by admin | Jun 17, 2013 | General news
Belated best wishes and congratulations to another ‘new’ father in the team, experienced Team Call Out list member Steve Kenworthy, and his wife Louise Kenworthy, on the birth of their daughter Isabelle Rose Kenworthy, born on Wednesday 29th May 2013, at...
by admin | Jun 16, 2013 | General news
Held for the last twelve years and with continuous team involvement since 2004, the Horwich Festival of Racing formerly known as the Horwich Carnival Races, are a day long series of running, orienteering and road cycling events held within Horwich Town Centre which...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | General news
Today the team was on display at GMFRS Horwich Fire Station during its Annual Open Day. We attended with our BM2 Mountain Rescue Land Rover Ambulance, and our BM5 Minibus / Crewbus Ambulance. Thankfully despite the threatening grey clouds, only intermittent light rain...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | General news
This morning saw our Trainee Drowned Victim Search Dog Handler Dave Marsh, (Our Team Training Officer) along with Trainee DVSD Search Dog Sasha, undertaking a more prolonged training session than usual, on a local water body, as they had a guest visitor joining them...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | General news
We have the greatest of pleasures in extending our warmest congratulations to long standing team friend and fellow mountain rescue colleague Phil O’Brien, current Team Leader of Bowland Pennine MRT, who has been made a Member of the British Empire in the...
by admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we received two very thoughtful and kind donations made in the memory of the late Mr Lester Fleming, from Mr and Mrs Kemp of North Tawton, and Mr and Mrs Goodall of Fareham, Hampshire. Both donations received via Ainsworth’s Funeral Service, totalled a...