by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | General news
Today team member Nigel Booth, our Equipment Officer – Ropes and Stretchers, who is a full time GMFRS Watch Manager at GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station, attended the ninth meeting of the Lancashire Fire Operations Group. This group as regular readers will...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Donations
Readers will recall that we are constantly on the lookout for new collection box locations, given that our existing collection boxes generate a healthy and welcome income for the team. Experienced Bolton MRT team operational member Steve O’Hara has been doing his bit...
by admin | Feb 28, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Very late this evening at 23.57hrs, we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary in regards to an urgent and developing search for a missing 43 years old man in the Earnsdale / Sunnyhurst area of Darwen, in circumstances giving Police concern for his welfare. The call was...
by admin | Feb 28, 2016 | Training
Every three years those holders of the MREW Mountain Rescue Casualty Care Course, have to renew their certificate, which commences with a BLS assessment and concludes with a stringent written examination and medical and trauma casualty care practical exercise...
by admin | Feb 27, 2016 | Donations
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received within the post a truly marvellous donation from The Order of Women Freemasons, Lodge Eccles No.308. In a letter from Margaret Cowburn, Treasurer of The Order of Women Freemasons, Lodge Eccles No.308, Margaret states;...
