by admin | Apr 18, 2008 | General news
This evening a large number of Scouts and Leaders from the 25th Warrington East Scout Troup (St Wilfrid’s, Grappenhall) visited the Team for a tour of our base, mountain safety lectures & a team equipment demonstration. 4 Team members were on hand to meet...
by admin | Apr 17, 2008 | General news
At this evening’s AGM of our regional mountain rescue organisation, the Mid Pennine Search & Rescue Organisation – MPSRO. Our Deputy Leader Geoff Seddon, accepted the nomination and was voted in as the Honourary Chairman of the MPSRO. This is an...
by admin | Apr 16, 2008 | General news
This evening during the examinations taking place for our Casualty Care Course and with team members at our base, including our Team Leader. Our TL Garry Rhodes was contacted at 20:17 Hrs by a Greater Manchester Police Inspector in his capacity as a Missing Persons...
by admin | Apr 16, 2008 | General news
This evening a number of Team members, who missed the previous examination dates for the Team’s Mountain Rescue Casualty Care Certificate course, sat their written exams & practical trauma and medical examination scenarios. Once again we are grateful to Dr...
by admin | Apr 16, 2008 | General news
Today, team members and prospective search dog handlers Alistair Greenhough and Steve Nelson, accompianied by former callout list member & search dog handler Dave Marsh attended the second of five first aid training sessions aimed at looking after injured dogs...
by admin | Apr 14, 2008 | General news
This evening at circa 20:50 our Team Leader was contacted directly by NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) regarding the possible assistance of the team at an incident in Bamfurlong, Wigan, where the Ambulance Service was responding to a report of a man who had fallen from...
by admin | Apr 13, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 21:54 this evening Lancashire Constabulary paged the team concerning the recent reported sighting of an ’orange’ flare in the vicinity of Rivington Moor by a credible witness. Initially the Police requested information as to what the flare represented, and it was...
by admin | Apr 13, 2008 | 2008, Incident
Whilst in the team area today undertaking driver training our BM2 landrover ambulance was alerted to a nearby RTC by a passing motorcyclist. At 15:30 upon arrival at the 2 vehicle RTC on Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, the 4 team members in BM2 assessed the situation and...
by admin | Apr 13, 2008 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to anounce the very kind donation of £200.00 from the H.F. Bolton Group / Bolton H.F. Walking Club covering the year 2007 and this year (2008). Bolton H.F. Walking Club are very kind and appreciated supporters of the team (and also other...
by admin | Apr 13, 2008 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to anounce the receipt of a kind £250.00 donation from the staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Operational Support and Development, Bolton Service Centre, Horwich, Bolton. The staff involved nominated the team as their charity for support...
