by admin | Oct 30, 2011 | General news
On the night when most benefitted from the extra hour in bed, we were all awoken at 01.13hrs (02.13hrs but for the hour change!) by a pager call to contact Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Control Room. Answered by both our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and...
by admin | Oct 27, 2011 | General news
This evening Team Training Officer Elaine Gilliland and Team Call Out List Member Carly Raines were invited by the British Red Cross – Northern Division – to attend their annual social evening to give a talk on the work of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. The...
by admin | Oct 27, 2011 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce the receipt today of a generous £350.00 donation from our friends and supporters at Turton Rotary Club. In a kind letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the Treasurer of Turton Rotary Club explained that fellow Rotarian...
by admin | Oct 27, 2011 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to report the receipt under the AstraZeneca Plc Matched Giving Scheme, via the Charities Aid Foundation, of a £500.00 donation from Mr S. J. Hazlitt, an employee of AstraZeneca Plc. (On 24th February 2011, we reported an earlier...
by admin | Oct 26, 2011 | 2011, Incident
At 11:50 this morning, the team was paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester) Emergency Control Centre, who were requesting our assistance at an incident in the George’s Lane, Rivington area. Already in attendance at the scene of the incident was an NWAS RRV Paramedic who...