by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Training
This evening commencing at 19.00hrs at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, four team members undertook some extra casualty care training, to extend their knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Instructing for the evening was our Training Officer Alistair Greenough, a full...
by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Donations
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received from CMA Solicitors of Bolton, the news that we had been bequeathed the very thoughtful sum of £5,000.00 from the estate of the late Mrs Margaret Ann Holmes, who passed away on 22nd November 2014, with a service...
by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, yesterday, Wednesday 16th December, of a Christmas card and a very kind donation of £25.00 from wife and husband, long term team supporters Deborah and John Garlick of Locking...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | General news
This evening a large number of team members converged on the Jolly Crofters, Chorley Old Road, Horwich, for our Annual Christmas Social. Our Equipment Officer – Vehicles Neil Aspinall visited the Jolly Crofters a few weeks back to see if the Landlords Alan and Sharon...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | General news
At 19.28hrs this very damp evening, we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary regarding a “female who had fallen off a bike in an off road location.” Coincidentally at this time, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, Training Officer Alistair Greenough, Equipment Officer...
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General news
The team has a small number of operational membership vacancies it wishes to fill in early 2016. Please carefully read how to go about this below: If you are interested then please apply on line using the on line initial membership application form available within...
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General news
Further to our being called out to provide assistance during the Lancaster flooding Major Incident, on the late evening of Saturday 5th December 2015 – please see our Incident 90, dated the same, today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following letter...
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a kind and thoughtful, festive donation of £175.00 from our great friends and highly valued supporters at St Mary’s Walking Group, Horwich. In a Christmas Card and letter with this kind donation, sent to our Team...
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Donations
On the evening of Tuesday 15th May 2012, we were called out to assist NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Emergency Ambulance staff with the rescue and evacuation of a 13 year old boy who had suffered an ankle fracture in fields, in the Mosley Common area of Worsley....
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Training
Our regular readers will be aware that April 1st 2015 saw the start of the disbandment and wind down of the RAF, Royal Navy / Fleet Air Arm / HMCG existing UK Helicopter Search and Rescue provision, and its total civilianisation under a new long lasting contract,...
