by admin | Mar 26, 2016 | 2016, Incident
While covering a fell race today the team was initially contacted by a member of the public out walking informing us that his companion had fallen injuring his leg and was unable to walk. The walkers had already contacted the North West Ambulance Service who then...
by admin | Mar 26, 2016 | 2016, General news, Incident
At 14:03 this afternoon the team was paged by North West Ambulance service who were requesting our assistance at an incident in Rivington. Coincidentally a number of team vehicles were in the immediate area providing a standby rescue cover for the annual Rivington...
by admin | Mar 26, 2016 | Safety Cover
Today 12 team members using three team landrovers provided safety rescue cover for the annual Easter Saturday Rivington Pike Fell races. The junior races were held first starting behind Rivington and Blackrod High School starting at 1pm, with a route leading up...
by admin | Mar 25, 2016 | 2016, Incident
As the annual Good Friday celebrations on Rivington Pike began to wind down this afternoon, the team members at our BM2 Land Rover ambulance, which was parked up below Brown Hill, were approached by a 17 year old male who was nursing an obviously injured wrist. The...
by admin | Mar 25, 2016 | 2016, General news, Incident
During today’s Good Friday celebrations, the team was approached by members of the public who reported that a young female was having considerable difficulty descending from the Pike summit down towards Higher Knoll. A team member was sent to the reported...