by admin | Mar 16, 2005 | General news
At our AGM a presentation was made to team member Jim Wareing, who has retired from the team to go and live abroad. Jim, aged 58, first joined the team on the 9th August 2000, with an outdoor stretcher carrying exercise. Jim brought to the team a considerable wealth...
by admin | Mar 16, 2005 | General news
Held for the second time in our new Ladybridge Hall premises, with the large team turnout of 42 team members present, the AGM followed its usual format. Reports were presented by our Chairman, Tony McNally, and our Team Leader, Garry Rhodes, highlighting the many...
by admin | Mar 16, 2005 | Donations, General news
We are pleased today to recieve a £25 cheque donation from “Eccles Rambling & Social Club”. The team is very grateful for this donation and wishes all at the club happy & safe walking for another year!
by admin | Mar 15, 2005 | General news
Regular readers will know that we occasionally chance across other accidents when both “in and out” of uniform. On the way home after the previous incident team member Jonathan Holt, quickly followed by team members (husband & wife) Paul and Louise...
by admin | Mar 15, 2005 | Donations, General news
The team today received donations totalling £270 which were received via Howarth’s Funeral Service, in the memory of Christopher Ramsey, who died aged 67 years, on 31st January 2005. The team was called out to recover the body of Mr. Ramsey late on the...
by admin | Mar 15, 2005 | 2005, Incident
At 18:38 our Team Leader was contacted direct by LANCON to mobilise the team on behalf of LAS to an incident at Darwen Tower, Darwen. The initial information was that a young girl was fitting in the Darwen Tower area and the LAS crew obviously could not gain ready...
by admin | Mar 15, 2005 | General news
The team is delighted to be chosen as charity of the year by BMI Beaumont Hospital. Our Fundraising Officer spent the afternoon getting a guided tour of all the hospitals facilities and meeting the staff, who seemed very happy to fund raise on our behalf. throughout...
by admin | Mar 14, 2005 | 2005, Incident
At 10:35 our Team Leader was contacted by the Team Leader of Oldham MRT on behalf of GMP to step up the search effort which had started the previous evening, in connection with a missing 13 year old girl from the Fitton Hill area of Oldham. The Oldham MRT had been out...
by admin | Mar 13, 2005 | 2005, Incident
At 17:33, GMP called out the team to assist in an urgent search for 3 missing young children in the Irlam area of Greater Manchester. The children had been reported missing to the Police at around 16:00 hours, and GMP launched an immediate search of the surrounding...
by admin | Mar 13, 2005 | General news
Every 3 years, the team undertakes, as a whole, the MRC Casualty Care Course. We commenced our training on Wednesday 20th October 2004 and it has dominated our Wednesday night training, with occassional weekend training ever since, such are the high standards we place...
