by admin | Aug 25, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 18:35 this evening the team was contacted by Greater Manchester Police regarding a major multi-agency search and rescue operation which was in its early stages, for a young boy reported missing in a body of water in the Trafford area of Manchester. A full team...
by admin | Aug 25, 2009 | General news
Today callout team members Mark Scott, Fred Taylor and Chris Tennant attended a Joint Emergency Services Liaison day hosted by “C” Flight 22 Squadron RAF Valley. The meeting was attended by a diverse range of providers of emergency services for North Wales...
by admin | Aug 23, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 11:42 this morning, whilst the team was still at Moses Gate packing up from the previous incident, we received a call from NWAS (Lancashire) to an incident in the Winter Hill area. Our Deputy Leader Geoff Seddon contacted NWAS Lancashire control to ascertain more...
by admin | Aug 23, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 10:40 this morning we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) regarding an incident in the Moses Gate Country Park area of Farnworth, Bolton. NWAS (Manchester) Control had received a 999 call regarding an injured mountain biker with a serious leg fracture. After a futher...
by admin | Aug 23, 2009 | General news
Over the course of this weekend, team member Elaine Gilliland attended a two day driver awareness course held by Lancashire Constabulary at their force HQ in Hutton, Preston, with a view to introducing Elaine to the techniques used in “blue light” driving....
by admin | Aug 23, 2009 | Donations, General news
Further to our article yesterday, today we are pleased to announce a cheque donation of £50.00 from the Darwen Gala committee in respect of our presence at the Darwen Gala and associated fell race on the 22nd August. Darwen Gala committee have been very long...
by admin | Aug 22, 2009 | 2009, Incident
Whilst the team was providing standby rescue cover at the Darwen Gala Fell Race today, we were called upon to assist one of the competitors who had suffered severe injuries to both of his heels, after completing the race and collapsing in severe pain at the race...
by admin | Aug 22, 2009 | General news
Today the team provided standby rescue cover to the annual Darwen Gala fell races, held during this very sunny day in conjunction with the Darwen Gala, now in its 44th year, and which attracted many hundreds of visitors and families. 17 team members and three Support...
by admin | Aug 21, 2009 | Donations, General news
On the evening of Tuesday 14th July this year we were called out to the vicinity of Red Earth Farm, Edgworth, where farmer Clive Holker had collapsed and died at the wheel of his tractor. In a sad operation, alongside NWAS (Manchester) personnel we helped recover his...
by admin | Aug 21, 2009 | General news
Two days late in reporting but at least we can report on their state of recovery! On our routine Wednesday evening exercise this week all was progressing well with the two ’exercise’ casualty scenerio within the Wilderswood area on the moors above Horwich,...
