by admin | Jun 14, 2009 | 2009, Incident
At 19.49hrs this sunny evening, we were paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester) Control for the teams assistance with an incident in the Hale Barns area of South Manchester, alongside the River Bollin. An Ambulance crew was on scene with the casualty, but the location was...
by admin | Jun 13, 2009 | General news
Congratulations to David Allan, who has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. David is currently Chair of Mountain Rescue (England & Wales). David Allan, 69, started out as team doctor for Furness Mountain Rescue Team, as it was then known,...
by admin | Jun 13, 2009 | General news
An excellent store collection day for us today, helped by the warm sunny weather, with many shoppers asking about the role and work of the team. In total 12x Call Out list members and 4x Support Group members were in attendance ’buckets a shaking’ from...
by admin | Jun 12, 2009 | General news
It has been brought to the teams attention that a very kind public thank you has been placed in the Bolton News regarding our involvement in Incident 41-2009, last Saturday 6th June, when we spent the greater part of the day in a search for Mrs Dorothy Partington,...
by admin | Jun 12, 2009 | Donations, General news
We are pleased to announce the receipt today of an extremely kind £200.00 donation from Harwood Ladies Club. In a letter accompanying this generous donation Mrs Wendy Houghton, Treasurer of Harwood Ladies Club explained that the donation arose from their recent...
by admin | Jun 11, 2009 | General news
Today the Bolton MRT took place in a major moorland exercise organised by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, to test incident procedures with respect to the GMFRS response to a major moorland fire incident. Within such an incident the team would be called out...
by admin | Jun 10, 2009 | General news
Today team members Andy Ryding, Paul Brain and Alistair Greenough (with trainee search dog Tess) visited Belmont Primary School to talk to the children about the work of the team. Belmont sits in the heart of the teams operational area, at the foot of Winter Hill, so...
by admin | Jun 10, 2009 | Donations, General news
As we reported here previously, on Wednesday 20th May 2009, The Old 3 Crowns Public House, Deansgate, Bolton, hosted a Charity Spiritualist evening with the proceeds raised from ticket sales being equally donated to our team and to the Special Care Unit at the Royal...
by admin | Jun 8, 2009 | General news
Tonight the Team played host to 20 members of Rainford Young Farmers Group, who had journeyed to our Base / HQ for a presentation on the Team, after their initial visit in February was cancelled due to the extreme wintry weather. This evening team member Dave Healey...
by admin | Jun 7, 2009 | General news
Today 22 team members, plus our four Landrover Ambulance team vehicles provided Standby Rescue Cover for the Smithhills Serpent Trail Race which takes in the trails above Horrocks Fold on the fringes of Smithhills Moor. Organised by the Burnden Park Running Club, 131...
