by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | 2012, Incident
Today the team was honoured to have been invited to attend and provide standby rescue cover and first aid provision for the English Schools’ Athletic Association 32nd Cross Country Cup Final, held at Canon Slade C of E School, Bolton. (A full report on our involvement... by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 12.22hrs early this icy cold afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) ECC to respond to the Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth, with the reports of a woman having slipped on ice. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who was able to... by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 18.30hrs this evening, our Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, (Of SARDA Wales) received his second call out of the day upon his unique services, to deploy with his Trailing Search Dog Boris, to assist Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team, in a search for a... by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 12.26hrs this cold and clear blue sky early afternoon, we were paged by the NWAS (Lancashire Area) Emergency Control Room ‘Airdesk,’ regarding an incident on Winter Hill. Answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the airdesk despatcher informed Garry that they... by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | 2012, Incident
Following an initial alert late yesterday evening, this morning our Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson of SARDA (Wales) and his Trailing Search Dog Boris, deployed at 08.30hrs from his Bury home address, to the Wirral area, to join an on going search operation... by admin | Nov 17, 2012 | 2012, Incident
This morning, in a continuation of the search for Mr John David Rayton, (See previous Incident report, dated Friday 16th November) our Trailing Dog Boris and his handler Steve Nelson, along with our Training Officer Elaine Gilliland once more acting as his navigator,...