by admin | Oct 31, 2007 | General news
This evening in what is becoming an annual event, we held a smoke and distress flare practical exercise upon our local moorlands, to give our newer members the experience of firing off smoke and distress flares and give our more experienced members the chance to let...
by admin | Oct 30, 2007 | Donations, General news
The team is very pleased to have received today a wonderful £100.00 donation from the Preston Mountaineering Club. In a letter accompanying their kind donation, their Honorary Treasurer explained that the donation was decided upon at their Annual General...
by admin | Oct 28, 2007 | General news
Another early morning start for the twenty four members attending today, and another intensive day training, with thanks again to Alistair Greenough, Mark Scott, Dave McClure and Pete McKale for their excellent instruction. Towards the middle of the afternoon with all...
by admin | Oct 27, 2007 | General news
Continuing from Wednesday, and making full use of the excellent NESRA teaching media package for this course, (DVD based training and a students’ notes handbook issued to all members), team members commenced the all day Saturday session at the early time of...
by admin | Oct 25, 2007 | General news
At this evenings monthly meeting of our nine strong Support Group, our collection box co-ordinator and Support Group member Gillian Gregory reported to the Group the fantastic news that to date our collection boxes this year have raised £3,649.07 beating last...
by admin | Oct 25, 2007 | General news
This evening the team was saddened to receive the news that former team member Jenny Field sadly passed away aged 57 years on 5th October this year. Jenny joined the team in the early 1970s and went onto to become a stalwart team member, renowned for her high level of...
by admin | Oct 25, 2007 | Donations, General news
Today we received a donation in the post via valued team supporter David Bisset, from the Rotary Club of Bolton for £50.00. David, regular readers will recall, was present when his son had a climbing accident whilst they were climbing together, at Ousel Nest...
by admin | Oct 24, 2007 | General news
This evening saw the team yet again commencing another in house intensive training course in line with the syllabus of the Mountain Rescue (England and Wales) Mountain Rescue Casualty Care Course. All our team members have to resit this course every three years in...
by admin | Oct 23, 2007 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 13th October we reported that Dave Evans, a member of The Mountaineering Club of Bury, organised a ’Night of Rock’ event on behalf of the MC of Bury at Westhoughton Conservative Club. We reported that thanks to the excellent entertainment...
by admin | Oct 21, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 17:15 Hrs today whilst 5 Team members were co-incidentally at our LBH base, including our TL, a GMP Missing Person Search Manager contacted our Team Leader by mobile phone requesting the immediate services of the Team in connection with an urgent search for a...
