by admin | Apr 23, 2014 | Training
Our weekly training session this evening took the form of three workshop sessions, all taking place at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, commencing at 20.00hrs ; Session 1 saw seven Team Call Out list members and Amanda Strickleton and Lee Grice from our Support Group,...
by admin | Apr 22, 2014 | General news
Readers will recall that on Good Friday, 18th April 2014, we responded to an incident involving a young 11 years old girl, who had sustained a serious knee injury, after stumbling on the slopes of Rivington Pike. The young girl, who had been enjoying the Good Friday...
by admin | Apr 22, 2014 | General news
In December last year (2013) we were contacted via the MREW (Mountain Rescue England and Wales) Vehicles Officer with details of an offer which was available to all of us within the UK Voluntary Land Search and Rescue community. This incredibly kind and very...
by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
During our provision of Standby Rescue Cover for the Annual Rivington Pike Fell Race, at 14.59hrs, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, for the team to lend assistance to a local incident in Horwich, involving a...
by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | General news
With a long history of team involvement, today eighteen team members, in our four Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances, our Minibus Ambulance and our Incident Control Vehicle, provided full Standby Rescue Cover for the incredibly long established (Over 100 years!)...