by admin | Oct 28, 2004 | General news
We are pleased to announce today the receipt of a £200.00 donation via the Bolton Guild of Help, on behalf of our very valued supporter Mr. T.H. Warburton, of Bolton.
by admin | Oct 26, 2004 | Donations, General news
We received today the fantastic donation of £1000.00 from the Horwich Carnival Committee, arising from charitable donations made during the Horwich Carnival Races, Street Procession and Street Collection. (£1000.00 was also given to the Bolton Guide Dogs...
by admin | Oct 24, 2004 | Donations, General news
Whilst the team does not normally individually thank each of our Toner collectors, we would like to take the opportunity to thank Amy Pojasyk, of Opus Corporate Risk, who raised £10.50 for the team by recycling used toner cartridges. Amy even went to the trouble...
by admin | Oct 22, 2004 | Donations, General news
Supporters of the team will recall that for a long time prior to our move to GMFRS Bolton Fire Station and GMAS Ladybridge Hall, the team enjoyed the excellent facility of being able to park our team vehicles and trailers securely within the works car park compound...
by admin | Oct 22, 2004 | General news
Mike Marsh, one of the team’s Call Out contacts and an operational Deputy Leader, today represented the team at an Emergency Planning Seminar, held at The Watermillock, Crompton Way, hosted by Bolton MBC. Mike’s account of the proceedings follows… A...
by admin | Oct 21, 2004 | Donations, General news
Today the team received a wonderful donation of £100 from Steven Salthouse, who we rescued, following his mountain bike accident on Winter Hill in June this year (see incident 50/2004). Steven says: “After surgery a bit of metal work and a lot of sitting...
by admin | Oct 20, 2004 | General news
Our Tri-Annual Casualty Care Certificate in Mountain Rescue Casualty Care commenced this evening with all our current Call Out list members taking part, hence 43 very nervous looking people. This course is regulated by MR – England & Wales, to their very...
by admin | Oct 19, 2004 | General news
Well, the Team moved one step forward into the new technical era today… take a seat as this is how it goes. Three days after our new website went live with an updated appeals section, we received an email from Jerry Nicholls at Zen Internet, offering the Team...
by admin | Oct 17, 2004 | 2004, Incident
At 15:50 the team was contacted by Lancashire Ambulance Service regarding an incident on the shoreline footpath of Turton and Entwistle Reservoir. A 59 year old female had fractured her ankle some way along the northern shoreline, and the attending LAS crew could not...
by admin | Oct 17, 2004 | Donations, General news
The team today was delighted to receive an anonymous donation of £570, which was posted through our Fundraising Officer’s letterbox! Thanks very much to the person (or persons) who have thought of us… the money will be put to good use!
