by admin | Jun 12, 2012 | 2012, Incident
Just as our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal Ceremony was about to begin, this evening our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Boris and Handler Steve Nelson were called away to assist our colleagues, Calder Valley SRT for assistance with a search in the Todmorden area...
by admin | Jun 12, 2012 | General news
Whilst the majority of the team travelled to local Queen’s Jubilee Beacon sites by Rivington Pike and Darwen Jubilee Tower, team Callout Member Steve Nelson, with his Novice Search Dog Boris travelled to the summit of Wales. His story follows below: On Monday...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | General news
Further to our previously reported visit of Monday 21st May 2012, this afternoon, four members of our proposed Control Vehicle / Incident Command Vehicle project team, set off on a second fact finding tour organised by our Project Team Leader Martin Banks, visiting...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | General news
On Tuesday 22nd May 2012, we reported the news that our website had reached a total of 1.2 million visits, now barely nineteen days later we’ve had an amazing 10,000 extra visits, which averages out at 525 hits a day, quite an impressive total considering our...
by admin | Jun 10, 2012 | General news
Today at the very kind invitation of Bury Lions Club, the team along with our colleagues at Rossendale and Pendle MRT attended the Bury Lions Club Carnival Parade. After a week of heavy rain, today turned out to be glorious and the sunny weather brought the crowds...
by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | Donations, General news
On May 26th 2012, Mrs Barbara Leigh very sadly suddenly passed away at the age of 74 years at her home address. The late Mrs Barbara Leigh was the mother of former team member and ex Deputy Team Leader Ian (‘Micro’) Leigh, and the Mother in Law of...
by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the wonderful receipt of a £150.00 donation from Mr David Roberts of Bolton. In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, from Mr Roberts, accompanying this very kind donation, Mr Roberts explained; “Please find...
by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our May month end 2012 collection box figures, with £402.78p collected, against £363.88p for May 2011. Our year to date (Up to May 31st 2012) collection box income figure is a marvellous £1,548.70p, against...
by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | General news
With the stand down from Team Leadership at Rossendale and Pendle MRT of Andy Simpson due to a recent medical illness, all in Bolton MRT send warmest congratulations to the newly appointed Team Leader of Rossendale and Pendle MRT, Pete Goble. Pete Goble aged 44 years,...
by admin | Jun 7, 2012 | General news
This evening when most sensible people stayed indoors to avoid the heavy rainfall, the team were out providing safety cover for some even less sensible Fell Runners competing in the Hendersons End Fell Race organised by Lostock Athletics Club. The team travelled with...
