by admin | May 3, 2007 | 2007, Incident
Just before 2pm this afternoon, on what was a gloriously sunny and very warm day, NWAS Greater Manchester Control received a 999 call regarding an accident to an off-road motorcyclist on Cutacre Tip (a coal tip, also known as Lomax Tip and Wharton Lane Tip) on the...
by admin | May 2, 2007 | General news
This evening at our Wednesday night regular training practice, the team played host to freelance journalist Angela Kelly (formerly of the Bolton Evening News and still a regular contributor to the paper), who came to visit to write an article on the team and its...
by admin | Apr 29, 2007 | 2007, Incident
With the knowledge that the team already had a small number of team members in team vehicles already around the Rivington and Belmont areas (we always notify our two NWAS Ambulance Controls whenever we are out and about), we were contacted by NWAS (Lancashire) at...
by admin | Apr 28, 2007 | General news
Today at an incredibly early hour (of 05:30 in the morning!), five team members journeyed to the Bibbys Farm, Limbrick, the campsite of the Bolton Scout Trust, to provide the kit checking team for the 06:00 start of this year’s Pike View Hike. The Pike View Hike...
by admin | Apr 27, 2007 | General news
After ten years of sterling service in the post, Peter Phillips, Team Leader of Holme Valley MRT, a colleague team to ours in the Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation (our Regional MR body) has stood down from this demanding post. All at Bolton MRT who know...
by admin | Apr 27, 2007 | General news
Today the team received ten KEELA Odin lightweight jackets, for use by our Support Group members when engaged on team activities. The jackets are the same colour exactly and style as those issued to our Call Out list members, the only difference being the lack of a...
by admin | Apr 17, 2007 | General news
This evening the team was humbled to receive a visit by Tom and Gwen Geeling, parents of Joe Geeling, the 11 year old schoolboy who was the tragic victim of a murder in Bury last March, 2006. Along with Tom and Gwen, came James their youngest son and brother of Joe,...
by admin | Apr 16, 2007 | General news
This evening the team welcomed a visit by Tony Shryane, North West Ambulance Service (Greater Manchester Area) Emergency Planning Manager with responsibilities for the Bolton, Salford and Wigan areas of NWAS (GMA). Tony visited to specifically talk to our Team Leader,...
by admin | Apr 15, 2007 | General news
Today we unveiled four Dedication Plaques at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, to four people to whom a great many donations have been made to the team in their everlasting memory. All the plaques are to the same design, and state simply “Dedicated to the Memory...
by admin | Apr 14, 2007 | General news
Well the lady finally got her man ! Congratulations today on the marriage of founder team member Alan ’ the General ’ James to Di Donald, at a Civil Ceremony at Worsley Court House, Worsley village, Salford, held at 2pm. Alan, better known as ’...
