by admin | Apr 1, 2003 | General news
We started off April as we’d like to start off all new months, with a donation! this time gratefully received from Eccles Rambling & Social Club, who sent £25, received with many thanks.
by admin | Apr 1, 2003 | General news
Early in April our treasurer, Ged Clarke, disappeared to the Far East. In fact, he was visiting Hong Kong to deliver distance-learning seminars for his college. During his spare time in HK, Ged followed up an e-mail contact with the Hong Kong Mountain Search and...
by admin | Apr 1, 2003 | General news
Also in early April, came the great news that Bolton RSPCA Group are to honour us with their ’James Newton Memorial Trophy 2003’, for our part in rescuing a German Shepherd dog ’Jazz’, last November, in Rivington (see incident 90-2002). All...
by admin | Mar 30, 2003 | 2003, Incident
On the early evening of Sunday, 30th March, the team was called out to assist GMP, in a search for a missing 5 year old boy, on the outskirts of Bolton (at Chorley Old Road, the area opposite Morrisons store). Initial police enquiries were followed by a rapid...
by admin | Mar 30, 2003 | General news
Out with the team again (for old times sake) on Sunday 30th March, was Derek Mottershead, our second Team Leader from way back in the 1970’s. Alongside another ex Team Leader (and current President) Bob Hutchinson, and our ever serving current Team Leader Garry...