Incident 98/2015 – Major flooding event on Riverside Drive, Prestolee, Kearsley, Bolton

by admin | Dec 26, 2015 | 2015, Incident

Whilst assembling at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to standby at the request of NWAS Greater Manchester Area, on this Boxing Day of stormy weather, at 11.41hrs, GMP contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, for the team to respond to a very serious flooding...

Incident 97/2015 – The start of a long busy and very wet day!

by admin | Dec 26, 2015 | 2015, Incident

Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, after a full morning of telephone liaison calls with colleague MRTs / SART, Lancashire Constabulary, GMP, and NWAS, regarding the worsening and very wet weather conditions, was requested by NWAS Greater Manchester Area, to place the...

A Very Happy Christmas to all our friends and supporters

by admin | Dec 24, 2015 | General news

On this Christmas Eve, the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team extends our Christmas Wishes to all our valued and appreciated friends and supporters, whether that be via our website, Facebook or our Twitter sites, not forgetting of course those, who still keep in touch with...

Team Recruitment for Trainee Operational Membership – nine days since we opened for recruitment and we already have a number of positive enquiries

by admin | Dec 24, 2015 | General news

On Tuesday 15th December 2015, we opened our latest recruitment drive for those interested in joining the operational membership of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (please click here for a direct link to the report published on Tuesday 15th December 2015) Already we...

Donation of equipment items to Cheshire Search and Rescue Team

by admin | Dec 21, 2015 | General news

Today we donated a quantity of just retired / out of date, Casualty Care and sundry First Aid items, surplus to our requirements (we use such for training purposes once their expiry date is reached) to our colleagues at Cheshire SART, who will use such for a...