by admin | May 15, 2011 | General news
Every year the team supports the Horwich New Heart Rivington Pike event which is a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Wythenshawe Hospital Transplant Fund. Walkers take a route which starts at Rivington Hall Barn, through the Terraced Gardens to the summit of...
by admin | May 14, 2011 | General news
At 22.01hrs this evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS (Manchester) Control requesting the team go to standby in case of need, following their in hand response to an incident involving three youths who were reporting one of their...
by admin | May 14, 2011 | General news
Today at an incredibly early hour (of 05:30 in the morning!), a small number of team members journeyed to Bibbys Farm, Limbrick, the campsite of the Bolton Scout Trust, to provide the kit checking team for the 06:00 start of this year’s Pike View Hike,...
by admin | May 13, 2011 | General news
The below is an account of the evening by Team Call Out list member Diane Blakeley; This evening the BSF Ladies Rounders League held a quiz at Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane, Bolton. Rounders teams were invited to enter teams with a maximum of 6 players per team. We...
by admin | May 13, 2011 | Donations, General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a very kind £20.00 donation from Mr David Dickson of Bury. Mr Dickson had been competing in last weeks Belmont Village Fell Race when he suffered a cut finger and knee grazes, with team members present cleaning and...
by admin | May 13, 2011 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to report that via the Charities Aid Foundation, the team has received an anonymous gift of £5.00, with thanks to our mystery supporter.
by admin | May 12, 2011 | General news
Today three Trainee Team members John Dickinson, Paul Copley and Paul Chisholm, journeyed to Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s HQ and Training School at Sadler Road, Winsford, to take part in an Incident Safety Assessment and Control (ISAC) course, organised...
by admin | May 12, 2011 | General news
Organised via the Bolton Council Civil Contingencies Team, the Bolton Voluntary Agencies Forum brings together those ’Voluntary Aid Societies’ who would play a part in ’Major Incidents’ and other Civil Contingency emergencies to discuss matters...
by admin | May 10, 2011 | General news
This afternoon, seven team members in two of our new Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles, visited the purpose built and very impressive newly opened Trafford Park Base / HQ of the Ambulance HART team that is one of two such teams operating within the whole...
by admin | May 10, 2011 | Donations, General news
On the Wednesday evening of 16th June 2004, we were contacted by Greater Manchester Ambulance Service (As was, now NWAS Greater Manchester Area) to respond from our weekly training session to the report of an injured mountain biker on the slopes of Winter Hill. We...
