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The team is grateful for the £25 donation today from ex-callout list member, and current team president, Bob Hutchinson and his partner Janet, along with Christmas wishes to all in the team. We are also grateful for the £10 donation received today from...
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Team Ceilidh 2005 announced

Today we were able to confirm that we are holding our Ceilidh, next year, on Saturday evening 29th January 2005. The event starts at 7:30pm at St. Mary’s Church, Horwich, with a bar extension up to midnight. Ticket prices are £7.50 for adults, £5.00...
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Patsy Carlton MP meets the team

“I was passing by and just wondered what a Mountain Rescue Team was doing here”, was how Patsy Calton, Liberal Democrats MP for Cheadle, greeted team members, who were taking a lunchbreak in the car park of the Heald Green Pub, during the previously...
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Incident 87/2004

The team was called out by GMP to continue the search effort for a missing 20 year old Wythenshawe woman. Earlier in the week on Thursday, our Search Dog team of Dave Marsh and Chi, had been involved in this same search. Under the guidance of two GMP Missing Person...
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Incident 86/2004

Our Search Dog team of Dave Marsh and Chi were called out today to assist GMP, with the continuing search for a missing 20 year old woman in the Wythenshawe area of South Manchester. Dave and Chi searched areas near to where the woman lived, and along the probable...
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Church Donation

We are pleased to announce the receipt of a £25.00 donation, from the Ladies Club of St. Johns Methodist Church, Horwich, along with a kind letter of thanks for the work we are involved in, helping people in difficulties. This donation follows a lecture we gave...
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All this from jam and marmalade!

We received a wonderful cheque donation for £55.00 today, from Miss S. Hart of Lostock, Bolton, a regular team supporter. Miss Hart raised this amount as in previous years, by the sale of homemade jams, marmalade and chutneys throughout the year to her many...
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Mountain Rescue Casualty Care Course update

Now into the 6th evening session of our course, brought together very well by our Training Officer, Craig Lamb, we have all now settled into the ” routine ” of the excellent lecture presentations, followed by practical exercises and workshop sessions....
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Meeting with LAS operations manager

Our Team Leader, and three Deputy Leaders met up with Mark Taylor, an Operations Manager with Lancashire Ambulance Service, at our Ladybridge base this evening. Mark is a manager for Eastern Division of LAS, and came to the team on behalf of LAS Director of Accident...