by admin | Nov 19, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we received a very kind donation of £23.75p via the Charities Aid Foundation, our online donation portal, from Mr Gavin Baxter of Wilderswood, Horwich. Gavin was a competitor in the Rivington Half Marathon event on Saturday 6th October this year, for which...
by admin | Nov 15, 2012 | General news
On Sunday 4th November 2012, we reported within our website on the naming of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance BM4 in honour of our valued and long standing team friend and supporter Jim Fletcher BEM. Today we are very pleased to report on the receipt by our...
by admin | Nov 14, 2012 | General news
On Saturday 3rd November Mr Graham Roskell went missing from Harrogate hospital. Shortly after the hospital staff raised the alarm and called the police. In turn North Yorkshire Police called on the services of Mountain Rescue to search part of the route between...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | General news
This evening three experienced Call Out list team members, our trainee member and three of our new Probationary team members, were on hand to welcome a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by the 25th Bolton Lostock Beavers. 19 Beavers together with 2 leaders from...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | General news
This morning at the invitation of Craig Lunt, Red Watch, Watch Manager at GMFRS Horwich Fire Station, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and long serving and very experienced team member Gyles Denn, visited Red Watch to discuss some joint training opportunities, and...
by admin | Nov 12, 2012 | Donations, General news
In 2011, Her Majesty’s Government announced an annual grant to be utilised for team search and rescue equipment purposes, open to all teams within Mountain Rescue England and Wales, our national representative body. The grant from HMG administered and...