by admin | Nov 23, 2014 | Donations
Regular readers will be aware via our website that on Good Friday 2014, the team came to the rescue of Chloe Southworth, who suffered a serious leg injury on Rivington Pike whilst enjoying the sunny day with her father, uncle and cousin. Chloe was immediately tended... by admin | Nov 23, 2014 | General news
Today at 11.00hrs, 13x team call out list members and 4x probationary members, met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for our monthly Vehicles, Trailers, SAR Boat and Base / HQ Valet and vehicles checks, Search and Rescue equipment checks. Regardless of our routine... by admin | Nov 23, 2014 | Training
Early this morning at 07.30hrs, our trainee mountain rescue air scenting search dog handler Jess Ellsmore, her trainee dog Blitz and fellow team colleague Michael Wakerley, set off to journey to the north east to undertake some SARDA training in company with... by admin | Nov 22, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At circa 12.30hrs today our Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson, Elaine Gilliland his usual navigator, and of course Trailing Search Dog Boris (all members of SARDA Wales) were requested to take part in a continuing search operation by North Wales Police... by admin | Nov 22, 2014 | Donations
Following on from our website ‘news’ report of 17th November 2014, on Thursday 20th November 2014, our Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory, visited Horwich Council Chamber in Horwich Public Hall at the invitation of the Mayor of Horwich, Councillor Richard Silvester, to... by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Training
This dark and very wet late autumnal evening, saw our trainee mountain rescue air scenting dog handler Jess Ellsmore and her trainee air scenting search dog Blitz, training at Wilderswood, on the fringes of the moors high above Horwich. Jess was joined by colleague... by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Training
This afternoon our Training Officer Alistair Greenough, long serving member Mike Marsh, Equipment Officer – Medical Nigel Booth and probationary member Heath Doran met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ and then at GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station for some... by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | General news
Monday 24th November 2014 marks the commencement of another period of industrial action by NWAS and other Ambulance Services nationwide, following the first period that started on 13th October 2014 and lasted for circa a week. At noon today, Team Call Out Contact Mike... by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | General news
This evening saw our last Support Group meeting of the year (none are held in December) Support Group members present included Dave Rees, Sarah Hindle, Amanda Strickleton, Steve James, Iain Clarkson, Julie Thompson and Gillian Gregory who is also our Team Secretary.... by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | General news
This evening two team representatives attended the quarterly meeting of our regional representative mountain rescue organisation, namely the MPSRO (Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation) Held at the usual and long established venue of Rossendale and Pendle MRTs...