by admin | Jan 1, 2003 | General news
We are sad to report the Christmas Eve death of former Team President, Harry Lythgoe, at 90 years old, following an illness. Harry was largely responsible for setting up our Annual Sponsored Walk, which was a major Team fundraiser throughtout the 1980’s. The...
by admin | Jan 1, 2003 | General news
Every year we run our “Guess the total number of incidents competition” With over 80 enteries this year, congratulations to Team member Mark Scott on winning 1st Prize, [and 3rd prize !!], Mr P Cook won the 2nd Prize. A total of £19.50 was raised for...
by admin | Jan 1, 2003 | General news
While we sit and think of what the New Year has for us, we ended 2002 with 49 membership enquiries by email [Online via the website] and letter, alongside a great many other telephone enquiries. Very few of these enquiries result in a new team member;...
by admin | Jan 1, 2003 | General news
The early hours of New Year’s day morning saw the team (along with colleagues from the Oldham MRT and SJAB) providing its usual assistance to GMAS, with the provision of crews and mountain rescue vehicles to directly backup the stretched resources of GMAS, over...
by admin | Dec 31, 2002 | General news
We ended 2002 with 99 recorded incidents of an incredibly varied nature & content. This represents the team’s busiest year ever, and fully illustrates the close integration the team now has with the statutory emergency services.
by admin | Dec 28, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Then at 11.33, barely five and a half hours after getting into bed, GMP called the Team out again, to search for the woman with a new search area. Searching carried on until last light and the Team stood down again at 17.30 Hrs. For some of those who attended, they...
by admin | Dec 27, 2002 | 2002, Incident
At 13:29, GMAS contaced the team for assistance with a male suffering a cardiac arrest on Billinge golf course. The ambulance crew on scene were faced with a long carry to the nearest road. In the event, the air ambulance, Helimed 08, was able to assist – and...
by admin | Dec 27, 2002 | 2002, Incident
23.27 GMP paged the Team for urgent assistance for a missing 78 year old woman in the Prestwich area of Manchester. Assembling at Prestwich Police Station at 00:45 Hrs team search parties & a Search Dog team were sent out to search woodland and a steep sided...
by admin | Dec 26, 2002 | Donations, General news
The Team received a fantastic £45 donation, following the Christmas Carol Concert at Affetside Primary School. The team are grateful to all the pupils, staff and parents for this donation.
by admin | Dec 22, 2002 | 2002, Incident
GMAS contacted the team at 22:37 to assist with a GMAS Atherton based crew already on scene, at an incident in Horwich. A 15 year old male youth had stumbled whilst crossing a wet and muddy playing field in the dark, sustaining a possible fractured ankle. The GMAS...
