Team training this evening, and suddenly there is a nip in the air and its back to working by head torches

by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Training

This evenings weekly exercise saw team members gathering at the moorland location of Crookfield Road Car Park, between the villages of Belmont and Abbey Village, at 20.00hrs for a mountain rescue stretcher use familiarity session. With almost clear skies, and an...

Team attends the fifth meeting of the Greater Manchester 3rd Sector (Voluntary Agencies) Group

by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | General news

This evening team member Steve O’Hara attended the fifth meeting of the Greater Manchester 3rd Sector (Voluntary Agencies) Group, representing the interests of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. As previously, the meeting was kindly hosted by the British Red Cross at its...

Fantastic support and donation from ‘Handsfree’ of Trafford Park, greatly adds to the safety features of our Incident Control Vehicle

by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Donations

In our website ‘News’ report on our attendance at the Thursday 6th August Greater Manchester Emergency Services Day 2015, we mentioned that during the day we were visited by three interested persons from ‘Handsfree,’ a Trafford Park, Manchester, based Vehicle...

BBC News / BBC North West Tonight programme featuring mountain rescue all week

by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | General news

This evening saw the second of a four part each evening feature on BBC North West Tonight covering ‘mountain rescue in the North West.’ Starting at 18.30hrs each evening, last night – Monday 24th August, featured Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, and also made mention...

Kind donation via the Charities Aid Foundation by a supporter who wishes to remain anonymous

by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Donations

Not previously reported has been the very kind donation of a total of £116.89p dated 12th August 2015, to the team via the Charities Aid Foundation. This kind benefactor, known only to our Team Leader, is a very appreciated friend and long standing supporter of the...