by admin | Jul 16, 2005 | General news
As part of the Team’s long running assistance programme to members of Bolton Countryside Volunteer Ranger Service (part of the Croal Irwell Ranger Service), team members Andrew Ryding and David Sarti once again provided a full afternoon’s hill craft...
by admin | Jul 15, 2005 | 2005, Incident
At 21:17 Hrs GMAS PEC contacted our Team Leader direct by mobile phone requesting the Team’s assisance with an incident involving a male at the base of a ravine in the Holcombe Avenue area of Elton, Bury. During the emergency response it became known to the Team...
by admin | Jul 14, 2005 | 2005, Incident
Late this evening, the Team was contacted by GMP intially regarding advice, which quickly led to a request for the Team’s immediate assistance, in the search for a missing 71 year old man in the Chorlton cum Hardy area of South Manchester. 23 team members were...
by admin | Jul 14, 2005 | Donations, General news
Many thanks to team members Lisa Fair for her kind donation of £40 to the team (which with the benefit of Gift Aid becomes £51.20). Another donation from a team member who wishes to remain anonymous has come in to the total of £20.
by admin | Jul 13, 2005 | Donations, General news
Today we received the fantastic news that Turton and Edgworth CE Methodist Primary School had yet again decided to support the team. Over the last few years, this school and its pupils have regularly chosen the team as its charity to support, having previously bought...
by admin | Jul 13, 2005 | Donations, General news
On Friday July 29th for the second year running the team is hosting an all-day visit to its base for children from Belarus, who take part in a visit to the UK every year to assist them in their recovery from the effects of the Chernobyl incident, which is still very...
by admin | Jul 12, 2005 | General news
This evening, out of a total of 28 membership enquiries for our July intake, 11 persons turned up for the first part of our two part introductory sessions into joining the team. At this moment in time 10 of these are expected to turn up to our all day Sunday practical...
by admin | Jul 12, 2005 | General news
Whilst working in the Rivington area today, team member Andy Ryding (a countryside contractor) noticed Helimed 08 had landed very nearby to his location. He went across to see if he could assist, to find out out that Helimed had been called to a road accident in the...
by admin | Jul 10, 2005 | 2005, Incident
Whilst in the team area, one of our Landrover ambulances chanced upon an RTC, involving a solitary motorcyclist, who apparently had been in collision with a ’hit & run’ vehicle. At this same time, we were also contacted by both LAS and then GMAS to...
by admin | Jul 9, 2005 | General news
We were blessed today with excellent sunny weather, for our all day collection, thanks to the Safeway store chain. 12 team members assisted by 6 members of our support group from early morning until early evening managed to raise the absolutely fantastic total, and an...
