by admin | Aug 25, 2004 | 2004, Incident
At 09:13 Hrs LAS called out the Team, along with our colleagues in BPMRT & RPMRT to go to full standby status, in the case of the Bolton Team, at Darwen Ambulance station, with regards to the severe flood risk affecting a large part of East Lancashire, as a...
by admin | Aug 24, 2004 | General news
This evening the Team was extremely surprised to find that a very valued supporter and friend of the Team, had answered our appeal with the surprise donation of a brand new vacuum cleaner for our base. The good news did not end there, this valued supporter also...
by admin | Aug 24, 2004 | 2004, Incident
Our search dog Team of Handler Dave Marsh & Search Dog Chi, were called out by West Yorkshire Police to help Mountain Rescue, Police and other SARDA teams in the search for a missing person in the Dewsbury area. On this occasion Dave was assisted by Dave Sarti...
by admin | Aug 22, 2004 | General news
Just to show you how the skills you gain in the team can be important in everyday life, husband and wife, and also Team members, Jonathon & Stephanie Holt, whilst holidaying in Dorset chanced upon a two vehicle RTA on an unclassified road between Lulworth and...
by admin | Aug 22, 2004 | 2004, Incident
By now, all we wanted to do was go home and have our tea, when we were called back to Cutacre tip (another off-road motorcyclist incident), where we met up with the responding GMAS ambulance. Whilst trying to establish the actual incident location on this extensive...
by admin | Aug 22, 2004 | 2004, Incident
As we were packing away our kit, at the roadside RVP for the previous incident, we received another off-road motorcycle call from GMAS, at 16:33, to another site familiar to us, that being Liverpool Road, Irlam (see also incident 30/2004). Arriving on scene, our 4...
by admin | Aug 22, 2004 | 2004, Incident
At 14:50, GMAS requested the Team’s assistance at an off-road motorcyclist incident at the former Cutacre tip, at Over Hulton, where, along with the responding GMAS crew, we discovered an injured male motorcyclist, who had suffered a dislocated hip. Team...
by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | General news
7 Team members and 2 of our Mountain Rescue Landrover ambulances, (the other 2 were at the Darwen Gala on the same day), attended the fun-day at Bolton Central Fire Station, to assist GMFRS raise funds for the 20-20 Vision charity, and the Fire Service Benevolent...
by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | General news
The team would like to congratulate James Crossley on reaching the summit of Mount Kenya on the 4th of August. James Crossley on the summit of Mt. Kenya. As was previously reported on the 5th of June, James volunteered to climb the mountain in order to raise funds for...
by admin | Aug 21, 2004 | General news
Our thanks this time go to the members of the Darwen Gala Committee, for a £50 donation, arising out of monies raised for local charities at the annual Darwen Gala. We are always grateful to the Darwen Gala Committee for so kindly considering the Team every...
