by admin | May 1, 2013 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following very kind letter of thanks from Jim Akrill, Scout Leader of the 2nd Brooklands Scouts, in regards to their visit to us of Tuesday evening, 23rd April 2013; “I would like to thank your team for looking...
by admin | Apr 30, 2013 | General news
This fine late Spring evening we hosted a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by the members of both Walkden and Worsley Rotary Clubs, including the partners of some members. Our twenty four visitors were welcomed by Team Life Vice President Tony McNally, who...
by admin | Apr 30, 2013 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our April month end 2013 collection box figures, with £168.19p collected, against £330.72p for April 2012. Our year to date collection box total is £792.90p against £1,145.92p for 2012. We currently have 124x...
by admin | Apr 30, 2013 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 1st December 2012, the team was honoured to have been invited to attend and provide standby rescue cover and first aid provision for the English Schools’ Athletic Association 32nd Cross Country Cup Final, held at Canon Slade C of E School, Bolton....
by admin | Apr 29, 2013 | General news
We are very pleased to report that on Saturday 27th April, very experienced Bolton MRT Team Call Out list member (Our Equipment Officer Vehicles) Chris Greenhalgh completed in the company of some NEWSART members, his first static line solo parachute jump. Chris is one...
by admin | Apr 28, 2013 | General news
As this is written at 23.55hrs late this Sunday evening, we can report on the end of a very busy weekend for the Bolton MRT which commenced on Friday afternoon 26th April with a Call Out. We’ve recorded over this weekend four operational incidents; A horse rider...
by admin | Apr 28, 2013 | General news
On Saturday 20th April 2013 we reported within the ‘News’ section of our website, that we were extremely proud to announce that Team Call Out list member Paul Copley who joined the team in November 2010, and is a BT employee, had been informed that after a...
by admin | Apr 28, 2013 | 2013, Incident
With all our vehicles excepting Land Rover BM4 at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, alongside sixteen team members, for our monthly scheduled Vehicle and Base / HQ Valet day, we were therefore in an excellent position to respond to a pager call for the teams assistance...
by admin | Apr 28, 2013 | General news
From 18.00hrs last night (Saturday 27th April) through to 10.00hrs this morning, we provided alongside our colleagues at Bowland Pennine MRT, standby cover for emergencies for our joint neighbours at Rossendale and Pendle MRT, who were attending the wedding and...
by admin | Apr 27, 2013 | 2013, Incident
Whilst attending an NSARDA Training Course at the Headquarters of Bowland Pennine MRT at Smelt Mill, in Dunsop Bridge, at 14.15hrs this afternoon Bolton MRT team member and SARDA (Wales) Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, Trailing Search dog...
