by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Safety Cover
On this warm sunny evening, 18 team members provided safety cover for the Hendersons End Fell Race which is organised by the Lostock Athletics Club. Control was set up at Lower House car park and team members were positioned along the route in team vehicles. The race...
by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | General news
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team has been recognised for its service to the community with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The Team was involved in 99 call outs in 2015 and played a key role in flood...
by admin | May 31, 2016 | Donations
We have today received a cheque for £760.00 from Bolton HF Walking Club. This magnificent sum has been raised during their President, Carole Frudd’s, year of office with special events such as Christmas get-togethers, lunches, dinners, and raffles. All members of...
by admin | May 29, 2016 | Safety Cover
Today 29 members of the team carried out safety cover for the midweek MTB madness mountain bike event at Leverhulme Park. The race took park around Leverhulme Park and Tonge Park. The team had people around various locations around the course both on foot and in team...
by admin | May 29, 2016 | Training
A beautiful sunny bank holiday weekend saw team members and some of our recent intake of trainees taking the opportunity of good weather by setting up some basic lower and raising rope systems at a nearby location known locally as Tigers Clough. This was the first...
by admin | May 28, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At approximately 14.30 we were contacted by North West Ambulance service to assist with an incident in Philips Park, Whitefield. A mountain biker had fallen and was injured on a steep slope in the Stand/Outwood area of Philips Park near the M60 motorway. An ambulance...
by admin | May 26, 2016 | Donations
But if you do and are shopping in Blacks, Millets or Ultimate Outdoors who all come under JD Sports Fashion plc have pledged to donate all proceeds from the plastic bag charge to our Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) umbrella organisation for the next 3 years....
by admin | May 23, 2016 | Donations
Our Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory, has received a kind donation of £20.00 from Stewart & Sue Hopkinson, former licencees of The Dog Inn, Belthorn, in memory of our dear friend, Jim Fletcher BEM. Stewart & Sue told Gillian that they wished to support Bolton...
by admin | May 23, 2016 | Donations
Not previously reported is the kind donation of £104.84 received from “The Triangle” Community Methodist Church, Bolton. In a letter accompanying the donation and addressed to our former Team Leader, Garry Rhodes MBE, the Church Treasurer, Sheila Richardson, stated...
by admin | May 22, 2016 | Donations
Today the team received a kind donation of medical equipment from Teleflex. The package included oxygen therapy, Entonox sets and nebuliser sets which will enhance our medical capability for the next year. The team would like to thank Teleflex for this kind donation....
