by admin | Mar 19, 2006 | 2006, Incident
During a GMAS peak demand period, the Team was requested to attend a house call in the Bolton Area, with the report of a 80 year old female who had fallen. Three Team members in a Team Landrover Ambulance immediately responded and rendered aid to the woman. They...
by admin | Mar 15, 2006 | 2006, Incident
GMAS Paramedic Control paged the Team for assistance with a remote access, a male suffering from a lower leg injury within a farm, in Billinge. Whilst drivers were contacting the nominated contact news came through that the male had been evacuated to the waiting GMAS...
by admin | Mar 13, 2006 | General news
With the development of our Trauma sack system the Team had an immediate need for two further Blizzard Survival Jackets, as produced by blizzard survival. The Team has a number of blizzard survival products which are very impressive in their performance and we are...
by admin | Mar 12, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 17:51 today our Deputy Team Leader was contacted by GMP regarding the report of a missing child in the Farnworth area of Bolton. The child had last been seen at around 12:30 the same day. The team went to immediate standby at 17:56, but was stood down at 18:37 with...
by admin | Mar 12, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 14:29 our Deputy Team Leader was contacted by GMP regarding a missing 61 year old male from the Doffcocker area of Bolton. The team was subsequently called out at 14:34 and members already out in the area assembled at our Ladybridge Hall base. However, we were...
by admin | Mar 12, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 11:41 today we were contacted by Greater Manchester Ambulance Service who requested our assistance with an ambulance that was stuck in the snow in Billinge, near Wigan. Our 4WD Landrover Ambulance, BM1, was sent to assist and arrived at the location at 12:05, to...
by admin | Mar 11, 2006 | General news
A huge thank you to all the shoppers at Morrisons, Atlas Mills, Bolton store, who so generously supported our all day collection here today, thanks also to the staff who were very helpful – and of course a big thank you to Morrisons for supporting the Team in...
by admin | Mar 9, 2006 | Donations, General news
This evening our Treasurer Mark Scott, represented the team at a charity dinner organised by Westhoughton Rotary Club at Brookfield Masonic Hall, Peel Street, Westhoughton. Each year Westhoughton Rotary holds this charity evening, where they present the proceeds of...
by admin | Mar 8, 2006 | Donations, General news
We are pleased today to announce the donation of £25.00 from our very kind supporters and friends at Eccles Rambling and Social Club, who have kindly given this amount in their words,”as a small token of our appreciation of the good work you...
by admin | Mar 6, 2006 | General news
Between 17:22 on Wednesday through to 15:15 on Saturday this week, the team attended no less than 6 Mountain Rescue incidents, ranging from the usual fractured bones that are commonly associated with the cold and snowy weather, right through to the 12 hours searching...
