by admin | May 17, 2017 | Safety Cover
This evening 25 team members in our four Mountain Rescue LandRovers and Control Vehicle traveled to Leverhulme Park to provide Standby Rescue Cover for the Mid-Week Mountain Bike Madness event. The event has different categories of riders, who take a challenging track...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Donations
On the 12th of May the team received a message from Lynda Pearce-Hicks saying she had collected some money for us and would we like to collect it! Team member, Martin Battersby, contacted Lynda who requested he met her in a swimming pool in Prestwich. The swimming...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Donations
We have received a generous donation of £108.13 from Sue Stephenson on behalf of Bolton Ramblers. Some walking books donated to the Group by the family of the late Ramblers’ Chairman, Doreen Wilcox, were sold amongst their members to raise this sum. Many thanks...
by admin | May 11, 2017 | Donations, Lectures/Presentations/Displays
This evening the second group from the 7th Tyldesley Guides attended our Base, the first group having visited last week on 4th May 2017. The group was met tonight by operational members Paul Copley, Heath Doran, Matt Hailwood and Phil Crook plus support group member...
by admin | May 11, 2017 | Donations
We have received a kind donation of £20 (increased to £25 when gift aid has been claimed) via our online giving portal from Miss Tracy Gray of Clifton, arising from our involvement in an incident near Clifton Country Park yesterday (Incident 31/2017). Many thanks to...
by admin | May 5, 2017 | General news
Last weekend the team received an email from Team Member Phil Crook apologising for not attending training recently, he revealed he had eloped with his partner, Joanne, on Thursday 27th April to Gretna Green to tie the knot. All at Bolton Mountain Rescue would like to...
by admin | May 4, 2017 | Donations
In July 2007, one of the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ members suffered an accident whilst out walking in Horwich – see Incident 109/2007. On a regular basis ever since, the Bolton & District Advanced Motorists have been making donations in...
by admin | May 4, 2017 | Donations
We have received a kind donation of £20.00 from our friends and supporters, Mr & Mrs Roome of Swinton. This donation arose from the celebrations of their friend’s 90th Birthday and we hope a good time was had by all! Belated Birthday Wishes to the Birthday...
by admin | May 4, 2017 | Donations
We have received a grant of £1,000 from The Morrisons Foundation, as a result of the efforts of Nick Barlow, Chairman of the Edgworth Real Ale Festival Committee. The ERAF raised £1,000 for Bolton Mountain Rescue Team from their 2016 Festival last September, and this...
by admin | May 3, 2017 | General news
We are pleased to learn that Deane Church Ladies Guild has chosen Bolton Mountain Rescue Team as one of two charities to support. They are organising a Coffee Morning to be held at The Church Centre, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, from 10:00 to 12:00 on Saturday 10th...
