by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | General news
Sadly we have to report that very experienced and long serving Team Call Out list member, Neil Aspinall, has decided to stand down from the team for the immediate future. Neil, aged 42, of Eccleston, Chorley, joined the team in January 2001, after many years of...
by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to report today the thoughtful donation to the team of thirty five second hand excellent condition search lamps by the Greater Manchester Branch of The British Red Cross. The lamps which are all Uni Lite UK 100 models, are all in a shockproof...
by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | General news
On Thursday 28th July 2011, the team hosted a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by GMP Bolton Division Police Cadets (See website news report dated the same) Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a very kind letter of thanks from PC 7899 Trish Shepherd,...
by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind £50 donation today from Miss Rose of Horwich. Miss Rose very thoughtfully raised the money from the sale of some walking books and a personal contribution.
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | 2011, Incident
A repeat in almost all the initial details to Incident 54, on Monday morning 8th August 2011 (See website report) This afternoon, a male was reported on a Tower Crane in Eccles with possible suicidal intent, resulting in Greater Manchester Police contacting NWAS...
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | General news
The team has been invited to provide three Mountain Rescue awareness sessions to new aircrew staff members at the North West Air Ambulance at City Airport, Manchester (Barton) where its aircraft ’Helimed 72’ is based. (NWAA also operate an aircraft from...
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | General news
Following on from our attendance at the Community Safety Day / 999 Emergency Services Day in Darwen Town Centre on Saturday 6th August (please see website news article of the same day) our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has received this evening an email from the...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | General news
Today, during the Greater Manchester Emergency Services Open Day event at the Trafford Centre, Manchester (before the torrential rain started!), we were visited by Gill Lack, Managing Director and Andy Hill, Business Development representative, both of PELI Products...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | General news
Today, all the team’s vehicles and trailers including our SAR Boat took part in th Greater Manchester Emergency Services Open Day at the Trafford Centre, Manchester. Given the civil unrest and disorder of the previous day and evening in Manchester and Salford,...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | General news
Thanks to the kind permission and full support of the Trafford Centre, Manchester, on Wednesday 10th August 2011, between 10.00am and 5.00pm, all the Emergency Services operating in Greater Manchester will be coming together in a major outdoor exhibition to showcase...
