by admin | Jan 17, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 11.38hrs this morning we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Control Centre regards the report of an injured mountain biker in the Georges Lane area on the edge of the moors overlooking Horwich. Having established more details on the location where this...
by admin | Jan 17, 2009 | General news
On Sunday 11th January 2009, whilst in the team area on Winter Hill, team members in a Team Landrover were approached by a male mountain biker who had found a wallet in the vicinity of Rivington Pike, the mountain biker passing it on to the team to see if we couild...
by admin | Jan 11, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 13:41 today we were made aware of a casualty who a suffered a suspected sprained ankle in the Pigeon Tower, Rivington area. Two of our Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles were already out visiting the site of a previous incident in Farnworth when the United...
by admin | Jan 10, 2009 | General news
Today the team received a complimentary copy of issue 54 of the Technical Rescue Magazine. Our Team Leader subscribes to the magazine and occasionally they send an additional copy for the perusal of other team members. The magazine is a specialist rescue publication...
by admin | Jan 10, 2009 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a £10.50 donation from Bolton CHA Rambling Club. The amount was donated by a member who had been unable to attend an event held by the club. In a kind letter enclosed with the donation Bolton C.H.A. Rambling Club...
