by admin | May 9, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 20.15hrs this evening, we were paged by Greater Manchester Police, requesting the teams assistance with a developing search for a missing 79 years old Bolton man. The man had gone missing earlier in the day from a Nursing Home in the Bolton area, and with no sign...
by admin | May 8, 2010 | 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, 34x young fell runners took part in the mass start for the Under 12’s, Under...
by admin | May 8, 2010 | General news
With all the team Call Out list members involved in providing Standby Rescue Cover for todays Belmont Fell Races, it was left almost totally to our Support Group members to hold our Collection Day at the Harwood store of Morrisons today. Support Group members Iain...
by admin | May 7, 2010 | General news
The team is currently in the process of looking into the replacement of our current Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles, three of which were purchased some ten and a half years ago, with the fourth Land Rover slightly younger in age. Alongside this we are...
by admin | May 6, 2010 | General news
This evening sixteen members of Leyland Round Table, including their new Chairman Nick Ormerod, visited our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for a presentation on the work of the team. Leyland Round Table work in close co-operation with their colleagues (and team supporters)...
by admin | May 5, 2010 | General news
On February 24th this year, the team received an email off Mrs Jayne Bayliss of Adlington, who informed us she was undertaking a challenging walk in the summer of this year, and that she wished to use the walk, which she is undertaking with three friends, as an...
by admin | May 5, 2010 | Donations, General news
Today we are very happy to report yet another kind donation from Dave Lane of Swinton, arising from sales of his publication, ’Winter Hill Scrapbook.’ Dave is a valued long term supporter of the team, and todays appreciated £70.00 donation is the...
by admin | May 5, 2010 | General news
The team has always enjoyed excellent cross party support from all our local politicians, who have raised the good name of the team in Westminster many times, and have raised many issues concerning mountain rescue in the local and national press. So with tomorrows...
by admin | May 5, 2010 | General news
We are very happy to report that our April 2010 collection Box total is £515.65, with a total to date for this year figure of £1,455.91, which despite the recession is up by comparison with last years figures to date. As ever a huge thanks to all who host...
by admin | May 3, 2010 | General news
As part of a country wide co-ordinated National Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness Day, the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was on full display in Lever Park, Rivington, today from 11.00am until 4.00pm, on land immediately alongside the Great House Barn, known locally as...
