by admin | Dec 1, 2007 | General news
Today team members Alistair Greenough and Mark Scott headed off to Wales for a training day organised by the Mountain Rescue England & Wales. The topic was Opiates – strong painkilling (analgesic) drugs, and in particular an exploration of the potential of...
by admin | Dec 1, 2007 | Donations, General news
Today we received yet another very kind donation in celebration of the August 7th this year marriage of Andy and Shirley Staveley of Pall Mall Cottages, Rivington. This latest donation of £30.00 from Andy and Shirleys neighbours, Mary and Colin Preston also of...
by admin | Nov 28, 2007 | General news
Today due to a combination of increasing out of area work commitments, and to spend more time with his young daughter, 39 year old long serving Call Out list member Mark Parry took the decision to stand down from the team. Mark first joined the team in August 1995,...
by admin | Nov 25, 2007 | General news
Meeting to depart our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ at 09.30hrs this morning, 19 team members provided on scene standby rescue cover for the 5.1 mile long David Staff Memorial Fell Race that took place this morning starting at 11.30hrs, organised by the Darwen Dashers...
by admin | Nov 24, 2007 | General news
This evening, into the early hours of the morning, we provided area cover for our colleagues in the Rossendale and Pendle MRT, whilst their members enjoyed their Annual Team Dinner evening. Within our team, given we had our area to cover as normal and the possibility...
by admin | Nov 24, 2007 | General news
All day today team Call Out list member Paul Brain at the kind invitation of Cheshire Lowland Search and Rescue Team, has attended a Pre Hospital Casualty Management Training Day organised by Trauma Resus Limited, to which principal invitations to attend had gone out...
by admin | Nov 24, 2007 | General news
Early this afternoon our Team Leader was contacted direct by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, regarding the teams possible help in a search planned to commence the following day in the Chesham area of Bury, alongside the Rossendale and Pendle MRT (Chesham Woods...
by admin | Nov 23, 2007 | General news
Tonight saw our annual team Ceilidth once more at the now well known venue to our many supporters of this event of St Mary’s Church Hall, Horwich. With music provided as usual by the ever popular ’ Toll Bar Band,’ this evening was a sell out success,...
by admin | Nov 23, 2007 | General news
With the onset of Winter and with it (more !) rain and colder times, team supporters Helen and Neil Grundy of Tottington, have scaled down their outdoor ’Alphorn ’ concerts until warmer (and drier) weather is once more upon us. Playing mainly outside the...
by admin | Nov 21, 2007 | General news
The team upto 18th December 1991 relied entirely on a telephone cascade system to alert the membership to call outs and incidents. On 18th December 1991 we moved to a ’tone’ only pager alert system, provided and initiated via Lancashire Constabulary. On...
