by admin | May 21, 2014 | Training
This evening our weekly Wednesday night exercise saw a multi agency response quickly develop to an urban rescue scenario. Planned and organised by team call out list members Martin Battersby and Steve O’Hara, alongside our team leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the exercise... by admin | May 18, 2014 | Training
Our Trainee Air Scenting Mountain Rescue Search Dog Handler Paul Chisholm with his Trainee Search Dog Bella, took part today in some afternoon training (rather than his usual morning session) in the vicinity of Two Lads, on the moors above Horwich. Paul was joined by... by admin | May 14, 2014 | Training
Meeting at Batridge Road car park between Turton and Entwistle and Wayoh Reservoirs, this warm sunny evening saw team members assemble for a ‘round robin’ casualty exercise around the top end of Wayoh Reservoir. Three exercise casualty sites challenged the twenty five... by admin | May 9, 2014 | Training
Yesterday evening, Thursday 8th May, our Trainee Mountain Rescue Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Paul Chisholm and Bella, were up on the moors above Horwich at Wilderswood, conducting their usual Thursday weekly night time training. Paul was helped by Bolton MRT... by admin | May 8, 2014 | Training
This morning saw our Trainee DVSD (Drowned Victim Search Dog) Handler Dave Marsh and his Trainee DVSD Search Dog Sasha, take to the water of Pennington Flash, Leigh, in our 3.5m semi rigid inflatable SAR Boat, to undertake more intense training in the final stages... by admin | May 7, 2014 | Training
Wednesday 7th May 2014. . Assembling at the Lever Park, Rivington, exercise venue this evening, in the vicinity of Rivington Hall Barn, the twenty Team Call Out list members attending tonight’s weekly evening exercise were presented by our Training Officer Neil...