by admin | Jun 15, 2014 | 2014, Incident
This hot and very sunny evening at 20.31hrs we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) Parkway EOC to assist at an incident on a footpath off Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, giving access to Longsight Park. Help was required by the on scene NWAS Emergency Ambulance crew, to... by admin | Jun 15, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Whilst present providing standby rescue cover for the Horwich Festival of Racing 2014 all day event in Horwich town centre, the twenty three Team Call Out list members present dealt with four separate incidents requiring the teams services: The first was a runner who... by admin | Jun 15, 2014 | General news
Held for the last thirteen years and with continuous team involvement since 2004, the Horwich Festival of Racing (formerly known as the Horwich Carnival Races) are a day long series of running, orienteering and road cycling events held within Horwich Town Centre which... by admin | Jun 14, 2014 | Donations, General news, Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Today four team Call out list members Mike Wakerley, Jess Ellesmore, Mike Marsh and Phil Horner and Support Group members Dave Rees, Sarah Hindle and Steve James attended today’s GMFRS Horwich Community Fire Station Annual Open Day. We had on display our Land... by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | General news
This afternoon our Team equipment Officer – Medical, Nigel Booth (In full time, a GMFRS Watch Manager at Bolton North Fire Station) journeyed to the Abbeystead Estate meeting in an excellent venue of the Over Wyresdale Village Hall. The following report has been... by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | Donations, Lectures/Presentations/Displays
This afternoon, our Team President Bob Hutchinson, visited the members of Longsight Women’s Institute at their Harwood Methodist Hall meeting venue, Longsight Lane, Harwood, Bolton. Bob attended in our BM3 Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicle, radio callsign... by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | Training
One route team members can choose to take after being a member of a Mountain Rescue Team for a few years, is to train a search dog in conjunction with our friends at SARDA. We are pleased to announce another team member is choosing to take this path in their... by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | General news
This morning at 9:05 hours the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service to assist with an incident in the Prestwich area. Answered by our Deputy Team Leader Chris Greenhalgh, Chris ascertained the ambulance service were having difficulties evacuating a... by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | Safety Cover
This evening saw the annual Two Lads Fell Race, organised by Horwich RMI Harriers as part of the Horwich Festival of Racing. The race is over 5.25 miles and takes in 900 feet of ascent. Due to the team assisting Greater Manchester Police with a missing persons search... by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 14:02 hours today the team was contacted by Greater Manchester Police to join an ongoing search for a gentleman giving cause for concern for his welfare. 36-year-old Craig Kennedy was last seen at 8pm on Saturday 7 June 2014 when he was at his home on Holyoake...