by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | General news
This evening as part of a programme of delivering some communications training by NWAS (GMA) to the Mountain Rescue Teams operating in Greater Manchester, five of our team members joined three colleagues from Kinder MRT in journeying to NWAS (Greater Manchester Area)... by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | General news
This evening very long serving Team call Out list members Chris Tennant and Dave Marsh (Also a former SARDA Dog Handler) visited St Cuthbert’s Mothers Union, at St Cuthbert’s Church, Earnsdale Road, Darwen, to give a presentation on the work of the team... by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | General news
Not previously reported on our website was a very kind letter of thanks from the students at Wellfield Business and Enterprise College, Leyland, Preston, received following their day out with the team on Tuesday 26th July 2011. In their letter dated 15th September... by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | General news
Not previously reported here, but recently team Call Out list member Gyles Denn, a former Forensic Officer, was again invited by Staffordshire Search and Rescue to attend their Foundation Course and teach about Crime Scene awareness and protocols. (Regular readers... by admin | Nov 13, 2011 | Donations, General news
During our attendance at this years Remembrance Sunday Service, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was approached by valued friend and supporter of the team David Bisset. David Bisset is a regular supporter of the team since August 2005 when the team attended an... by admin | Nov 13, 2011 | General news
In the early hours of the cold winters morning of Tuesday 16th November 1943, a Wellington Mk 1c twin engined bomber of 28 OTU (Operational Training Unit) Royal Air Force, crashed with the sad loss of all aircrew onto Anglezarke Moor north of Bolton, in the area now... by admin | Nov 13, 2011 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind donation from Mrs Rosemary Evans of Deane, Bolton, who is a colleague of Team Member Mark Scott. Mrs Evans had borrowed a collection tin to collect at her recent 65th birthday celebrations (especially as, in her... by admin | Nov 12, 2011 | General news
This evening Full Team Callout members Mike Marsh and John Dickinson took our BM1 Mountain Rescue Land Rover Ambulance to the Flixton Urmston Davyhulme Carnival Committee Prize Giving night at St Marys Church Hall, Flixton. Mike and John were greeted by Stuart... by admin | Nov 12, 2011 | General news
At 17.20hrs early this evening we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary regards an incident in Tockholes / Roddlesworth woodlands. As our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was gathering further information from Lancashire Constabulary, news came into the Police that the... by admin | Nov 12, 2011 | General news
Every year Lancashire Constabulary kindly offer to the MRTs operating in Lancashire, places on their week long Missing Persons Search Manager Course. This year experienced Team Member Paul Brain attended this Police nationally recognised course. Held at Lancashire...