by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | General news
Our Support Group members were delighted to welcome Eddie Birchall and his Boxing Club companion, Bill, to their meeting this evening. Eddie, the leader of the New Bury Youth Club’s Welsh Coast Cycle Summer Charity Challenge 2013, had brought along further... by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | General news
This evening our Team Support Group held its first meeting of 2014, with much to discuss for this coming year regarding the fantastic assistance to the operational part of the team provided by the Support Group. As usual our Team President (And a Former Team Leader)... by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | General news
Last night, our second Wednesday evening exercise of this New Year, saw no sign of winter ice or snow, instead it was a ‘warm’ 7c, misty with light rain and very wet conditions underfoot. The scenario for tonight’s exercise arranged by our Training Officer Dave Marsh,... by admin | Jan 15, 2014 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 4th January 2014, we were involved in a joint search operation with and in direct assistance of Greater Manchester Police, for a missing man in circumstances giving GMP cause for concern for his welfare. GMP Missing Person Search Manager Chris Moody... by admin | Jan 15, 2014 | General news
Yesterday evening our Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson (A member of SARDA Wales) received two calls for his specialist assistance, one in North Wales and one to possibly assist with a search in the Lake District. During the evening he was informed he... by admin | Jan 14, 2014 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a kind email from the casualty involved in Incident 16 of Saturday 11th January 2014, which happened on the path adjacent to Turton and Entwistle Reservoir. (Please see website ‘News’ item dated the same)... by admin | Jan 14, 2014 | General news
Our Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory, visited Clevelands Preparatory School recently at the request of the School Secretary, Julie, to collect two of our charity boxes. The boxes had been used for donations from the sale of Christmas cards and refreshments to parents,... by admin | Jan 14, 2014 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £149.06p donation from Bolton Parish Church. The entire team membership extends its sincere thanks to all at Bolton Parish Church who raised this wonderful amount for us over 2013. by admin | Jan 13, 2014 | General news
This evening the team hosted a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by thirty one very keen members of Chorley and District Young Farmers Club. (Which draws on its membership from a very wide area, including the Bolton, Horwich and Blackrod areas) Commencing at... by admin | Jan 12, 2014 | General news
At 10.15hrs this frosty morning we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) Parkway EOC regarding an incident in woodlands off Wigan Lane, Whitley, Wigan. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, being informed an NWAS Rapid Response Vehicle was on scene, and...