by admin | Jun 1, 2017 | Safety Cover
This evening 144 runners participated in the annual Hendersons End Fell Race. The race is organised by Lostock Athletics Club and starts at Rivington Top Barn, climbing to Rivington Pike (twice!), Two Lads, Smithills Shooting Hut and the TV Mast station, before...
by admin | May 30, 2017 | 2017, Incident
While departing from the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue wildfire meeting our Team Leader received an alert message from the North West Ambulance Service requesting MRT assistance for a mountain biker who had injured himself in Lee Quarry near Bacup. As the...
by admin | May 30, 2017 | General news
This evening Team Leader Alistair Greenough and Assistant Team Leader Nigel Booth attended a meeting with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service at Bury Community Fire Station along with colleagues from Oldham MRT to discuss the role and response of teams within...
by admin | May 25, 2017 | Donations, Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Tonight Bolton Mountain Rescue Team hosted a visit from 46th (Ormskirk) Mawdesley Scouts. The Scouts were met by operational team members Paul Copley, Heath Doran, John Ryan and Matt Hailwood plus support group member Paul Hurst. Paul Copley reports:- We started with...
by admin | May 25, 2017 | Donations
We have received donations totalling an amazing £605 via The Livesey Funeral Service in memory of the late Roy James Heath of Horwich. We are extremely grateful for donations such as these, which help us maintain our voluntary search and rescue service. We would like...
by admin | May 25, 2017 | Donations
We have received a wonderful donation in the post of £5,000 in memory of a gentleman and the sender has asked for anonymity, which we respect in these pages. This generous donation will be put to very good use by our Team.
by admin | May 21, 2017 | 2017, Incident
Today at 15:47 the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with two casualties who had been climbing at Cadshaw Castle Rocks. With the majority of the available team members involved in a search of Seven Acres Park (see Incident 35/2017),...
by admin | May 21, 2017 | 2017, Incident
On Thursday 18th May the team was contacted by Greater Manchester Police to ask for assistance to search Seven Acres park in Bolton for a person who had not been seen for a number of days. The Police and family are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare....
by admin | May 20, 2017 | General news
Today saw Mountain Rescue teams from across England and Wales descend on Lancashire Constabulary HQ at Hutton for the Annual General Meeting and Business Meetings. The team was represented by Chris Greenhalgh, Steve Nelson and Elaine Gilliland. Elaine is also the...
by admin | May 18, 2017 | General news
Early this morning Team Member Ged Clarke met up with colleagues from the Police, Ambulance and Fire Services, as well as other voluntary services with Mountain Rescue represented by both the Bolton and Oldham Teams, to form a convoy of emergency services to escort a...
