by admin | Feb 10, 2013 | General news
Today the team provided its usual standby rescue cover provision for the gruelling Winter Hill Fell Race, organised excellently as ever by Horwich RMI Harriers and Athletic Club. Now in its 31st year (the team has attended every event), the course takes in an 11 mile... by admin | Feb 9, 2013 | General news
The team has not been associated with the annual and very long running, well established Anglezarke Amble event, excellently organised by West Lancashire Long Distance Walkers Association, for some years now. Last year, freezing road conditions gave some problems to... by admin | Feb 8, 2013 | General news
Belated 65th Birthday wishes are extended to a ‘young lady’ in the team who celebrated this milestone birthday earlier this week in the company of her husband on a two day ‘away break.’ This still sprightly young girl wishes to remain... by admin | Feb 8, 2013 | General news
The team extends its wishes for a speedy recovery to NEWSART team member Dani Burgess who has very seriously injured her back falling from her horse on Tuesday this week, necessitating her being airlifted by helicopter to hospital. Dani is the organiser of a joint... by admin | Feb 8, 2013 | Donations, General news
Our very kind supporters and friends at Flixton Dog Training Club have contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE by letter today enclosing a very generous and kind £100.00 donation to the team. In her letter Joy Thornton of Flixton Dog Training Club states;... by admin | Feb 6, 2013 | 2013, Incident
As described below, with the team on exercise this evening, at circa 21.00hrs, team friend (Who photographs many of our bigger exercises) Carl Silver contacted our Team Leader, requesting the teams help, to extricate his car from an icy stretch of the moorland road of... by admin | Feb 6, 2013 | General news
We took a break from the last stages of our Mountain Rescue Casualty Care Training tonight (the dreaded exams will soon be upon us) to take advantage of the wintry conditions still present on our local moorlands. Twenty eight team members assembled at 20.00hrs at the... by admin | Feb 5, 2013 | General news
There follows an account of their visit by team Call Out list member (And former team SARDA Handler) Dave Marsh; “Tuesday evening saw a group of Guides from 11th Guide group based in Farnworth visiting our Ladybridge Hall base / HQ. The 20 guides and three... by admin | Feb 5, 2013 | General news
Further to our recent article regarding the progress of the ’production’ of our new Incident Control Vehicle (see website news report of 29th January 2013) this afternoon three members from our Incident Control Vehicle project team, set off to meet with... by admin | Feb 4, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a very kind letter and donation from ‘Fluff’ on behalf of the Manchester Mountain Bikers Committee; “Please find attached a cheque donation for £100.00 from Manchester Mountain Bikers as a...