by admin | Sep 27, 2009 | General news
As with the past 2 days, today we sent a team vehicle, this time BM 2, to todays event with four members on board, to describe and show the work of the team. Our favourite photo from the beer festival, Gill stood by her aptly named pump. As the festival comes to an...
by admin | Sep 27, 2009 | General news
Firstly the news that team call out list member George Pike who joined the team in Febraury 2008 has decided to leave the team, George will be remembered as one of our more senior aged ’new’ team members, joining the team following his retirement. Secondly...
by admin | Sep 26, 2009 | General news
As with last night, today we sent a team vehicle, this time BM1, to todays event with two members on board, to describe and show the work of the team. George Pike & Fred Taylor with BM 1 outside the beer festival….. Commencing at 16.00hrs through until the...
by admin | Sep 25, 2009 | General news
This evening saw the start of the weekend long Edgworth Real Ale Festival at the Barlow Institute, Edgworth. As we are one of two charities that are being supported by Edgworth Real Ale Festival this year, we sent along two of our Team Land Rover Mountain Rescue...
by admin | Sep 24, 2009 | 2009, Incident
Late this evening at 23.15hrs our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by the GMP Force Duty Manager for the teams immediate assistance in the search for a 36 years old male in the Sale Water Park area of Manchester, due to Police concerns as to his...
by admin | Sep 24, 2009 | General news
At this evenings monthly Support Group meeting we are pleased to announce and welcome two more potential new members to our Support Group, Andrew Keyworth, aged 21, a student at Bolton University and Andy Murphy, aged 41, an Information Systems Project Manager, who...
by admin | Sep 22, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 14.03hrs this afternoon, very soon after receiving a 999 call, the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) for its immediate assistance regarding the reports of a 54 year old male, who had fallen over the edge of Cox Green Quarry, overlooking Egerton, Bolton. An...
by admin | Sep 21, 2009 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes received a huge surprise in the post from Derek Bell of Birchgrove Close, Bolton, namely a cheque donation for the marvellous sum of £410.00. Derek in a letter accompanying his very kind donation, explained that he had recently...
by admin | Sep 21, 2009 | General news
Today experienced call out list member and MPSRO Water Officer Fred Taylor represented the team at a flood awareness training event organised by Cath Nally, Civil Contingencies Offficer for Bolton Metro, to launch Bolton’s Multi Agency Flood Response Plan. Held...
by admin | Sep 21, 2009 | General news
As reported in March 2009, several members of staff from NWAS (Manchester) undertook the gruelling UK “3 Peaks” challenge recently, ascending Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon in one continuous 24 hour period. On Wednesday 26th August 2009, the team...
