by admin | Nov 24, 2013 | General news
Today the team provided standby rescue cover for the David Staff Memorial Charity Fell Race. This fell race takes in a course over 5.1 miles (8.2km) including 1200 feet (366m) of ascent, centred on Jubilee Tower, Darwen and Darwen Moor. The race organised by Jonathan...
by admin | Nov 24, 2013 | General news
This weekend has seen all three of our operational and trainee search dog handlers in training. Our Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson, a member of SARDA (Wales) with his Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Boris, has been on the scheduled monthly...
by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | General news
At 22.08hrs this evening, via SARCALL and pager, the team was called out to assist GMP with the developing search for a missing woman in the Prestolee area. The initial call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who liaised with a GMP Missing Person Search...
by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | Donations, General news
On Thursday evening 19th September, 2013, team member Dave Cook visited the members of Bury / Bolton ME / CFS Support Group to give a presentation on the work of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. Very kind donations totalling £54.49p were received by Dave on...
by admin | Nov 21, 2013 | General news
This evening saw the last monthly meeting for 2013 of our fantastic Support Group. Eight Support Group members attended tonight’s meeting, at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, with our Team President Bob Hutchinson present as usual acting in the direct link /...
