by admin | Jun 16, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 13.39hrs, knowing us to be in the local area, NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway directly contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, regarding a serious emergency call on the outskirts of the Horwich area. With the team being in a position to immediately respond and be...
by admin | Jun 16, 2013 | General news
Held for the last twelve years and with continuous team involvement since 2004, the Horwich Festival of Racing formerly known as the Horwich Carnival Races, are a day long series of running, orienteering and road cycling events held within Horwich Town Centre which...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | General news
Today the team was on display at GMFRS Horwich Fire Station during its Annual Open Day. We attended with our BM2 Mountain Rescue Land Rover Ambulance, and our BM5 Minibus / Crewbus Ambulance. Thankfully despite the threatening grey clouds, only intermittent light rain...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | General news
This morning saw our Trainee Drowned Victim Search Dog Handler Dave Marsh, (Our Team Training Officer) along with Trainee DVSD Search Dog Sasha, undertaking a more prolonged training session than usual, on a local water body, as they had a guest visitor joining them...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | General news
We have the greatest of pleasures in extending our warmest congratulations to long standing team friend and fellow mountain rescue colleague Phil O’Brien, current Team Leader of Bowland Pennine MRT, who has been made a Member of the British Empire in the...
