by admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Training
This morning saw our Trainee DVSD (Drowned Victim Search Dog) Handler Dave Marsh and his Trainee DVSD Search Dog Sasha, take to the water of Pennington Flash, Leigh, in our 3.5m semi rigid inflatable SAR Boat, to undertake more intense training in the final stages... by admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Training
This weekend sees our specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Handler, Steve Nelson, (Also a member of SARDA Wales) with of course Trailing Search Dog Boris, attending the NSARDA Trailing Dog Weekend being held at the Smelt Mill Cottages, Dunsop Bridge, Headquarters... by admin | Apr 24, 2014 | General news
With those team members employed, all in or on their way to work this morning, the ‘retired’ folk and shift workers in the team didn’t get a chance of a lay in, as our pagers went off at 08.22hrs for an incident in the Whitefield area. Very quickly, at 08.26hrs North... by admin | Apr 24, 2014 | Donations
We are pleased to announce today the receipt of a wonderful and very kind £171.00 donation from our friends and supporters at Wigan Rambling and Climbing Club. In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, accompanying this kind donation, Miss Jane Stewart,... by admin | Apr 23, 2014 | Training
Our weekly training session this evening took the form of three workshop sessions, all taking place at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, commencing at 20.00hrs ; Session 1 saw seven Team Call Out list members and Amanda Strickleton and Lee Grice from our Support Group,... by admin | Apr 22, 2014 | General news
Readers will recall that on Good Friday, 18th April 2014, we responded to an incident involving a young 11 years old girl, who had sustained a serious knee injury, after stumbling on the slopes of Rivington Pike. The young girl, who had been enjoying the Good Friday... by admin | Apr 22, 2014 | General news
In December last year (2013) we were contacted via the MREW (Mountain Rescue England and Wales) Vehicles Officer with details of an offer which was available to all of us within the UK Voluntary Land Search and Rescue community. This incredibly kind and very... by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
During our provision of Standby Rescue Cover for the Annual Rivington Pike Fell Race, at 14.59hrs, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, for the team to lend assistance to a local incident in Horwich, involving a... by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | General news
With a long history of team involvement, today eighteen team members, in our four Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances, our Minibus Ambulance and our Incident Control Vehicle, provided full Standby Rescue Cover for the incredibly long established (Over 100 years!)... by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | 2014, Incident
With eighteen team members responding to set up to provide standby rescue cover for the Annual Easter Saturday Rivington Pike Fell Race (See above ‘News’ report) NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway directly contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE (Who minutes earlier had...