by admin | Feb 22, 2015 | Donations
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £20.00 donation via former team member Andrew Ryding (an ex Team Training Officer) Andrew is a Ranger with United Utilities, and on Thursday 19th February 2015, gave a talk on his work to St Lawrence’s...
by admin | Feb 22, 2015 | General news
Today at 11.00hrs, 24x team call out list members and 4x trainee team members, met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for our monthly Vehicles, Trailers, SAR Boat and Base / HQ Valet and vehicles checks, Search and Rescue equipment checks. Regardless of our routine...
by admin | Feb 21, 2015 | General news
We learnt yesterday that following a review of NPAS (National Police Air Service) provision within England and Wales, the NPAS helicopter currently operating from BAE Systems Warton is to be withdrawn in the immediate future. This will obviously impact upon Police...
by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Safety Cover
This cold, damp and wintry evening the team provided standby rescue cover for the Darwen Dashers Running Club fourth annual unique night-time fell race, the affectionately named “Mr. Sparkle’s Dark ’Un”. This event is organised by Darwen Dashers Running Club member,...
by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | General news
Tomorrow, Saturday 21st February, sees our Support Group membership holding another of our supermarket Collection Days, this time at ASDA Burnden Park, Manchester Road, Bolton. Please support us when shopping at ASDA, helping us to maintain our voluntary search and...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | General news
Commencing at 19.30hrs this evening at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, the second Team Support Group meeting of this year took place, with six Support Group members present; Iain Clarkson, Gillian Gregory, Andrew Keyworth, Dave Rees, Amanda Strickleton and Julie...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Training
On Monday 19th March 2012, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and our Training Officer at the time Elaine Gilliland, took a full part in ‘Exercise CURA,’ a regional multi agency exercise, hosted by Lancashire Constabulary and presented by the Highways Agency, which took...
by admin | Feb 18, 2015 | Training
Journeying to the far north east of our team primary operational area this evening, team members assembled for an exercise on the moorland area of Hoddlesden Moss and Orrell Moss. Based upon the scenario of an injured hill walker – with thanks to Amy Lowe, aged 19 for...
by admin | Feb 17, 2015 | General news
The whole team membership extends its best wishes for the future today to PC 6329 Mel Jeffrey of NPAS Warton on her retirement from the Police. Mel has been a serving Police Officer for thirty years (she joined at a very young age) fifteen of which she has spent with...
by admin | Feb 14, 2015 | Donations
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has received a very kind letter, dated 30th January 2015 from Craig Norford, Managing Director of RedSky IT: “Dear Sir, The owner of RedSky IT, Mr Jim McFarlane, has once again, offered each member of staff to nominate a charity...
