by admin | Nov 29, 2008 | General news
As we start another new month, our team and support group members have been busy emptying the various collecting tins around the Team’s area. This month we are sorry to report we lost 4 sites who were hosting a box for us. Fortunately we gained another 4 sites,...
by admin | Nov 29, 2008 | General news
In the early hours of this morning, (well 9:30, on a Saturday!), call out team members Chris Greenhalgh, Steve Fletcher, Mike Higginbottom and Paul Brain met at our Ladybridge Hall Base to receive a safety briefing with Ray Cooper from Northampton-based Pro-Trax Off...
by admin | Nov 25, 2008 | General news
Tent Valeting Services (T.V.S.) Ltd. are a family run business which is based on Egerton Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth. They have been very helpful and supportive of the team for a number of years now. They have made various different equipment covers, roofrack covers...
by admin | Nov 25, 2008 | General news
This evening 7 Full Team Call out members visited Darwen Fire Station for a kit demonstration. The first call of the evening was to the fire station canteen for a brew and biscuit. Whilst the lowly members of the team went out into the garage to lay out a selection of...
by admin | Nov 25, 2008 | General news
As regular readers know, two of our Mountain Rescue Landrover Ambulances are stored in the grounds of Bolton Central Fire Station (BFS in our communications). Sunday evening following the crane exercise in Bury Town Centre (see ’news’ item dated 23rd...
by admin | Nov 25, 2008 | General news
Support for the team comes from all sorts of surprising and unexpected sources, but when medical equipment officer Mark Scott was approached by a work colleague of his, John Washington, the nature of that support was unusual indeed. John’s father, whose name was...
by admin | Nov 23, 2008 | General news
This morning the team was up bright and early to participate in a joint Mountain Rescue Team / Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service vertical line rescue exercise. The wintry weather of the very early morning hours had given way to grey skies and rain as team...
by admin | Nov 23, 2008 | Donations, General news
As reported on Thursday 20th November 2008, today Full Team Callout members Mike Marsh and Andy Ryding travelled to the John Holts Youth Centre, Westhoughton to visit Jean Watkinson of the Westhoughton Carnival Queens Association to collect a donation. The...
by admin | Nov 23, 2008 | General news
This weekend saw Bolton MRT member Paul Brain taking part in the third driver awareness course of the year provided by Lancashire Constabulary. Following on from Steve Fletcher’s experiences in mid February and Mike Higginbottoms in May, Paul, together with Phil...
by admin | Nov 22, 2008 | General news
In July this year the team received a large number of donations, totalling £220.00, in the memory of the late Ernest Marsden, who died on 3rd June 2008 aged 84 years old. (see ’news’ article dated Sunday 6th July 2008) Today the team welcomed on a...
