by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Donations
Today team members Mark Scott and Gary Melia travelled to The Rivington in the village of the same name for a special mission: to meet up with our great supporters Rachel and Neil Taylor. Rachel and Neil are owners of The Rivington, which consists of Tea Rooms and a... 
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 17:10 on this warm and sunny October evening the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service who were requesting our assistance at an incident on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal in Little Lever. A 43 year old male mountain biker had been riding on... by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | General news
Not previously reported on our website was the retirement from the team of Dave Marsh, handler of our Water Search Dog, Sasha. Dave originally joined the team back in August 1976. He has ‘retired’ twice already but has over 30 years experience within Mountain Rescue... by admin | Oct 2, 2016 | Donations
Our mail has just revealed a fantastic donation of £850.00 from John Merton and David Williams of Warrington. In his letter, John explains that he and David work on the Alban Retail Park in Warrington and during the course of their work they collect scrap, pallets,... by admin | Oct 2, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Whilst team members were deployed to provide standby rescue cover on the Rivington Half Marathon today, at 11:15 we became aware of a runner who had collapsed in the vicinity of Anglezarke Reservoir. A crew of four team members and a vehicle were immediately on hand...