by admin | Jul 21, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Later in the afternoon we were called to another RTA at Rivington Upper Barn, where a woman had been hit by a motorcycle. Units from GMAS and LAS, and also officers from Lancashire Constabulary were again present, as well as Helimed 08 (although the casualty was...
by admin | Jul 21, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Today started off with some Rope Rescue Training, which was then curtailed by a request to help an injured female walker in Darwen, together with Lancashire Ambulance Service, three Team Landrover ambulances were despatched from the training.
by admin | Jul 21, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Within twenty minutes of incident 66/2002 being completed, LAS again requested the teams help at a moorland RTA involving three motorcyclists, near Belmont. Involved in this incident were units from LAS, GMAS, Lancashire Constabulary, and Helimed 08. BMRT members...
by admin | Jul 20, 2002 | Donations, General news
Great news from steadfast team supporter Alan Taylor of Over Hulton, who recently, along with his wife, held a charity evening for the team. We are extremely grateful to Alan for the £380 raised, and received at the beginning of July.
by admin | Jul 16, 2002 | General news
These evening saw us at another team kit & vehicle presentation with GMCFS, this time with White Watch at Farnworth, renewing our acquaintance with Acting Sub Officer Neil Mercer. Also present were Bolton White Watch. [August 21st sees us at Leigh: Green Watch,...
by admin | Jul 15, 2002 | Donations, General news
SBT Engineering Services Limited have graciously donated to the team the sum of £100.
by admin | Jul 12, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Today saw our last day of involvement with the body recovery. We were asked to remove all Team equipment, now that the body had been removed. Not since the search for Jamie Lavis, in the mid 90’s, have the Team been involved for such a large number of days on an...
by admin | Jul 12, 2002 | General news
The MRC Party Leader course, held over the weekend of 12th – 14th July, was well supported by the Team, sending three Team members as Instructors / Lecturers [Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes, Training Officer Ann Shaw & Mike Marsh, a previous Training Officer...
by admin | Jul 11, 2002 | 2002, Incident
At 05:20 Hrs in the morning Greater Manchester Police contacted the Team for assistance regarding a missing 32 year old man, in the Top Lock area of Wigan. Search Parties commenced searching at 06.30. The search had a sad outcome with the discovery of a man’s...
by admin | Jul 10, 2002 | General news
During the evening the Team met with senior officers of GMCFS to discuss areas of responsibility regarding joint involvement in M2002 events at Rivington and to sign up the Bolton MRT part, in the Memorandum of Understanding regarding Mountain Rescue Team joint...
