by admin | May 3, 2011 | General news
This evening both through the medium of our website, where we issued an open invitation to all our many valued friends, supporters, former team members, and colleagues to join us, alongside personal invitations, we held an Evening Ceremony, to officially handover our...
by admin | May 2, 2011 | General news
Another former team member has confirmed their attendance at our special evening, Ivor Makinson, who joined the team in its very early formative years, and Dave Carter and Peter Heeley from much more recent times. From NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) we have husband...
by admin | May 1, 2011 | General news
Two more former team members have confirmed their attendance at our special evening, Ted Morgan and Geoff Sharp, who both joined the team in its very early formative years.
by admin | Apr 30, 2011 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a kind £40.00 donation from Karon Foster, the casualty involved in the climbing accident at Cadshaw Castle Rocks, on Good Friday, 22nd April 2011.
by admin | Apr 30, 2011 | 2011, Incident
On Friday 29th April 2011, a major moorland fire rapidly developed on the moorlands alongside the A675 Belmont to Abbey Village, resulting in a major response by both Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. Such was the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | General news
Our Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory, went along to join in a charity line-dancing night at St Mary’s Parish Centre, Horwich, at the invitation of Jean Mulvaney, the organiser of the event. Over sixty club members joined in the dancing and supported the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | 2011, Incident
At 16:42 this afternoon the team was paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester) Emergency Control Centre who were requesting our assistance at an incident. Two team members (Steve Fletcher and Diane Blakeley) were already available at out Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ, and so Steve...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | General news
Former team member Martin Duckworth has contacted the team confirming his attendance at our special evening, and in an email to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, recounted: “Congratulations on your recent successes in achieving a fleet of new vehicles. Oh how...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | General news
Today we received the news that Support Group member Peter Critchley has decided to leave the team for personal reasons. Peter, who lives in Northenden, Manchester, has been with the Team’s Support Group for the last 12 months and during that time has been a...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | General news
Congratulations to our National Patron of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, (and also a serving Helicopter Search and Rescue pilot with ’C’ Flight, 22 Squadron, RAF) HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,...
