by admin | Feb 25, 2013 | 2013, Incident
Today our specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Boris and his handler Steve Nelson, assisted by our Training Officer Elaine Gilliland (who acted as their navigator), were called out today to assist Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team with a search for a missing... by admin | Feb 24, 2013 | General news
On Saturday 16th February 2013, seven members of the team’s Support Group and one friend of the team were on duty over eight hours at ASDA Astley Bridge for our first charity store collection of 2013. Not only was this our first store collection of 2013, it is... by admin | Feb 23, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 11:06 hours this morning the team was called by NWAS (Lancashire) for assistance with an incident on Winter Hill involving a reported crashed paraglider. At 11:10 a full team callout was initiated with our first vehicle (BM3) leaving our Ladybridge Hall Base HQ at... by admin | Feb 22, 2013 | General news
This evening the team provided standby rescue cover for the Darwen Dashers second annual night-time fell race, the affectionately named “Mr. Sparkle’s Dark ’Un”. Starting at 19:30 at The Royal Arms in Tockholes, a total of 62 runners took part... by admin | Feb 20, 2013 | General news
Today team member Diane Blakeley attended the Rotary Club of Boltons Daybreak meeting. Here follows an acount of the morning written by Diane: Early this morning I attended the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Bolton Daybreak at the Britannia Hotel, Bolton. The... by admin | Feb 19, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 15:34 this afternoon the team was contacted by NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Operations Centre who were requesting our assistance at an incident in Wigan, on the Leeds to Liverpool canal towpath. A 16 year old male was reported to have fallen from his bike,... by admin | Feb 17, 2013 | General news
This afternoon the team received a direct call from Great House Barn Information Centre, Rivington, with a report of a child who was playing hide and seek a little too well! The boy’s family had made their way down to the Great House Barn from Rivington Pike... by admin | Feb 17, 2013 | General news
Today the Team received a visit from long standing supporter Gary Melia, proprietor of the The Barber Shop in Radcliffe. Gary brought along with him his son Harry (age 4) and friend Jonathan Garlick with his sons William (8) and Tom (5) and they were greeted by our... by admin | Feb 10, 2013 | General news
Today we are very happy to report the receipt of a kind ‘Card of Thanks’ from the three persons involved in the RTC Incident of Wednesday 6th February evening, to which we responded. (See Incident Report within our ‘News’ section dated the... by admin | Feb 10, 2013 | Donations, General news
We are happy to report today the receipt of a £15.00 cash donation from three walkers yesterday, involved in the West Lancashire LDWA ‘Anglezarke Amble’ event. The donation was given as thanks for providing a lift to them when they retired on the...