by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | General news
Usually held quarterly, the GMESLG serves to unite all the statutory emergency Services working in Greater Manchester with the mountain rescue teams which assist them, discussing procedures, incidents, developments and items of mutual interest. Each participating... by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | 2013, Incident
This evening whilst in the company of a member of NEWSAR team, Bolton MRT experienced team member John Fletcher, our Equipment Officer – Water, and a member of our integral ‘Water Team,’ was requested to join in with the NEWSAR response to a call out to provide... by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | General news
This evening, our Team President, Bob Hutchinson, accompanied by his wife, Janet, along with Team Support Group members Iain Clarkson, Sarah Hindle, Gillian Gregory and Amanda Strickleton with her friend, Simon, attended the Organ Restoration Concert at Bank Street... by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | General news
Further to our website ‘News’ report dated Saturday 30th November 2013, on the Joint Exercise we attended with GMFRS Horwich and LFRS Chorley Fire Station crews, held at GMFRS Horwich Fire Station, the following report has been published on the website of... by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | General news
Our Team Life Vice President Alan James, has been working recently on modifying the overall length of our ‘water reach poles.’ As such he has required some specialist tubing supplies and today collected such from Model & College Metals, Salford. Upon... by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our November month end 2013 collection box figures, with £229.00 collected, against £543.09p for November 2012. Our year to date collection box total is £2,535.77p against £3,197.24p for 2012. We have gained one... by admin | Dec 5, 2013 | General news
On Thursday 28th November 2013, we reported within our website ‘News’ that on Wednesday 28th November 2012, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was notified by Gilbert Stephens Solicitors of Ottery St Mary, Devon, that we had been left the residue of the estate of the... by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and Team Equipment Officer – IT and Communications, Steve Fletcher, visited NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Parkway Emergency Operations Centre, meeting Control Room Manager Martin Hawksworth, to discuss... by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | General news
Today we are extremely pleased to announce the receipt of a Silver CardiacSmart Award from the NWAS NHS Trust. Very experienced team Call Out list member Mark Scott recently applied on line for the team to be considered for such, and on Friday 8th November, we... by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased today to announce the wonderful receipt of a very kind and generous £300.00 donation from the Rotary Club of Horwich. In a letter accompanying this thoughtful donation, to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE from Rotarian Keith Maher, Community...