Oct 7 2017
Rivington Trail Half Marathon
Today saw the team providing standby rescue cover for the Rivington Trail Half Marathon event.
Organised this year by the Chorley Ladies Football Club with the route starting at Rivington & Blackrod School, and heading north to the White Coppice area, and then returning to Rivington via the Rivington Reservoir system.
Eleven team Call Out list members attended to provide standby rescue cover, with members all around the course and the Start / Finish.
The event concluded early mid afternoon with all 200 competitors completing the route with only a small number sporting minor cuts and bruises.
The team passes its grateful thanks to the Chorley Ladies Football Club for taking on the organising of the event and the generous donation of £500.00 to the Team.
Oct 22 2017
Serpent 6 Trail Race
Today 9 team members, plus Two Land Rover Ambulance team vehicles and team minibus provided Standby Rescue Cover for the Wilton Arms (Bolton) Serpent 6 Trail Race which takes in the trails around the Smithills Estate.
Organised by Time2Run Events , 135 runners took part in the 6 mile route Starting and finishing at the Wilton Arms on Belmont Road.
By Paul Brain • Safety Cover