by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Donations, General news
During this years Winter Hill Fell Race on Sunday 10th February, (See website ‘news’ report dated the same) we provided a little bit of help to Mrs Karon Forster, a runner who retired from this gruelling event at Race Checkpoint 3 (Situated at the base of...
by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 9th February this year the team provided standby rescue cover provision for the West Lancashire LDWA Anglezarke Amble event (See website ‘News’ report dated the same) We are very pleased to report today the receipt of a very kind and generous...
by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | General news
One of our team collecting tins has been positioned on the counter in Bromley Cross News and Mini-Market on Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton since 2006. Long serving Support Group member, Iain Clarkson, regularly checks the tin for donations from the shop’s...
by admin | Mar 3, 2013 | General news
On Thursday 21st July 2011 along with GMFRS and NWAS (Manchester) we responded to an incident in Prestwich Forest Park on the banks of the River Irwell, involving a 49 year old male who whilst out dog walking with his son had slipped sustaining a suspected fractured...
by admin | Mar 3, 2013 | General news
When working at height, Bolton MRT,NEWSAR and SARDA (Wales) team members are usually attached to safety ropes and wearing helmets but on the 13th of April 2013 some of them will be ignoring this training and taking a leap out of an aircraft. Bolton MRT Training...
by admin | Mar 2, 2013 | General news
At 18:52 this evening our Team Leader was contacted directly by GMP regarding a request, initially, for our specialist Trailing Search Dog in regards to a 90 year old male missing from Royal Bolton Hospital. Liaison then took place between our Team Leader, Garry...
by admin | Feb 27, 2013 | General news
At 15:29 today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes was contacted directly by Lancashire Constabulary regarding a large moorland fire in the vicinity of Darwen Tower on Darwen Moor. Garry, who was on holiday at the time in Vietnam (7 hours ahead of GMT) advised the police to...
by admin | Feb 27, 2013 | 2013, Incident
In a continuation of our incident 38 and 39/2013, the team once again journeyed to Burscough to resume our search for Karen Simpson. Bolton MRT and Bowland Pennine MRT team members commenced searching shortly after their arrival. At around 10:30 this morning the team...
by admin | Feb 26, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At circa 11:10 Phil O’Brien, the Team Leader of Bowland Pennine MRT, contacted our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon to request the team’s assistance with the second day of a mountain rescue search operation in a search for a missing person in the Burscough area. Karen...
by admin | Feb 26, 2013 | General news
On Tuesday 29th January 2013, we reported within our website on the visit by our Team President Bob Hutchinson, to Westhoughton Visiting Service. Held at their meeting venue of Westhoughton Community Learning Centre, on Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bob outlined the...
