by admin | Apr 5, 2011 | General news
This evening the team played host to a visit from the very interested Cubs and Leaders of 35th Bolton East (St Maxentius) Cub Pack. They were met by very experienced Team Call Out list member Mike Marsh (now approaching 25 years in the team, an ex Cub himself and now...
by admin | Apr 5, 2011 | General news
Last year on Friday evening, 16th April 2010, Jean Mulvaney, a line dancing teacher and member of the Victory Stompers, organised a very successful Line Dancing evening at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Horwich, raising an amazing £515.72p for the team. Jean...
by admin | Apr 5, 2011 | General news
Continuing the very successful start to our year with our collecting boxes, in March 2011 the grand total of £153.62p was raised. This compares to £157.77p for the same period last year, and brings the current total raised via our collecting boxes in 2011...
by admin | Apr 3, 2011 | General news
Recently, a former member of the Team (Chris Moody) contacted us regarding the old RES-Q magazine. The object of the excercise at the time was to see how far one could get the magazine to travel and the other was to get it signed by a famous person. Chris acheived...
by admin | Apr 3, 2011 | General news
The team wishes to record its thanks to our national body, MREW, (Mountain Rescue England and Wales) for arranging for the necessary testing and re-certifying of our two Bell Mountain Rescue stretchers recently. Both stretchers are now back in team service, fully...
by admin | Apr 2, 2011 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a fantastic donation of £200.00 from our much appreciated and incredibly supportive friends at Bolton H.F. Walking Club / H.F. Bolton Group. Christina Wallwork, their Treasurer explained in a letter to our...
by admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Donations, General news
Last Wednesday we reported that young Krisshan Jade Weedall, who has been described as ’Bolton’s youngest busker,’ visited the team to hand over another very kind donation to the team. At the end of her visit, Krisshan surprised us all, by telling...
by admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Donations, General news
This evening reserve team call Out list member and former SARDA Dog Handler, Dave Marsh, gave a presentation at Green Lane Cricket Club, Bolton, to the assembled members of the Bolton Burns Club, on the work of the Bolton MRT and SARDA (Search and Rescue Dog...
by admin | Mar 28, 2011 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased today to report the receipt of a wonderful total donation of £135.00 from Catherine Cornes of Horwich, in lieu of gifts for her recent 40th Birthday celebrations. Catherine in a letter to our Team Leader accompanying this donation, stated;...
by admin | Mar 27, 2011 | General news
At 16.05hrs this afternoon, the team was paged to contact Lancashire Constabulary, to contact in turn Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, who possibly required the team to assist with a large moorland grass fire in the Broadhead Road area of Turton. The call was...
