by admin | Jan 23, 2002 | Donations, General news
A £100 donation was gratefully received from our friends and supporters in the Bolton Group of the Ramblers Association, in late January.
by admin | Jan 21, 2002 | 2002, Incident
We were called by GMP to assist with the recovery of the body of a female after a suspected suicide, at Haigh Hall, Wigan.
by admin | Jan 21, 2002 | Donations, General news
More donations to the team, this time in the form of a fantastic £500 from the Burnden Road Runners, to be received at their Presentation Evening in February. This has really made the New year start with a bang! We have also received a £110 donation from...
by admin | Jan 20, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Today, we dealt with 2 incidents in quick succession: Firstly, one of our vehicles chanced upon an RTA whereby a motorcycle pillion passenger had fallen from her carriage. She displaced her tib/fib and patella, and there was cause for concern regarding a possible...
by admin | Jan 20, 2002 | 2002, Incident
No less than 5 minutes after this incident, we were called by Lancashire Ambulance Service to respond to a report of a female who had ’fallen over a cliff’ at White Coppice. In addition to ourselves, Bowland Pennine MRT were also called. Since the casualty...
by admin | Jan 5, 2002 | General news
After over 8 years service, Dale Webb has had to leave the team due to other commitments on his time. We wish him the best for the future. There are now vacancies for new team members, please click here to fill out our enquiry form.
by admin | Jan 5, 2002 | 2002, Incident
GMAS requested our assistance at an incident at High Rid reservoir, Lostock – they had received a 999 call detailing a male who had been in the water (the air temperature was 5 deg. C), and was now on the bank. We were stood down whilst responding as the...
by admin | Jan 4, 2002 | 2002, Incident
At 23:14 Lancashire Ambulance Service requested our assistance with a medical emergency at a farm in Edgworth. The track to the farm was covered in sheet ice and the crew knew that without 4WD they would be unable to depart – weather conditions were freezing....
by admin | Jan 1, 2002 | 2002, Incident
The second call of the day was to assist with the recovery of a man’s body from Hindsford Brook, Atherton. The police have said there were no suspicious circumstances.
by admin | Jan 1, 2002 | General news
From 21:00 on New Year’s Eve, through to 06:00 on New Year’s Day, our four vehicles were called to a total of 18 incidents on behalf of the Greater Manchester and Lancashire Ambulance Services (GMAS and LAS). 15 team members were kept very busy all through...
