by admin | Jun 18, 2008 | General news
This evening Garry Rhodes, our Team Leader, together with Geoff Seddon, Deputy Team Leader, Ken Oakes, Chairman & Dave Healey, Radio & Communications Officer, had an informal meeting with Delwyn Wray, NWAS Operational Area Director – Greater Manchester...
by admin | Jun 17, 2008 | General news
This evening the team provided standby rescue cover for the Lever Park Run. This annual event is organised by the Horwich RMI Harriers & Athletics Club and constitutes a part of the annual Horwich Carnival Races. 103 runners took part in a two lap circuit covering...
by admin | Jun 16, 2008 | General news
Deputy Team Leader, Geoff Seddon, together with colleagues from our sister Teams from the Mid Pennine Search & Rescue Organisation, journeyed to Rossendale & Pendle MRT HQ to meet Ewan Thomas, the National Water Officer of Mountain Rescue (England &...
by admin | Jun 16, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 10:51 Hrs today the Team was paged by North West Ambulance Service (Greater Manchester Area) regarding our assistance in a difficult evacuation incident, located on the stream course running through Smithills Woodlands – Smithills Brook / Astley Brook. A 14...
by admin | Jun 16, 2008 | General news
Its very fitting to note two more honours to Mountain Rescue members. Firstly congratulations to Alfie Ingram for his MBE, for voluntary services to Mountain Rescue in Scotland. Alfie is Team Leader of Tayside MRT, Chair of the Mountain Rescue Committe of Scotland and...
