by admin | Aug 18, 2014 | General news
As regular readers are no doubt aware, the team operates a 3.4 metre semi rigid inflatable search and rescue boat complete with outboard engine. (And no its not lost a little bit of its length! Although we have always referred to it as 3.5m long, a recent ‘re-measure’...
by admin | Aug 17, 2014 | Training
This morning, our Team Chairman Craig Lamb and Team Equipment Officer (Medical) Nigel Booth, carried out some personal rope rescue training, based upon the equipment carried within our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance radio callsign ‘Bolton Mobile 1.’ (Which is...
by admin | Aug 16, 2014 | Safety Cover
Today the team provided standby rescue cover for the annual Darwen Gala Fell Race, held as part of the Darwen Gala. This year the Fell Race was organised by Darwen Running Group and was titled ; Darwen Running Group Catherine Dowdall Darwen Gala Memorial Fell Race. A...
by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Training
On Wednesday evening 13th August, our weekly training exercise took place on an unseasonal cold Winter Hill, not only was it cold but it was very wet underfoot from recent heavy rains. Twenty four Call Out operational members and one Trainee Team member attended,...
by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Training
Not previously reported on our website, was the recent attendance by team member Jess Ellsmore on the SARDA England training weekend held on Dartmoor on Saturday 2nd / Sunday 3rd August. Jess is a recently accepted trainee Air Scenting Mountain Rescue Dog Handler with...
