by admin | Sep 21, 2009 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a £265.00 donation from the St John’s Church Men’s Fellowship of Hindley Green, raised during a Crown Green Bowling Charity Fundraising day, at which we were the beneficiaries, at Brunswick Bowling...
by admin | Sep 20, 2009 | 2009, Incident
Whilst returning from the visit to City Airport Manchester, and very close to our Ladybridge Hall base/HQ, our BM3 vehicle and its two man crew at 16.43hrs chanced upon a two car, multi casualty, road accident at the junction of Beaumont Road A58/Victoria Road A58 and...
by admin | Sep 20, 2009 | General news
Today seven team members in three of our Team Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances, visited City Airport Manchester, fomerly known as Barton Aerodrome, to view the work of the Airport Fire and Rescue Service. Airport Firefighters Iain Keogh and Mike Hodgkinson were...
by admin | Sep 19, 2009 | 2009, Incident
Whilst providing standby rescue cover for the SAAB SALOMON Trail Running Series 2009, Rivington Trail Half Marathon event, a 38 year old male entrant was reported unwell at one of the checkpoints in Lever Park on the return section of this event. A Team Landrover...
by admin | Sep 19, 2009 | General news
Today the team provided full standby rescue cover and assisted with the marshall provision for the SAAB SALOMON Trail Running Series 2009, Rivington Trail Half Marathon event. This event held for the first time in the Rivington area, in association with 2:09 Events,...
by admin | Sep 19, 2009 | Donations, General news
Regular readers will recall that the members of Accrington and Blackburn (C.H.A. 1921) Walking club are fantastic supporters and valued friends of the team. Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a £25.00 donation from the club, alongside a kind...
by admin | Sep 19, 2009 | Donations, General news
Former team member Peter Heeley today kindly donated to the team a number of small items, including Harveys Maps of Skye, a portable vehicle spotlight, climbing helmet and a multi person casualty survival shelter. Thanks Peter from all your team...
by admin | Sep 18, 2009 | Donations, General news
This afternoon Team President Bob Hutchinson, visited Bolton U3A (University of the Third Age) at their Bolton Parish Church Hall premises, to give a presentation on the work of the Mountain Rescue Team. Following Bob’s presentation and the many questions that...
by admin | Sep 17, 2009 | General news
It is with regret that we publicly announce that the team (after much deliberation) has now ceased to operate its 250 Club monthly fundraising draw, with effect from October 2009. Started in October 1984 by Team member at the time (and Team Supporters Group group...
by admin | Sep 16, 2009 | General news
With a third baby due soon in the family and the increasing demands of shift work, it is with reluctance that team call out list member, Peter Heeley, aged 26, a roofer from Breightmet, has decided to leave the team. Peter joined us in February 2007 and regularly...
