by admin | Feb 20, 2014 | General news
Tonight Team Trainee Air Scenting Dog Handler Paul Chisholm and his Trainee Air Scenting Search Dog Bella, jouneyed to Boarshurst, Saddleworth, in the Peak District, for this weekends monthly SARDA England Training session. Paul will be present training with Bella...
by admin | Feb 19, 2014 | General news
Our sixth Wednesday evening Training Exercise of 2014 tonight (Last weeks being cancelled due to Incident 20) took place at GMFRS Bolton Central Fire Station, where thanks to GMFRS we also garage our Mountain Rescue Land Rover Ambulance, Callsign Bolton Mobile 2, and...
by admin | Feb 19, 2014 | General news
All our Team Call Out list members undergo regular exposure to Casualty Care Training within the teams routine training programme. Virtually our entire current membership also have a valid MREW Casualty Care in Mountain Rescue Certificate, having passed rigorous...
by admin | Feb 18, 2014 | General news
At 09.10hrs this morning a GMP Missing Person Search Manager directly contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE in regards to a missing 70 year old woman, in circumstances giving concern for her welfare. The specific request was made for our specialist Mountain...
by admin | Feb 17, 2014 | General news
On Saturday 15th February 2014 we reported the Teams first Collection Day of 2014 at Tesco, Walkden. Team Support Group members Gillian Gregory (Our Team Secretary) Sarah Hindle, Andrew Hitchon, Andrew Keyworth, Gary Melia, Dave Rees, Lee Grice and Laura Tunnicliffe...
by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | General news
Many of our Team members take the opportunity to liaise with fellow MRT / ALSAR colleagues when the chance is presented, the below is a report from our youngest Team Call Out list member Jess Ellsmore from her day with Langdale Ambleside MRT today, as made to our Team...
by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | General news
Following on from a previous RTC extrication exercise with GMFRS at Horwich Fire Station, joint with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (Chorley) on Saturday 30th November 2013 (See website ‘News’ report dated the same) a repeat RTC exercise was arranged...
by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | 2014, Incident
During the response to Incident 22, we received a pager message at 11.02hrs alerting us to an incident near to Yarrow Reservoir “in Horwich,” involving an injured male horse rider. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE Controlling and Co-ordinating the response...
by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | 2014, Incident
This morning a small number of Team Call Out list members joined by Dani Burgess, Fundraising Officer for NEWSAR Team, who was out with us for the day, were assembling at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for a scheduled 11.00hrs exercise start at GMFRS Bolton Central...
by admin | Feb 16, 2014 | General news
This morning, our Trainee SARDA Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Paul Chisholm, with his Trainee Search Dog Bella, assisted by Bolton MRT colleague Chris Weatherhead, journeyed to the Calder Valley SRTs team area to undertake weekly routine Sunday morning SARDA...
