by admin | Dec 5, 2010 | General news
The recent cold-snap does not affect the teams training schedule. Below are a few images reflecting recent training exercises. Snow falling on 1st December Training Exercise Stretcher Sledging on Wilders Moor A frozen Wards Reservoir above Belmont Village Ice climbing...
by admin | Dec 5, 2010 | General news
Today team members were invited to attend a service at Rivington Unitarian Chapel during which we were also asked to give a short presentation about the work of the team. In total six call out list members attended including our Chairman Ken Oakes and Training Officer...
by admin | Dec 4, 2010 | General news
Today in very cold temperatures and with all day rain replacing snow, (it didn’t seem any warmer though!) team members were out at the Black Horse Street, Bolton, Morrisons store, for our last Store collection of 2010. Team Call Out list members Craig Lamb,...
by admin | Dec 4, 2010 | General news
Today four of our Team Callout members, Training Officer Elaine Gilliland, Paul Brain, Chris Tennant and Judith Waltho, with Trainee Team members John Fletcher and Steve O’Hara, in two of our Mountain Rescue Land Rover Ambulances ventured to a frozen and snowy...
by admin | Dec 4, 2010 | General news
Today we are very saddened to report that we have been informed of the death earlier this year, of a dear friend to the team and fantastic team supporter Mrs Edith Lomax. Edith supported the team over a great many years, quite anonymously for quite a while! Ediths...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | General news
This wintry icy and very snowy evening saw the team holding a collection evening at the Tesco Store, Middlebrook Retail Park, Bolton. Call Out list members Mark Parry and Chris Tennant, Support Group members Iain Clarkson, Gillian Gregory (and her friend Iola Hart),...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Initially received by Andy Simpson, Team Leader of Rossendale and Pendle MRT, and passed on to our team, in whose area this incident lay, the team was requested by NWAS (Lancashire) to assist at a residential address in Darwen, where access problems had been reported...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a kind donation of £68.00 from Darwen Dashers Running Club, arising from the team providing standby rescue cover at the David Staff Memorial Fell Race, organised by Darwen Dashers Running club, on Sunday 28th...
by admin | Dec 2, 2010 | General news
In February this year we were informed by the Solicitors acting on behalf of the administration of the estate of the late Mrs Jennie Hoey, that the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was bequeathed a share in the residue of her estate. Mrs Hoey died on 24th January 2010, and...
by admin | Dec 2, 2010 | General news
This morning, three team members journeyed to a wintry Walkden, Worsley, to give a presentation on the work of the team to the Probus Club of Worsley, at their meeting venue of Walkden (Formerly St Andrews) Methodist Church, Manchester Road, Walkden. Our three...
