by admin | Sep 21, 2009 | General news
As reported in March 2009, several members of staff from NWAS (Manchester) undertook the gruelling UK “3 Peaks” challenge recently, ascending Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon in one continuous 24 hour period. On Wednesday 26th August 2009, the team...
by admin | Sep 20, 2009 | 2009, Incident
Whilst returning from the visit to City Airport Manchester, and very close to our Ladybridge Hall base/HQ, our BM3 vehicle and its two man crew at 16.43hrs chanced upon a two car, multi casualty, road accident at the junction of Beaumont Road A58/Victoria Road A58 and...
by admin | Sep 20, 2009 | General news
Today seven team members in three of our Team Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances, visited City Airport Manchester, fomerly known as Barton Aerodrome, to view the work of the Airport Fire and Rescue Service. Airport Firefighters Iain Keogh and Mike Hodgkinson were...
by admin | Sep 19, 2009 | 2009, Incident
Whilst providing standby rescue cover for the SAAB SALOMON Trail Running Series 2009, Rivington Trail Half Marathon event, a 38 year old male entrant was reported unwell at one of the checkpoints in Lever Park on the return section of this event. A Team Landrover...
by admin | Sep 19, 2009 | General news
Today the team provided full standby rescue cover and assisted with the marshall provision for the SAAB SALOMON Trail Running Series 2009, Rivington Trail Half Marathon event. This event held for the first time in the Rivington area, in association with 2:09 Events,...