by admin | Jul 9, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a letter from Box Brothers Limited of Blackpool, enclosing donations totalling £234.06p all made in the memory of the late Mrs Ann Margery Hearne. Of this generous and very kind overall donation, we understand some... by admin | Jul 7, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 17:45 this afternoon, we were paged for assistance by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, regards an incident at an industrial premises where a male crane operator had suffered a seizure, whilst in his operating cab a height off the ground. With drivers... by admin | Jul 7, 2012 | General news
Today half the team was present at this years GMFRS Farnworth Fire Station Open Day, with the other half of the team present at the annual Darwen 999 Emergency Services Day. As in Darwen, it was blue skies all day and very warm temperatures at Farnworth. We took along... by admin | Jul 7, 2012 | General news
Today half of the team was present at this years annual Darwen 999 Emergency Services Day (The other half being present at GMFRS Farnworth Fire Station Open Day) This annual event, organised as ever by our friend PCSO Nick Gisicz at Darwen, aims to bring together... by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | General news
Today in very heavy rainfall, Team members Chris Tennant, Alan James and Nick Berry in our ‘BM1’ Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance journeyed to a very wet Manchester ‘Safe and Secure’ event which was being held within the fantastic setting... by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Donations, General news
We would like to acknowledge the recent support of Greater Manchester Police in arranging to supply us with a quantity of replacement batteries for our Tait Orca hand held radio’s. Greater Manchester Police kindly act as providers for most of our personally... by admin | Jul 5, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 06.15hrs this morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted by Mick Nield, Team Leader Oldham MRT regards the early stages of a search being organised for a missing 73 year old man in Heaton Park, Manchester, the same location we had spent Monday evening,... by admin | Jul 5, 2012 | General news
Early today we received a copy of an email sent by GMP Missing Person Search Manager Sgt Simon Booth on Wednesday 4th July 2012, to Peter Hyde, Trustee / Director (And a former Deputy Team Leader) of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. “Peter, Please could you pass on... by admin | Jul 4, 2012 | Donations, General news
On Tuesday evening, 15th May 2012, we hosted a visit by some very interested members of the Salvation Army Church Ladies Group. (See website ‘news’ report dated the same) Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind letter from Jenny Fearn on... by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | General news
Tonight Team Support Group members Amanda Strickleton and Sarah Hindle representing the team, went along to yet another very kind Charity Prize Bingo evening, organised by RAOB GLE Limited, Friendship Lodge 2488, at the Crown Hotel, Horwich, with the team as the named...