Incident 9/2009

Incident 9/2009

At 14:37 this afternoon our Team Leader Garry Rhodes was contacted directly by the GMP Force Duty Manager regarding the team’s assistance with an ongoing search for a missing woman in the Shevington Vale area of Standish. With Police investigations becoming more...
Incident 9/2009

Incident 8/2009

At 15:43 this afternoon NWAS (Manchester area) paged the team for assistance with a developing incident involving an off-road motorcyclist in the Higher Ince area of Wigan. A full team pager callout was initiated resulting in 24 team members responding to this...
Incident 9/2009

2009 New Years Honours to Mountain Rescue

With the announcement of the 2009 New Year Honours list, we would like to pass our congratulations to Dr Albert Roy Cooksey, who has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for voluntary service to the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team in Cumbria....
Incident 9/2009

Wonderful donation from Mrs. P. Potts

Today we received a very kind £80 donation from Mrs. Pamela Potts, of Little Lever, Bolton. Pamela is a Sports Therapist, and each year instead of sending Christmas cards to her clients, she makes a donation to a local charity. In an earlier telephone...
Incident 9/2009

Fantastic donation from Horwich Rotary Club

Today the team is delighted to announce the receipt of a very kind and very large donation from the Horwich Rotary Club, specifically donated from their Community Service Committee, who believe we play a fantastic role in the local community. Horwich Rotary Club are...