generate substantial funds for the Wasdale Mountain Rescue organisation. With running costs around £70k a year we know we can make a significant donation to an organisation at the heart of keeping you safe whilst carrying out your outdoor leisure interests!

We can all make a difference

Why Wasdale Mountain Rescue ? - Why are they so important to Vicky and her family? Please take a little time to read this.

'June 3rd, 2019 was a normal sunny afternoon, my brother Chris Brown had a very rare day off work (he had two jobs as a post man and a retained fire fighter), he dropped his toddler off at nursery and for the first time ever he decided he would go for a walk up Scafell Pike. That afternoon changed our family's lives forever, as he never came home, and it devastated us.

During the walk Chris kept in contact with his wife, our mam, and he made some social media posts along his way and not long after he reached the summit of Scafell he posted a photo of himself with the words "For a brief moment in time I'm currently the highest person on land in the whole of England". Which was Chris to the core, he was an amazing person and always saw the best in everything. Not long after this it was starting to get dark; we hadn't heard from him for a while, and we all started to worry. After the police were called, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were drafted in. They searched tirelessly for him all night and whilst the news early the next morning was heart-breaking - that our precious Chris had been taken far too soon. the team at Wasdale MRT were amazing. They treated Chris with such care and dignity, they spent hours offering our family support, we were invited to their base as a family for a debrief so we could fully understand what happened on that awful day and to this day we still have a wonderful relationship with them.

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has been assisting people in the western fells of the Lake District for over 50 years. They cover England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike, and respond to well over one hundred calls for help each year. The team consists of approximately forty plus ‘professional volunteers’ from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions to help those in need, whatever the weather, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As they don't receive any government funding and rely on generous donations from the public to fund the team, all help to boost their fund-raising efforts is critical in keeping our community safe on the fells.

In terms of running costs - once a year, they recruit a new intake of around 10 probationary members who each cost approximately £2000 to supply with the kit they need, and on an annual basis the team costs about £70,000 to run and maintain their service, so all donations are gratefully received.

When Chris was alive, he always wanted to make a positive impact on the community around him and more than once he said that he wanted to help people and do good things so that when he was old and passed away that he would be remembered as someone who made a difference. The friends and family of Chris have held many different fund-raising events over the last few years, and we have raised tens of thousands of pounds. We feel that helping Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team to fundraise in his honour has been a way for us to help keep Chris's memory alive and hopefully help Wasdale MRT in our own way to carry on saving people in trouble and stop other families going through the devastating time that we have all been through. We are so excited and grateful that Workington Town RLFC has chosen Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team for their charity match this year in memory of my brother and I just want to personally thank them as every single penny is so gratefully received.'

Vicky Brown

Wasdale Mountain Rescue  - What do they do ? What areas do they cover ? 

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was formed in 1968 and has been assisting people in the western fells of the Lake District for over 50 years. Covering the Eskdale, Wasdale valleys and Cold Fell area including England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike, and respond to over one hundred calls for help each year. The team consists of approximately 40 ‘professional male & female volunteers’ who give their time to help those in need, whatever the weather, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, whatever the weather!

About Us – Wasdale Mountain Rescue - You can read in detail here about Wasdale Mountain Rescue!

The playing jersey! - It's an absolute cracker as you can see! - available to pre order in all sizes now at www.townshop.co.uk until Thursday 8th May, 8pm!

As you can see Ellgren have created a unique and eye catching playing jersey incorporating the colours associated with Wasdale Mountain rescue and a clever use of the distinctive mountain range! 

Workington Town will wear this cracking top with it's unique blend of Royal Blue, white and red against the Midlands Hurricanes on July 13th and following our normal format these playing shirts will be auctioned off after the game as we do our bit to help a service close to many people's hearts!

How else will we raise funds?

We will sell replica charity jersey's of all sizes up to 7xl and pass on all profits to the charity cause! 

We will now be donating 20% of every VIP Sponsors lounge matchday raffle until we play Midlands Hurricanes!

On the day we will donate 20% of the Keswick Post Office Half time draw!

We will donate 10p of every pint purchased on matchday!

We will provide a direct platform for people to donate to the cause in any way, however small - it will all help!

You may donate to Workington Town RLFC ref Wasdale MRT - 61223437 40-47-20 

We will carry out the playing shirt auction to round off a great day and again pass on all the profits!

There are many ideas being mooted but please save the date as the Wasdale Mountain Rescue charity takes over the Fibrus Community stadium - 13th July v Midlands Hurricanes!

Replicas available on pre-order now at our club shop website www.townshop.co.uk 

Lets do this!