by admin | Apr 1, 2007 | General news
At 13:08 Hrs today the team was paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) during a Peak Demand situation in the area. 2 team vehicles were put at the disposal of NWAS, and 4 Code Red, 2 Code Amber & 2 Code Green incidents were responded to between 13:08 and 16:42....
by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | 2007, Incident
Whilst team members were on standby at our Ladybridge Hall base during the previous Peak Demand assistance, at 18:34 NWAS asked one of the team vehicles to respond to the report of a 15 year old male who had fallen from a rope swing in the Little Lever area of Bolton....
by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | General news
At 12:40 today the team was asked to assist NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) during a Peak Demand situation in the area. 1 team vehicle was put at the disposal of NWAS, and 2 Code Amber incidents were responded to between 13:30 and 18:30. The team was stood down by NWAS...
by admin | Mar 29, 2007 | 2007, Incident
At 14:15 Hrs today, Greater Manchester Police contacted the Team, to request our assistance with a body recovery operation on the border of Farnworth and Salford. The body of a male had been discovered earlier in the day, in a strip of woodland immediately to the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2007 | General news
This evening, 35 Team members assembled for our regular usual Wednesday night exercise. The venue this evening was the steep sided, rocky gorge of Cadshaw Brook at the headwaters of the feeder stream following into Turton & Entwistle Reservoir. The assembled Team...
by admin | Mar 27, 2007 | Donations, General news
This evening our Chairman, Ken Oakes, Team Leader Garry Rhodes, and Mark Scott our Medical Equipment Officer were guests at the Bolton and District Charity Tournament donation presentation evening, held at the Old Links Golf Club, Chorley Old Road, Horwich....
by admin | Mar 27, 2007 | General news
Tonight the team hosted a lecture at it’s base at Ladybridge Hall, for around 30 young people from the 3rd Farnworth Scout Group. The Cubs, Scouts and Leaders were given a short talk on the work that the team does, and then on hill craft and mountain safety in...
by admin | Mar 21, 2007 | General news
Tongiht, 43 Team members, including Full Team members, Trainees & Probationers and members of our Support Group attended our AGM this evening and our election of council officers. Proceedings were opened by our Chairman Ken Oakes, who presented his report. This...
by admin | Mar 19, 2007 | 2007, Incident
During the afternoon of Monday 20th March, the team was asked to assist NWAS (GMA) during a peak demand period. The team responded to 9 incidents, 1 code green, 3 code ambers and 5 code reds across the Bolton and Wigan areas. The incidents involved ankle injuries and...
by admin | Mar 17, 2007 | General news
With thanks to all the staff and customers at the Malt’n’Hops Public House, Chorley (a regular and favourite watering hole of some of our Chorley resident members), the proceeds of this evening’s charity St. Patrick’s Day night were donated to...
