by admin | Dec 31, 2010 | 2010, Incident
As part of NWAS (GMA) pre-arranged plan to cope with peak demand calls during the New Year’s celebrations, the Team was mobilised to directly assist NWAS (GMA) with ambulance calls this New Year’s Eve. 9 team members crewed three Team Land Rover Ambulances which were... by admin | Dec 26, 2010 | 2010, Incident
The team traditionally goes out in to our operational area on Boxing Day afternoon, and today with seventeen Call Out list members / Probationary members present, we decided to take advantage of the snow on the hills, and with no calls on the team, we all met at the... by admin | Dec 22, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 16:03 this afternoon, the team was contacted by NWAS (Manchester), requesting our assistance at a sledging incident in the vicinity of Jumbles Reservoir, north of Bolton. The call was answered by experienced team member Mike Marsh, who promptly called out the rest... by admin | Dec 21, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At just after 15.30hrs a 999 call was made concerning a 12 year old boy from Edgworth, who had injured himself in a sledging accident on the snow covered slopes above Wayoh Reservoir. NWAS (Manchester) Control paged the team for assistance at 15.38hrs, co-incidentally... by admin | Dec 20, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 15:11 this wintry afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) Control requesting assistance due to a high volume of calls on the Ambulance Service, directly attributed to the snowy ground conditions. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE agreed that the team was... by admin | Dec 19, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 15.36hrs this wintry afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) for an incident at High Rid Reservoir, Heaton, Bolton. As our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was about to answer this call, he was in turn contacted directly by NWAS (GMA) Belle Vue...