by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | General news
On Saturday afternoon, with icy conditions underfoot still prevailing throughout Greater Manchester, NWAS (Manchester) were experiencing a high call volume as a result of falls and slips. NWAS (Manchester) ECC requested the teams assistance and all five team vehicles...
by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | General news
Today the team was honoured to have been invited to attend and provide standby rescue cover and first aid provision for the English Schools’ Athletic Association 32nd Cross Country Cup Final, held at Canon Slade C of E School, Bolton. This prestigious event...
by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | General news
Today one of our team members Diane Blakeley, was doing her weekly shop in the Harwood, Bolton, branch of Morrisons. Collecting at the entrance were members of our valued friends and supporters at the Rotary Club of Turton, in front of a display stating the charities...
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | General news
With the recent re-equipment within the team of our hand held search lighting equipment, we recently decided to donate our now surplus, ‘older generation’ powerful search lights to our colleagues at Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue Team. This is part of a...
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | General news
This morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE in the company of Team Trainee member Nigel Booth (In full time, a GMFRS Watch Commander at Bolton North Fire Station) journeyed to Beacon Fell Country Park for the third meeting of the Lancashire Fire Operations Group....
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | General news
This morning, experienced team call out list member Gyles Denn, met with the members of Red Watch, GMFRS Horwich Fire Station, at Wilton 1 Quarry to the north of Bolton, to discuss the content of a joint exercise between Red Watch GMFRS Horwich Fire Station and the...