by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Donations
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received from CMA Solicitors of Bolton, the news that we had been bequeathed the very thoughtful sum of £5,000.00 from the estate of the late Mrs Margaret Ann Holmes, who passed away on 22nd November 2014, with a service... by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, yesterday, Wednesday 16th December, of a Christmas card and a very kind donation of £25.00 from wife and husband, long term team supporters Deborah and John Garlick of Locking... by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | General news
This evening a large number of team members converged on the Jolly Crofters, Chorley Old Road, Horwich, for our Annual Christmas Social. Our Equipment Officer – Vehicles Neil Aspinall visited the Jolly Crofters a few weeks back to see if the Landlords Alan and Sharon... by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | General news
At 19.28hrs this very damp evening, we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary regarding a “female who had fallen off a bike in an off road location.” Coincidentally at this time, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, Training Officer Alistair Greenough, Equipment Officer... 
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General news
The team has a small number of operational membership vacancies it wishes to fill in early 2016. Please carefully read how to go about this below: If you are interested then please apply on line using the on line initial membership application form available within... by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | General news
Further to our being called out to provide assistance during the Lancaster flooding Major Incident, on the late evening of Saturday 5th December 2015 – please see our Incident 90, dated the same, today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following letter... by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a kind and thoughtful, festive donation of £175.00 from our great friends and highly valued supporters at St Mary’s Walking Group, Horwich. In a Christmas Card and letter with this kind donation, sent to our Team... by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Donations
On the evening of Tuesday 15th May 2012, we were called out to assist NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Emergency Ambulance staff with the rescue and evacuation of a 13 year old boy who had suffered an ankle fracture in fields, in the Mosley Common area of Worsley.... by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Training
Our regular readers will be aware that April 1st 2015 saw the start of the disbandment and wind down of the RAF, Royal Navy / Fleet Air Arm / HMCG existing UK Helicopter Search and Rescue provision, and its total civilianisation under a new long lasting contract,... by admin | Dec 13, 2015 | 2015, Incident
On Saturday evening, 12th December our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, Trailing Search Dog Boris and their usual Navigator Elaine Gilliland, were placed on standby to assist Police Scotland with a search for a missing man. The missing 52 year...