by admin | Apr 2, 2010 | General news
The annual Rivington Pike Fair celebrations took place today on Georges Lane, just below Rivington Pike. The Fair, having been held for over 100 years saw an enthusiastic turn out of people treking from the bottom of the slopes up to the Pike, regardless of the mud...
by admin | Mar 31, 2010 | General news
Maureen Heggie and Team Eagley Bank held yet another fundraising event yesterday at Maureen’s home in Eagley Bank – a Coffee Morning and Bring-and-Buy Sale, which raised the marvellous sum of £150 for Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. This follows their...
by admin | Mar 24, 2010 | Donations, General news
We have today received a cheque for £100 from Bolton 050 Friendship Centre as a donation towards our work. In the accompanying letter, Chairman of the Group, Roger White, tells us that they enjoy a membership of 120 people and their activities luckily generate a...
by admin | Mar 21, 2010 | General news
A successful, incident free ‘Muddy March Hare Event’ was run for the third year running this morning and the team provided standby rescue cover for both ’Muddy March Hare’ races held within the Croal / Irwell Valley, Darcy Lever, Bolton....
by admin | Mar 21, 2010 | 2010, Incident
This afternoon at 15:09hrs, the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) regarding assistance with the report of a ‘child’ that had slipped down a steep slope near Park Lane, Little Lever, and that NWAS (Manchester) resources were responding. This call was answered by our...
by admin | Mar 20, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At circa 13:30 hrs today the team was contacted by NWAS (Lancashire) for assistance with a fell walker who had fallen on the path descending Winter Hill to Horden Stoops. An NWAS Emergency Ambulance, from Leyland Ambulance Station, was already on scene at Horden...
by admin | Mar 17, 2010 | Donations, General news
In mid January 2010 we found out that we had been named as a Charity Beneficiary in the will of the late Miss Jean Noreen Redwood of Darwen, who sadly passed away on 29th October 2009. Jean also kindly named a great many others in her will as beneficiaries, including...
by admin | Mar 17, 2010 | General news
The Team’s Honorary President, Bob Hutchinson, travelled to Little Lever this afternoon at the invitation of Little Lever Women’s Institute members to tell them about the work of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. At the end of the meeting, Bob was presented...
by admin | Mar 15, 2010 | General news
This afternoon three team Call Out list members, representing the whole Bolton Mountain Rescue Team membership, (and in a wider sense Mountain Rescue nationally) journeyed to London to attend a reception hosted by Barbara Follett MP ’Recognising Community Spirit...
by admin | Mar 15, 2010 | Donations, General news
Valued team friend and supporter Alan Baxendale gives occasional talks to his Masonic colleagues at various Lodges, and kindly donates in turn any donation he personally receives, on to the Bolton MRT. This thoughtful support of the team is much appreciated, with...
