by admin | Aug 2, 2013 | General news
Today our Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory, received the latest news from Bernadette Tither at New Bury Community Learning Centre regarding the youth club members’ Summer Challenge 2013 – Welsh Coast Cycle Ride – the team set off to the start point at...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | Donations, General news
We are pleased to report on the recent receipt of a £30.00 donation to the team, from some young persons associated with a ‘little favour’ we carried out for the son of a former long serving team member. ,br> It has been requested that the donors...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | General news
We are reminding all our readers that there is one week left to go before the date of this years Greater Manchester Emergency Services (Third) Annual Open Day, at the great venue yet again of the Trafford Centre, Manchester, between 10.00hrs and 17.00hrs on Thursday...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | General news
Following the successful ‘completion’ of some projects previously listed within our website ‘Appeals’ pages, we have now completely revised these pages, with new wants and replacement team equipment items added. Most of the...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | General news
Through our valued links and very long established friendship with the Rotary Club of Westhoughton, we were recently asked by the Westhoughton Rotarians to assist with a Rotary International Youth Summer Camp, which they regularly take part in. Essentially, Rotary...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our July month end 2013 collection box figures, with £156.75p collected, against £184.60p for July 2012. Our year to date collection box total is £1,509.33p against £1,985.23p for 2012. We currently have 123x...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Donations, General news
Following a recent talk to Tonge Fold History Group from our Training Officer Dave Marsh on the use of search dogs in mountain rescue, we are very pleased to report the receipt of a very kind and thoughtful £25.00 donation from Tonge Fold History Group this...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | General news
This week the counter on our website which registers visits / hits to our website will pass the 1,490,000 mark, an incredibly huge number of visits / hits since our website first went live way back on 1st October 2001. Today the number of followers of the team on our...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | General news
Further to our website report dated Sunday 28th July 2013, the following article has subsequently appeared in the Lancashire Telegraph, giving more details of this sad theft. Alan Ainscow who works at the cafe CASH was stolen from a charity collection box raising...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to receive three kind donations amounting to £45.00 all made in celebration of the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Walton of Bolton. In a card accompanying these thoughtful donations, Mrs Margaret Walton states ; “Please...