by admin | May 12, 2012 | 2012, Incident
Whilst still providing standby rescue cover for the Pike View Hike and with the Belmont Fell Races senior events yet to start, at 12.23hrs we were alerted to a young twelve year old competitor in the Pike View Hike who was experiencing problems with her Asthma...
by admin | May 12, 2012 | General news
Today the team provided full standby rescue cover for the ever popular annual Belmont Fell Races, all of which take place on and around Winter Hill, Belmont. Commencing at 12.30hrs, 21x young fell runners took part in the mass start for the Under 12’s, Under...
by admin | May 12, 2012 | General news
Today at an early hour a small number of team members journeyed to Bibbys Farm, Limbrick, the campsite of the Bolton Scout Trust, to provide the kit checking team for the 06:00 start of this year’s Pike View Hike, celebrating eleven years of this successful and...
by admin | May 12, 2012 | General news
During the course of us providing Standby Rescue Cover for the Belmont Fell Races, one of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances (BM2) developed what we thought was a tyre puncture. A diversion to Thistlethwaites Tyres of Bolton, saw them providing a very quick...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | General news
This morning Team Training Officer, Elaine Gilliland met with Janet Dickinson and Claire Atkinson of Bolton MBC, Sgt Steve Baldam of Greater Manchester Police and British Army Warrant Officer Andy Farmer, at Bolton Town Hall, to discuss further arrangements for this...
by admin | May 10, 2012 | General news
This evening members of Gregson Lane Dog Training Club visited our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, to find out about the work of the team and of mountain rescue search dogs. They were met appropriately by long serving Bolton MRT team call out list member and former SARDA...
by admin | May 10, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce that the team has received a very kind donation of £50.00 from the congregation and members of Deane United Reformed Church, Wigan Road, Bolton. Derek Jones, Treasurer / Elder of the church, in a letter accompanying this...
by admin | May 6, 2012 | General news
Today team members Nick Berry and Alistair Greenough completed a weekend of training which commenced on Friday, 4th May, in Saddleworth, Oldham, on a residential rope rescue seminar hosted by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team at the Boarshurst Centre. The seminar is open to...
by admin | May 5, 2012 | General news
Organised and facilitated for the second year running by our national body, Mountain Rescue England and Wales, this years national training day was held at the excellent facilities of the National Mountaineering Centre, Plas-Y-Brenin, Capel Curig, North Wales. With...
by admin | May 4, 2012 | General news
This evening, our very valued friend and supporter Jean Mulvaney, of the Victory Stompers Line Dancing Club held yet another fundraising Line Dancing event for the team. The evening was attended by Support Group members Amanda Strickleton and Sarah Hindle, who both...
