by admin | Jan 13, 2010 | Donations, General news
We are pleased to report the receipt today of a very kind £20.00 donation from Mike Appleton of Leigh, Wigan. With his donation Mike has kindly stated, “Keep up the good work, all the best to the team in 2010.” (Please also see ’news’...
by admin | Jan 13, 2010 | Donations, General news
On the #article#2767#3rd January# we reported that we had received donations arising from the Silver Wedding Anniversary of team member Mark Scott and his wife Megan Scott. Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a further £20 donation from Miss A J...
by admin | Jan 12, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 12:48, NWAS (Manchester) Control contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, again requesting the team’s assistance, this time with an incident in the Astley Bridge area of Bolton, involving a man with a suspected dislocated shoulder, at a residential address where...
by admin | Jan 12, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Twelve days into the New Year and another day brings another call on the team’s services. At 11:13 our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted by NWAS (Manchester) Control for the team to assist an on scene NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Ambulance crew transfer a...
by admin | Jan 12, 2010 | General news
Throughout this wintry period NWAS (Manchester) has been calling on the services of a great many Mountain Rescue Teams within and on the borders of the Greater Manchester area, principally Bolton MRT, Glossop MRT, Kinder MRT, Oldham MRT, and Rossendale and Pendle MRT,...
by admin | Jan 12, 2010 | Donations, General news
Today, Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon received a £10 donation from Mrs. C. Livesey of Horwich, after Geoff assisted Mrs. Livesey with the recovery of her car from a ditch, which was stuck there as a result of the snow and ice on the ground.
by admin | Jan 11, 2010 | 2010, Incident
A quiet early morning, with no enquiries or advice calls from NWAS (Manchester) Control, but how long would it last ! A call at around 10.00hrs from our Team Leader Garry Rhodes to Team Leader Andy Simpson of Rossenedale and Pendle MRT to enquire if he had also had a...
by admin | Jan 11, 2010 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received an email from David and Heather Moores, two local Rotarians, the full contents of their very kind email reads as; “Dear Gary, we have been reading in the Press about the massive contribution you and your team have...
by admin | Jan 10, 2010 | General news
Today, we “only” attended three incidents according to our website, in Daubhill, Smithills and Daveyhulme; however as with every other day there have also been a small number of incidents during which we were stood down almost immediately, or they were...
by admin | Jan 10, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 20:19 this evening, NWAS (Manchester) paged the team for assistance recovering an ambulance at a care home in the Davyhulme area of Manchester, stuck on ice, with the crew still treating the elderly patient concerned. A limited team member response was made...
