by admin | May 5, 2015 | Training
Our readers are aware that we are currently in the process of reviewing our rope access training, which is a direct follow on to the training received on the recent visit by five team members to Lyon Equipment on Saturday 18th April 2015 (Please see website report... by admin | May 5, 2015 | General news
Following on from yesterday evening, this evening our Equipment Officer – Water David Cook, assisted yet again by his ‘young’ cabin boy, David Marsh, carried out further maintenance tasks on our 3.4 metre semi rigid inflatable SAR Boat and its associated trailer. All... by admin | May 4, 2015 | General news
This evening our Equipment Officer – Water David Cook, ably assisted by his young (old!) apprentice, David Marsh, carried out a number of maintenance tasks on our 3.4 metre semi rigid inflatable SAR Boat. These works included a new engine mount, the transom board... by admin | May 4, 2015 | General news
We are extremely pleased and honoured to be receiving as our very special guest at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ on Sunday 26th July 2015, the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester, Sharman R Birtles JP, DL. The High Sheriff of Greater Manchester is visiting us at her... by admin | May 4, 2015 | General news
The maintenance, by team members of our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, which is owned by NWAS, is always on going, and today team member Phil Crook, an electrician by trade / profession, spent many hours of his Bank Holiday Monday replacing the strip light fittings... by admin | May 4, 2015 | 2015, Incident
At 13.44hrs this sunny afternoon, the team was contacted via SARCALL by NWAS (Lancashire) Broughton EOC AirDesk, requesting the teams assistance with the report of a collapsed hill walker near to Jubilee (Darwen) Tower, on Darwen Moor. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE... by admin | May 3, 2015 | General news
This morning starting at 11.30hrs, seven team members met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to carry out some minor yet essential maintenance tasks on all four of our Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulances. Our Team Equipment Officer – Vehicles Neil Aspinall... by admin | May 3, 2015 | 2015, Incident
At 12.59hrs we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) EOC Airdesk, requesting the teams assistance at an incident on the fringes of Sunnyhurst Wood, Hawkshaw, Darwen. An NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Ambulance crew had arrived on scene, responding to reports of a collapsed... by admin | May 2, 2015 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce our April 2015 month end collection box figures, with £290.10 collected, against £273.41 for April 2014. The total so far for 2015 is £1,025.22 compared with £851.84 for the same period in 2014. We currently have 115x collection boxes... by admin | May 2, 2015 | General news
The team extends its congratulations to our National MREW Patron HRH Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, on this their special occasion today of their daughter being born.