by admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Safety Cover
This evening the team provided a Standby Rescue Cover for the annual Bull Hill Fell Race, organised by Radcliffe Athletics Club. The route from the Wagon and Horses pub in Holcombe took the 204 runners on a 5 mile route almost following the edge of the firing range. 3...
by admin | Jul 12, 2016 | Donations
David Howarth of the Rotary Club of Horwich extended an invitation to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team to send a speaker to join them for lunch at their meeting at Horwich RMI Club on 26th May 2016. Our Treasurer, Martin Banks, was pleased to accept the invitation and...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Donations
We have received a marvellous donation of £100 from the SWCP Committee within the East Lancs Long Distance Walkers’ Association. In the accompanying letter, Barbara Shelton says ” I enclose a cheque for £100 as a donation towards your valuable work. The...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Donations
We have received a fantastic donation of £250.00 from the Cafe Volunteers at The Cafe, Lostock Parish Centre, Lostock, Bolton. In her letter, Valerie Butterworth, on behalf of the cafe volunteers, explains “We open two mornings a week during school term time...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Donations
Relph’s Funeral Service has forwarded eleven cheque donations to us totalling £235.00 in memory of the late Mr Bernard Coughlin. We would like to thank Bernard’s wife, Mrs Christine Coughlin, for her thoughtfulness at such a sad time in nominating Bolton...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Donations
We have received a generous donation of £50.00 from Manchester Rambling Club, which is very much appreciated. Their Treasurer, Edwina Wild, tells us this was decided at their recent AGM. We are grateful for previous and current support from this Club and wish them...
by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce the total donations from our community collecting boxes during June 2016 amounted to £192.19, bringing the current year’s total to £1,749.35 compared to a total of £1,538.80 for the same period in 2015. We currently have 104 registered...
by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Donations
We are pleased to report the receipt of a great donation of £100.00 from Darwen Dashers Running Club. Their club member, George Thompson, wishes to thank Bolton Mountain Rescue Team for our strong support of their Aggies Staircase race held on 16th June 2016, with...
by admin | Jul 4, 2016 | General news
On 2nd June we were pleased to announce the team had been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Today 10 representatives of the team attended The Monastery, Gorton, Manchester to be presented with the award by Her Majesty’s Lord –...
by admin | Jul 3, 2016 | Safety Cover
Today, team members Steve James, John Dickinson, Neil Haigh and Gary Melia supported Belmont Primary School in their sponsored walk round Winter Hill. The route leads from the School up to the Winter Hill summit on the track from San Marino restaurant, then across the...
