by admin | May 28, 2006 | General news
With grateful thanks to Salmons Caterers Limited, the team today held a second hand book sale at Rivington Hall Barn. The team has been collecting second hand books (excellent quality only, generally read the once from purchase) for a while now, mostly donated by our... by admin | May 27, 2006 | General news
Its been quite a while since we last had a Sea King Search and Rescue helicopter working with the team on the local moorlands, indeed the last time was in very tragic circumstances when in February 2000 a Robinson helicopter crashed on Heapey Moor with three... by admin | May 24, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 14:02 today, Greater Manchester Police contacted the team for assistance regarding a 79 year old resident of Smithills, Bolton, missing from home, with Police being very concerned for his well being. A comprehensive localised search was then planned, centred... by admin | May 23, 2006 | General news
The team has a policy of joint exercising with other emergency services and emergency providers, including those we work with, and sometimes those we do not work with. From such exercises we can gain an interesting insight into how others work and operate, which helps... by admin | May 21, 2006 | General news
Following on from the previous standby rescue cover, which had commenced early in the morning, team members went on to provide standby rescue cover at the annual sponsored Rivington Pike walk, organised by Horwich New Heart Club, to raise money for the New Heart...