by admin | Nov 9, 2010 | General news
This report is from BMRT member Diane Blakeley I play rounders for Edgeworth Rounders Team who are one of approximately 160 ladies rounders teams who play in the BSF League. I have been involved with rounders for nearly 4 years, very much like Mountain Rescue one of...
by admin | Nov 9, 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 | Nov 9, 2010 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £18.00 donation from Mr J Foster of Bromley Cross, Bolton. In a letter accompanying his donation, Mr Foster explained that the donation arose from a project he is involved in with members of Bolton CHA...
by admin | Nov 7, 2010 | General news
Following on from this mornings update, the bright and clear day held out for the entire day. The sixteen expected this morning actually resulted in fifteen turning up. The fifteen potential new members were joined by twenty three existing Full Team Members, to give...
by admin | Nov 7, 2010 | General news
Well this morning has dawned bright and clear, with the team expecting sixteen potential new members to turn up at 09.00hrs at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ from the seventeen who attended on Thursday evenings Introductory Session. After an introduction and overview...
by admin | Nov 6, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 12.10hrs today we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire Area) to assist them with an incident in the Rivington area, following the report of a collapsed male walker. In consultation with NWAS (Lancashire) Control, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was informed that The...
by admin | Nov 6, 2010 | General news
In October 2009 the team was informed by Haworth and Nuttall Solicitors, that we had been named in the will of the late Mrs Ellen Morris as a Charity Beneficiary alongside four other charities. Since this time our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has been liaising with...
by admin | Nov 4, 2010 | General news
This evening we held the first of our two part recruitment sessions for our November 2010 potential trainee members intake. We reopened our online request for new members on 12th September 2010, with seven articles appearing in the daily Bolton News and other articles...
by admin | Nov 4, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At circa 14.22hrs this afternoon, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Control to mobilise the team to an incident in the Kersal Vale area of Prestwich, Manchester. An NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Emergency...
by admin | Nov 3, 2010 | General news
Tonight we received the sad news that long serving team Call Out list member Alison Yates has decided to leave the team. Alison first joined the team aged 22, in August 1992, bringing her skills as a Nurse and her hill walking experiences with her DoE Award work. In...
