Volunteers from the Woodhead and Edale teams helped to rescue people from care homes, businesses and houses as water levels rose and pressure mounted on emergency services.

In Sheffield the rescue teams helped to evacuate residents at Deepcar and Winn Gardens, Middlewood, where up to 200 people were trapped in their homes by eight feet of flood water.

Then some got changed and went to their day jobs.

They were honoured with the award of South Yorkshire Police Chief Officers' commendations at a ceremony at the police's Niagara Sports and Social Club on Tuesday.

Assistant Chief Constable Andy Holt said the emergency services were very hard-pressed to answer all the demands for help during the floods and a number of organisations provided specialist support.

"The mountain rescue teams are included in these. They have expertise in helping to search often inaccessible areas and this expertise was very much-needed during the floods to help protect the public."

Mike France, of the Woodhead mountain rescue team, said: "This is a great honour and we are very proud to receive these commendations."

lRight: Assistant Chief Constable Andy Holt presenting the awards to Mike France, left (Woodhead) and Ian Bunting (Edale).



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