by admin | Nov 23, 2005 | General news
Happy Birthday today to team member Mike Marsh, who joined us way back in June 1986, and today celebrated the BIG 40. As you were celebrating with your family tonight Mike and missed the exercise, ( we’ll let you off for that one exercise ) we are all wondering...
by admin | Nov 23, 2005 | General news
We exercise every Wednesday evening, usually outdoors and in whatever conditions the weather wants to throw at us. To add a degree of realism to our training, we rely on exercise casualties, unfamiliar to the team membership to act out the role of the lost and / or...
by admin | Nov 21, 2005 | 2005, Incident
At 16:24 Hrs today Greater Manchester Police, paged the Team for immediate assistance with a search for a missing 60 year old male, in the Bow Green, Bowdon area of South Manchester. A Full Team call out took place at 16.54 Hrs, also requesting our kayak search team,...
by admin | Nov 20, 2005 | General news
The recent spell of clear blue skies and icy conditions seems to have resulted in a number of hot air balloon flights over our team moorland area (and a spectacular sight against the backdrop of some of our sunsets it makes as well). During our new member’s day...
by admin | Nov 20, 2005 | General news
As a follow on to the Tuesday evening event (see #article#1008#link#) we were expecting 5 persons to attend today all with an interest in joining the team. Maybe it was the freezing cold weather or very wet and boggy ground conditions (part frozen), but only four...
by admin | Nov 20, 2005 | General news
Early this morning 12 team members and three team vehicles were committed to providing standby rescue cover for the annual Darwen Biathlon, renamed this year the Darwen Aquathon. 50 competitors took part in the fell race section which we covered, following their part...
by admin | Nov 20, 2005 | Donations, General news
With thanks to R.O.E.L.S (Rescue Organisation Equipment Loan Service), a donation of casualty care equipment was received today by the team. This donation consisted of the following items: 4 Laerdal Stifneck© Select cervical collars 8 Portex Soft Seal Laryngeal...
by admin | Nov 18, 2005 | Donations, General news
We were very pleased today to receive a kind £20.00 donation from the gentleman involved in incident 93/2005, when he collapsed during the Remembrance Sunday Service, on November 13th, at the Bomber Memorial at Lead Mines Valley. We understand he spent some time...
by admin | Nov 17, 2005 | Donations, General news
Leigh and District Rambling Club operate a Charity Fund, and every year very kindly support the various Mountain Rescue Teams in their walking area. This year as in previous years, Leigh and District Rambling club have once again supported our team, and we are pleased...
by admin | Nov 17, 2005 | General news
Our Teams dog handler, Dave Marsh, attendended a one day course relating to First Aid for Dogs.The course was held at the Dog Training School for South Yorkshire Police, at their training base in Sheffield. During the days course, subjects touched upon included:-...
