by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | General news
Commencing at 09.30hrs today, our Team Equipment Officer – Medical, Nigel Booth, who works full time as a GMFRS Watch Manager, currently at GMFRS Bolton North Fire Station, attended today an NWAS Heartstart Instructor Course, held at NWAS Headquarters, Ladybridge...
by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to report the receipt via the Charities Aid Foundation of a very kind donation of £35.00 made by our Treasurer Martin Banks of Horwich. At our recent AGM our annual membership donation (subscription) was set at zero from its previous amount of...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | General news
This evening, at our weekly meeting, all our Team Call Out List membership were delighted to receive the latest Mountain Rescue England & Wales (MREW) issued clothing item as recently delivered to every Mountain Rescue / Cave Rescue individual member within...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | General news
This evening, with two very busy search days under our belts already this week, our weekly evening meeting saw all six of our vehicles which had been fully valeted only as recently as on Sunday 30th March, having to be completely cleaned inside and out again after...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
At circa 18.40hrs this evening, our Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson was contacted directly by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, regarding an urgent search for a missing male in the Astley bridge area of Bolton. In turn, Steve alerted our Team Leader...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | General news
Throughout today, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, maintained liaison and updates with a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, over the continuation of the search effort for the missing male from the Eccles area, that we searched for on Monday and Tuesday of this week....