Team now recruiting for Trainee Operational membership / Call Out list members, for January 2016 recruitment intake.

by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General news

The team has a small number of operational membership vacancies it wishes to fill in early 2016. Please carefully read how to go about this below: If you are interested then please apply on line using the on line initial membership application form available within...

Kind Letter of Thanks from Chris Kenny QFSM, MA, MSc, CEng. Chief Fire Officer, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, in regards to our involvement in the recent Lancaster Flooding Incident

by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General news

Further to our being called out to provide assistance during the Lancaster flooding Major Incident, on the late evening of Saturday 5th December 2015 – please see our Incident 90, dated the same, today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following letter...

Wonderfully thoughtful festive donation from our valued friends at St Mary’s Walking Group, Horwich

by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Donations

We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a kind and thoughtful, festive donation of £175.00 from our great friends and highly valued supporters at St Mary’s Walking Group, Horwich. In a Christmas Card and letter with this kind donation, sent to our Team...

Very kind Christmas donation from the Grandmother of the young casualty in our Incident 34/2012, of Tuesday 15th May 2012

by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Donations

On the evening of Tuesday 15th May 2012, we were called out to assist NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Emergency Ambulance staff with the rescue and evacuation of a 13 year old boy who had suffered an ankle fracture in fields, in the Mosley Common area of Worsley....

Two team members and Trailing Search Dog Boris undertake their HMCG SARH helicopter training this morning at Wasdale Head

by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Training

Our regular readers will be aware that April 1st 2015 saw the start of the disbandment and wind down of the RAF, Royal Navy / Fleet Air Arm / HMCG existing UK Helicopter Search and Rescue provision, and its total civilianisation under a new long lasting contract,...