The ‘Hummer’ visits the Greater Manchester Police Air Support Unit helicopter ‘ India 99’

“Dig It” event, Queens Park, Bolton

Today team members presented a team vehicle and equipment demonstration at the “Dig It” Queens Park, Bolton event, in celebration of Queens Park gaining a Heritage Lottery Grant to enable its full restoration. At various points in the day our BM4 Landrover...
The ‘Hummer’ visits the Greater Manchester Police Air Support Unit helicopter ‘ India 99’

Incident 103/2008

Three very experienced mountain bikers were enjoying the delights of mountain biking in the Rivington area today, when descending from the moorland landmark summit of Rivington Pike, one of the group, a 33 year old female mountain biker from the Clitheroe area,...
The ‘Hummer’ visits the Greater Manchester Police Air Support Unit helicopter ‘ India 99’

“Light Fantastic” event standby rescue cover

This evening, the team provided standby rescue cover (partly of a specialist nature) for the “Light Fantastic” evening public event culminating in a light show & firework display at Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth, Bolton. The team was on hand to...
The ‘Hummer’ visits the Greater Manchester Police Air Support Unit helicopter ‘ India 99’

Entonox equipment replacement

Readers of this news section will know that the team are equipped with Entonox® pain-killing gas (sometimes called “gas and air”) and that we use it very frequently. Well, sometimes things break when in such frequent use, and so it was with the valve...