by admin | May 31, 2012 | General news
Click here for a link to a 360 degree image from Tuesdays Lancashire Fire Operation Group exercise, taken from Bleasdale Fell. Thanks to our colleagues from Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team for the image.
by admin | May 31, 2012 | General news
Today, the Team learned of an incident involving [Daniel] the son of Greater Manchester’s Fire and Rescue search dog handler, Mike Dewar. Dan was attending a charity football game at Old Trafford on Sunday as a spectator. Whilst transitting to the ground, a road...
by admin | May 29, 2012 | General news
In line with many other areas in the United Kingdom that are now facing increasing risk from large “Wildfires” (In this area grass and moorland fires), after considerable work on the subject Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service decided to form a Lancashire...
by admin | May 27, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today whilst engaged on the standby rescue cover for the Rotary Club of Darwen “Darwen Tower Trudge”, and whilst parked up in the Tockholes area, the crew of our BM4 LandRover were approached by a passing member of the public, Mr. Bill Barnes (an...
by admin | May 27, 2012 | Donations, General news
Last Sunday ten team members attended the Old England Kiosk, in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, for their centenary celebrations. During the day’s centenary celebrations, the Old England Kiosk were raising money both for the kiosk and for Bolton MRT. We are happy to...
by admin | May 27, 2012 | General news
Organised annually by our friends and supporters in the Rotary Club of Darwen, the Darwen Tower Trudge takes in a delightful route around the reservoirs and hills of Tockholes, Roddlesworth and Darwen, including the moorland heights of Lyons Den, Darwen Moor and of...