What comes around, goes around

CHRIS Mccormack, co-founder of Oak Ridge Engineering (ORE4X4UK) loves spending time in the Lake District, exploring all of the county’s greenlanes, and after he saw a post on Instagram about the new Coniston Mountain Rescue Team page, he decided to reach out to them to see if they could help in anyway. “I was a little taken back by the fact they are all volunteers giving up their own free time to help others and keep us safe on the hills, so when they mentioned that the standard lighting fitted to their Defenders was particularly poor, I was more than pleased to offer a set of our LED headlamps and roof spot lights. After all, that could be me or a friend on a trail needing mountain rescue.”

Coniston MRT has a proud history of helping people in the mountains of the Lake District, after forming in April 1947, as a consequence of some local incidents, including downed aircraft in WW2. Deputy Leader of the registered charity Jeff Carroll said: “When the opportunity arose to upgrade the lighting of our most-used Defender we jumped at the chance. They provide a much better and cleaner light than the old configuration, massively improving the safety of team members and other road users, so we’re really grateful to ORE. One of our tracks is very rough and there’s a 3400 foot steep drop down, so knowing where you are is critical!”

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