by admin | Aug 29, 2014 | General news, Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Today we were invited by Joanne Tarpey, Civil Contingencies Service, Wigan MBC to the awareness day part of Wigan Resilience Week, held in Wigan town centre. The day got off to a wet start as cloud after cloud emptied their wet contents onto the 6 team members who had... by admin | Aug 27, 2014 | General news
This evening Bolton MRT team member Steve O’Hara attended the fourth meeting of the Greater Manchester 3rd Sector (Voluntary Agencies) which as with the previous three meetings was held and hosted by the British Red Cross at its Cornbrook Estate, Manchester, offices.... by admin | Aug 27, 2014 | General news, Training
This cool and windy Wednesday evening, our exercise involved a female geologist who was reported to be injured whilst examining the boulder fields on Turton Moor. Readers familiar with Turton Moor may know there are two large boulder fields present, Andrew’s... by admin | Aug 25, 2014 | General news, Lectures/Presentations/Displays
On this Bank Holiday Monday, the team was invited to attend the GMFRS Irlam Community Fire Station open day. The community fire station has recently been repurposed as a joint Fire/Police/Ambulance premises, currently a unique setup in Greater Manchester, so now with... by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | General news
Today the team attended the “Spirit of Trust” Open Day which was held at Tonge Moor Cricket Club, Bolton. Eight callout list team members attended in our BM1 and BM3 Land Rover ambulance vehicles (Mike Marsh, David Crawford, Philip Crook, Tony Dawson, John... by admin | Aug 21, 2014 | Donations, General news
As part of his own study for the Casualty Care Certificate in Mountain Rescue course which all mountain rescuers in England and Wales are encouraged to take (And renew every three years), Andy Caple, a team member in Langdale Ambleside MRT, set about making his own...