by admin | Mar 30, 2008 | General news
60th birthday congratulations today to founder team member and current callout list member Alan “The General” James. Alan joined Mountain Rescue in early 1968 when he became a member of the Rossendale Fell Rescue Team (as was). In September of 1968 he went...
by admin | Mar 28, 2008 | General news
This week has seen the retirement from the active Call Out list membership of Tony Berry and Neil Warburton. Tony joined the team in early 2006 and assisted considerably with our routine Casualty Care training, leaning on his considerable experience previously with St...
by admin | Mar 28, 2008 | General news
Today we received the result of our interview reported on Tuesday 25th March, with staff employees sitting on the selection panel for Sainsburys, regarding their possible sponsorship and support of the team over 2008/2009. Unfortunately for us, the selection panel...
by admin | Mar 27, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At circa 17:05 our Team Leader was contacted by NWAS (GMA) regards the team’s help with the evacuation of a young boy who had sustained a lower leg injury on the slopes of Wilton 1 Quarry, on the edge of the moorlands, north of Bolton. The 13 year old had been playing...
by admin | Mar 26, 2008 | General news
This evening, Team Training Officer Andrew Ryding met with two representatives from the Rotary Club of Westhoughton – Alan Crompton and John Oakes. The Rotarians of Westhoughton are very valued long standing supporters of the team and only recently donated yet...
by admin | Mar 25, 2008 | General news
This morning Team Vice President Tony McNally and Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory journeyed to the Trinity Street, Bolton store of Sainsburys, at the invitation of Sainsburys following our nominatation for support by the store. Alongside another charity, we had been...
by admin | Mar 25, 2008 | General news
This evening 15 members of the Pennine Wayfarers Rambling Club (membership drawn predominantly from the Whitfield and Bury area) visited our team’s Ladybridge Hall base for specific advice on moorland/mountain accident procedures and in the event of an accident...
by admin | Mar 23, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 18:44 this evening, the Team was contacted by mobile phone direct by NWAS (LA) A&E Control, regarding an incident in the vicinity of Rivington Hall Barn, involved a 57 year old female walker, in the company of three other persons, who had slipped suffering a...
by admin | Mar 23, 2008 | 2008, Incident
NWAS (LL) contacted the Team Leader directly asking for assistance, with the evacuation of a casualty from a residential address. The casualty was suffering from suspected ’C’ Spine injuries. The Ambulance crew on scene were concerned for the short carry from the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 05:13 Hrs the was paged by NWAS (GMA) requesting the Teams immediate standby due to snowfall affecting many roads in a large part of the Greater Manchester County. Our colleagues in Rossendale & Pendle MRT and Oldham MRT were also put on standby and then like...
