by admin | Aug 15, 2008 | Donations, General news
Today the team was very grateful to receive a further donation of £40 from TNS Social Research on behalf of Dr. Brian Iddon MP. The donation came about in relation to a recent research project in which Dr. Iddon took park. Dr. Iddon was able to nominate...
by admin | Aug 14, 2008 | General news
Earlier this year our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted by Mrs Irene Roocroft of the Bolton Ladies’ Fundraising Group, regards the possibilities of the group raising some funds for the team. Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a letter by...
by admin | Aug 14, 2008 | General news
Since recently commencing our recruitment drive for trainee team call out list members on 30th July 2008, we have had 10x enquiries to date, including 9x via our on line initial membership application form and one enquiry by post. All have been replied to, with the...
by admin | Aug 13, 2008 | General news
Since announcing the need for more Support Group members on our website, (see news entry dated 30th July 2008) we have had some really positive enquiries, resulting to date in three new Support Group members and a small number of further enquiries still being followed...
by admin | Aug 12, 2008 | General news
Thanks to the hard work of a small group of team members, including our equivalent of ’Challenge Anneka’ Elaine Gilliland, and Blake Jackson, Peter Heeley and Matthew Hailwood, the decorating works at our Ladybridge Hall premises are nearly complete. Very...
by admin | Aug 11, 2008 | General news
For over two years now the team has been deliberating and evaluating options for replacing our Catering Trailer, which has been rapidly approaching the end of its working life. Our existing trailer was self built as a Catering Trailer by the team, and continues to...
by admin | Aug 10, 2008 | 2008, Incident
Whilst travelling back from the previous incident. NWAS (GMA) contacted the Team via radio asking if we could respond to a Code Purple at a residential address in Horwich, Bolton. Our Bolton Mobile 3 was tasked to attend by NWAS (GMA) in a First Responder role and...
by admin | Aug 10, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 15.21hrs we were contacted via radio by NWAS (Manchester) Control to respond to the report of a male walker with an ankle injury, in the Three Sisters Recreation Area, Bryn, Wigan. Crewed vehicles from members still at our base cleaning and checking kit from the...
by admin | Aug 10, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At circa 12.12hrs today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes received a direct telephone call from NWAS (Lancashire) Control for immediate assistance with a 999 call regarding a woman with a suspected fractured shoulder “fallen near a waterfall above the Top Barn area...
by admin | Aug 9, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 18.48hrs we were paged by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service regarding the report of ” two people protesting, hanging off the roof of Peel House, Eccles.” This call out occured under the ’Pre Determined Response’ agreement GMFRS has with MRTs in...
