by admin | May 5, 2005 | 2005, Incident
At 13:43 the Team Leader was contacted by GMAS regarding the report of a 17 year old female who was suffering from chest pains in the vicinity of Winter Hill. A full team pager call went out at 13:46 resulting in a 4 team vehicle immediate response. NWAA Helimed 08... by admin | May 5, 2005 | General news
Today our SARDA Handler Dave Marsh and his search dog Chi journeyed to the Republic of Ireland at the invitation of Irish SARDA, a part of the IMRA, the Irish Mountain Rescue Association to assist with the assesment of Irish SARDA handlers and dogs. Dave is in County... by admin | May 3, 2005 | Donations, General news
The team was approached some 3 months ago by Jim Fletcher of Belthorn, who specifically asked if he team would mind if he raised funds on our behalf with regards to the work we carry out in Darwen and the local Darwen moorland area. Jim is involved in the Belthorn... by admin | May 2, 2005 | 2005, Incident
GMAS Control paged the team at the early hour of 01:10 this morning following the report of an injured mountain biker in the Haslam Park area of Bolton. The informant who was also the injured party, described his location as “near the river”, which we took... by admin | May 2, 2005 | General news
This Sunday the team attended the launch of the Rotary Way, held at Rivington & Blackrod High School, and organised by local Bolton Rotary Clubs. A number of charities attended this launch event including 18 members of the team who were on hand to deal with any...