Rescue runs on donations.
ASSAR relies entirely on public donations. It costs more than £45,000 a year to keep the team operational: vehicles and fuel, training, and the kit that wears out on every call-out. Our volunteers are never paid.
Ways to give
Give online
A one-off or regular gift through PayPal’s charity fundraiser. Every pound goes to the team.
Donate with PayPal (opens in a new tab)Sponsor or fundraise
Running, cycling or abseiling for us? Point your sponsors to our JustGiving page.
Open JustGiving (opens in a new tab)Recycle ink cartridges
Sign up and you get a free bag for empty inkjet cartridges. Each one you send raises money for ASSAR.
Get a recycling bag (opens in a new tab)Support us as a business
Local businesses sponsor vehicles, house our kit and back our events. Talk to our fundraising team.
Email fundraising
If you are a UK taxpayer, tick the Gift Aid box when you give. It adds 25p to every pound at no cost to you.
Where your money goes
Running costs, equipment and replacing kit when it wears out or is damaged. Rescue kit has a working life, and safety kit like ropes and helmets must be retired on time.
- Ropes and hardware
- Water rescue kit
- Radios
- Search kit
- Helmets and torches
Fundraise for us
Turn a challenge into kit for the team. Tell your sponsors about our JustGiving page.
Thank you to our supporters
- Cheddar Caves & GorgeHouses our Cheddar kit store, free of charge(opens in a new tab)
- Yeo ValleySponsors a team 4x4 and its diesel(opens in a new tab)
- ThatchersLocal supporter(opens in a new tab)
- MapyxMapping software(opens in a new tab)
- Mendip OutdoorsLocal supporter(opens in a new tab)
- Dick’s ClimbingRope access equipment(opens in a new tab)
- NG MountaineeringTraining provider, Bristol(opens in a new tab)
- Relish Running RacesThe Cheddar Gorge Challenge(opens in a new tab)