by admin | Jul 4, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 19:35 the team was contacted by a GMP Search Manager to provide immediate assistance to an urgent category profiled missing person. The 52 year old man involved had disappeared whilst undergoing treatment for a serious medical condition at 02:30 this morning....
by admin | Jul 2, 2006 | General news
In a continuation into the early hours of the morning from the previous set of incidents (99-104), the team dealt with a further 4 incidents in direct assistance of GMAS, three being in the Wigan area, and one in the Bolton area. The first call came to the team at...
by admin | Jul 1, 2006 | General news
Continuing in the series of pre-planned assistance to GMAS in projected Peak Demand periods as a result of the World Cup, the team today was called out immediately after the England-Portugal match, to directly assist GMAS in a deluge of 999 calls that were being made...
by admin | Jun 30, 2006 | Donations, General news
We are grateful to team member Mark Parry for his donation of £18 today to the team. This came about because we ask our members to pay a £35 membership donation per year, and a £47 pager donation per year, and Mark, in his kindness, thought he might...
by admin | Jun 29, 2006 | Donations, General news
Today we received a further £22 donation from Marilyn Crook of Egerton (please see #article#1294#Anglezarke Amble# for news of the previous £100 donation). We are very grateful for the kind support of Marilyn and we wish her well in her many walks with the...
by admin | Jun 26, 2006 | Donations, General news
We received today a £100 donation from Horwich RMI Harriers & AC, with regards to our providing standby rescue cover for their Lever Park Run on Tuesday June 13th, and the Two Lads Fell Race on Thursday June 15th (see website reports). We are grateful to...
by admin | Jun 25, 2006 | General news
As part of an ongoing series of full-team standbys at our base, as part of the World Cup celebrations, providing cover to GMAS in idendified Peak Demand periods, a number of team members today made themselves available. Although there were many calls on GMAS it became...
by admin | Jun 24, 2006 | Donations, General news
Today 3 team members with a team vehicle gave a demonstration of the team’s kit at Edgworth Church of England Methodist County Primary School Summer Fair. The school has been a great friend and supporter of the team over many years, supplying both equipment and...
by admin | Jun 22, 2006 | Donations, General news
Since leaving the active callout list membership to continue his career in religion, this time with the British Army where he is now a British Army Forces Chaplain, Mike Thomason throughout all his Army postings has been kept fully in touch with the team affairs and...
by admin | Jun 22, 2006 | Donations, General news
Today we learnt of a very kind anonymous donation of £100 from a customer at Campcraft, Bolton, who passed the cheque onto staff at the shop, asking for them to forward it to the team. We are very grateful to this customer for their kind generosity and support...
