by admin | Dec 6, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of another very kind donation from team friend and valued supporter Mr D.L. Halliwell of Westhoughton, Bolton. Along with his £25.00 donation, Mr Halliwell stated in an accompanying letter to our Team Leader Garry...
by admin | Dec 6, 2012 | Donations, General news
We are pleased to announce today, via the Charities Aid Foundation – our online donation portal, a very kind £25.00 donation from a team supporter, who wishes to remain anonymous. This donation is received with thanks.
by admin | Dec 4, 2012 | General news
Further to our website news report of Friday 30th November, regarding our latest equipment donation to our colleagues at Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue Team, this morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following email from Paul Chamberlain, Chairman...
by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | General news
All who know the team and particularly those who have visited our excellent Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ premises, kindly provided by NWAS (Manchester), know we take considerable pride in the appearance of our Base / HQ, its cleanliness, maintenance and general tidiness....
by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our November month end 2012 collection box figures, with £543.09p collected, against £656.61p for November 2011. Our year to date (Up to November 30th 2012) collection box income figure is a marvellous £3,197.24p,...
by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | General news
Today we have been notified by Russell and Russell, Solicitors of Farnworth, that we have been very kindly and thoughtfully gifted £2,000.00 in the will of the late John Greenhalgh. The entire membership of the Bolton MRT wishes to express its gratitude regards...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 15.42hrs this damp and cold afternoon, we were called out by NWAS (Manchester) to assist an Emergency Ambulance crew trying to access a young male casualty with a dislocated knee on school grounds in Great Lever. (St Simon and St Judes Primary School, Newport Road,...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | General news
This afternoon, thanks to some help from three Christmas Fairy’s and a naughty Elf, (Ok then, Support Group members Lauara Tunnicliffe, Sarah Hindle, Gillian Gregory and Iain Clarkson) our Christmas decorations and lights went up at our Ladybridge Hall Base /...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | General news
Early this morning and in to the early afternoon, in icy and very cold conditions, ten team call out list members undertook some vertical rope rescue and stretcher lowering training today in Wilton 1 Quarry, on the moorland edge north of Bolton. Partly to rehearse...
by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | General news
On Saturday afternoon, with icy conditions underfoot still prevailing throughout Greater Manchester, NWAS (Manchester) were experiencing a high call volume as a result of falls and slips. NWAS (Manchester) ECC requested the teams assistance and all five team vehicles...
