by admin | Feb 16, 2010 | General news
No sooner had Team member Mark Scott who lives in Horwich, told our Team Leader Garry Rhodes that it had snowed in Horwich, and there was a good covering, than NWAS (Manchester) Control contacted Garry at circa 10.05hrs requesting the teams assistance to an Emergency...
by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Whilst responding to Incident 45, the team was paged at 18.06hrs by Lancashire Constabulary regards three missing hill walkers lost in the dark and in nil visibility misty conditions on the local moorlands. Answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, it was quickly...
by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 17.53hrs our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS (Lancashire) with the report of a woman ’fitting’ in the Terraced Gardens at Rivington. (the womans party having specifically advised that Mountain Rescue would be required in regards to the...
by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | General news
Following Incident 44, and whilst still at Lower House Car Park (carrying out a ’hot debrief’ on our provision of standby rescue cover for Winter Hill Fell Race) the team was approached by a Mountain Biker reporting a collapsed dog with its owners, on...
by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Whilst in the later stages of providing standby Rescue cover for the annual Winter Hill Fell Race (See separate news item), at 13.25hrs team member Michael O’Brien at Lower House Car Park, Rivington, was approached by a member of the public reporting her brother in...
by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | General news
Today the team provided its usual standby rescue cover provision for the gruelling Winter Hill Fell Race, organised excellently as ever by Horwich RMI Harriers and Athletic Club. Now in its 28th year (the team has attended every event), the course takes in an 11 mile...
by admin | Feb 13, 2010 | General news
Just recently we’ve lost a few Support group members including Hazel Kennedy and Alan Yates. At the same time we’ve had quite a few membership enquiries from people interested in joining our Support Group, including Anne Yates of Tonge Park, Bolton and...
by admin | Feb 13, 2010 | General news
Throughout today, helped no doubt by the fine wintry sunshine, the team held a very successful (the first of the year) Collection Day at the Moss Bank Way, Astley Bridge, Bolton, store of ASDA. Four Call Out list members, Seven Probationary members and five members of...
by admin | Feb 12, 2010 | General news
It is with sadness that we report valued Support Group member Hazel Kennedy of Leigh, has decided to leave the team for personal reasons. Hazel first became known to the team, and particularly to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes, in her capacity as an Emergency Medical...
by admin | Feb 12, 2010 | General news
Our latest team vehicle, the Greater Manchester Police donated Ford minibus, was returned to us today after some initial work on it by Frank Hulton Motor Engineers of Farnworth, who look after and maintain all our vehicles and trailers. This vehicle which is in an...
