by admin | Nov 22, 2008 | General news
Today we can announce that very valued team supporters and fundraisers husband and wife Neil and Helen Grundy, who raise considerable sums of money for the team by playing their ’Alphorns’ at Jumbles Cafe / Information Centre, now have their own website at...
by admin | Nov 21, 2008 | General news
For the second year running our Annual Ceilidh took place tonight under the organisation of our Support Group, having been organised upto and including 2006 by the call out team members. Taking place at the excellent venue and usual team Ceilidh location of St...
by admin | Nov 20, 2008 | Donations, General news
We are pleased to announce that Westhoughton Carnival Queens Association have raised a wonderful donation for the team and have invited the team to their meeting on Sunday 23rd November 2008 to accept this very kind donation. Keep watching our website for pictures and...
by admin | Nov 16, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 16:45 hrs today whilst still at our team base following the equipment demonstration at Broughton Fire Station, in the company of two other team members our team leader received a direct mobile phone call out from NWAS (Manchester) PEC (Paramedic Emergency Control)...
by admin | Nov 16, 2008 | General news
Well our four members who had journeyed to Dartmoor on Friday afternoon returned tonight, not to a well earned rest but straight into Incident 114 before they had even got home! By all accounts their weekend was a great success and saw them joining search and rescue...
by admin | Nov 16, 2008 | General news
Late this morning and in to early afternoon as part of the teams on going process of liaising and demonstrating our capabilities with Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, the team visited Broughton Fire Station (W59) for a vehicle and team equipment...
by admin | Nov 15, 2008 | Donations, General news
Today we received a very generous donation from Christ Church, Heaton, via Parish Administrator Diane Hawkins. In a letter attached to the donation Diane explained that their very kind donation of £250.00 had been raised from the proceeds of the weekly Coffee...
by admin | Nov 15, 2008 | General news
Today team member (who is also our Team Vehicle Officer) Chris Greenhalgh journeyed with BM5 (as the Hummer is known within the team, BM5 being its radio callsign) to Curley’s Fisheries Off Chorley Old Road, Bolton. The manager and staff here are very supprtive...
by admin | Nov 14, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 15:30 today the team was contacted by NWAS Paramedic Emergency Control at Manchester regarding assistance to an injured woman within the Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth, area. Both our Team Leader and Deputy Leader collected relevant information from Ambulance...
by admin | Nov 14, 2008 | General news
For the third year running, the team has sent a contingent of team call out list members to the annual Training Weekend organised by the Dartmoor Rescue Group. This year is the 40th Anniversary of the Dartmoor Rescue Group, which through its constituent teams...
