by admin | Oct 27, 2009 | Donations, General news
Whilst waiting with one of our Team Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances in Victoria Square, Bolton, today for the launch of the Help for Heroes, “Operation Market Garden,” event and before proceedings started for the event, our two team members present...
by admin | Oct 27, 2009 | General news
At 1.00pm today two team representatives met up with Greater Manchester Police, the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton and members of the British Army to officially launch “Operation Market Garden”, Help For Heroes Charity Event, which will take place on...
by admin | Oct 26, 2009 | General news
This evening the team hosted a visit by nine teenager members of GMP Bury Volunteer Police Cadets, along with their Civilian Volunteer Co-ordinator Ken Royles, their mentor (and former Cadet himself) Jack Thomas and Cadet Instructor, GMP Police Sergeant Martin Coyne....
by admin | Oct 24, 2009 | General news
Today we held a collection day at the Leigh Store of Sainsbury’s, with many members of the public, as they always do, very kindly supporting us and asking many questions of our collectors about the work of the team. 13x Team Call Out list members attended, many...
by admin | Oct 23, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At circa 20.50hrs this evening, NWAS (Manchester) Control contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE direct by mobilephone, to request the teams immediate assistance with the report of a person who was reported lying injured in the fields of the Golf Club in Harwood,...
by admin | Oct 23, 2009 | 2009, Incident
On Thursday 22nd October 2009, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted by Phil O’Brien, Team Leader of Bowland Pennine MRT, regards help with a large scale search being mounted on Friday 23rd October by Lancashire Constabulary in BPMRTs area, for a long term...
by admin | Oct 22, 2009 | General news
Early this evening at 18.01hrs the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) regards assistance with the report of a ’child’ in water at Moses Gate Country Park, and that NWAS (Manchester) resources were responding. This call was answered by our Team Leader, who...
by admin | Oct 17, 2009 | General news
Today, 18 Team members journeyed to RAF Valley on Anglesey, to take part in training with C Flight of 22 Squadron, RAF Search & Rescue Helicopters. For some of us it was a very early start to the day as alarm clocks were going off pre 06:00 Hrs, for one Team...
by admin | Oct 16, 2009 | General news
The team has been approached and we readily accepted by Sergeant Steve Baldam, GMP, Event Organiser, to provide stand by rescue cover for the Winter Hill and adjoining moorland part of the Help For Heroes Charity Run (Commando Run) on Saturday 7th November 2009. This...
by admin | Oct 15, 2009 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and Team Committee member Elaine Gilliland journeyed to the Longfield Centre in Prestwich, as guests of the Prestwich Carnival Committee at their Charity Presentation evening. The evening centred around the presentation of...
