by admin | May 5, 2003 | General news
We would also like to thank the continuing support of Roger Taylor of Tower Communications, for the recent servicing and repair of our aging equipment. Roger, so far, hasn’t invoiced us for various bits and pieces he has done. He has also been a very valuable...
by admin | May 4, 2003 | 2003, Incident
Whilst out & about in the team area on Sunday 4th May, one of our team vehicles was approached by a member of the public out walking on Winter Hill summit, whose companion had begun to have a reaction to some food that he’d eaten very recently. On inspection...
by admin | May 1, 2003 | General news
Sad news to start off May, with the resignation from the team by Paul Jorgensen, a team member since May 1990, who for job reasons and family, has had to stand down from the team. ( His wife Louise, another team stalwart, and who joined in November 1991 also stood...
by admin | May 1, 2003 | General news
At the MPSRO Regional Meeting of Thursday May 1st, Team Member ( President and an ex Team Leader ) Bob Hutchinson, after 10 years as MPSRO Secretary, stood down from this important regional position, and retired from directly being involved in the administration of...
by admin | May 1, 2003 | General news
Early May sees us ever closer to the deadline given to us to vacate our Base / HQ at Overdale, as the developers are set to move in. With the double blow of the closure in late summer this year of the CMB factory at Westhoughton, where most of our vehicles and...
by admin | May 1, 2003 | Donations, General news
We would like to thank Pat Baxendale, for her recent £10 donation to the Team. Pat made the donation as she couldn’t attend our Annual Team Dinner, as she is having to look after grandson George and Search Dog Blue for the evening, while Paul &...
by admin | Apr 30, 2003 | General news
On Wednesday 30th April, the team membership voted in favour of a Team Coucil proposal to replace our ageing Renault Minibus Ambulance, with a brand new Landrover 110 County Defender. This will now be ordered in May, once we have determined our exact order...
by admin | Apr 30, 2003 | Donations, General news
We ended April with another wonderful donation from long time team supporter, and mother of team member Peter Ellwood, Mrs Ellwood, of Grasmere, Cumbria, who sent a donation of £55.00.
by admin | Apr 27, 2003 | General news
We held another two part introduction session for new team members on Thursday evening April 24th, and all day on Sunday April 27th. Designed to give potential recruits an insight into joining the team – and “what it’s all about”. Of twelve...
by admin | Apr 27, 2003 | 2003, Incident
Sunday 27th April: Whilst exercising in Anglezarke Quarry on Sunday afternoon, we were alerted by a member of the public who reported a collapsed woman in Leicester Mill Quarry, directly opposite to where we were. Response parties were quickly despatched, meeting an...
