by admin | Oct 23, 2008 | General news
At this evenings business meeting of our regional mountain rescue body, the Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation, (MPSRO) very experienced and long serving Bolton MRT Call Out list member Fred Taylor was elected to the newly created post of MPSRO Water Safety...
by admin | Oct 22, 2008 | General news
Whilst the ’Mountain Rescue Hummer’ isn’t travelling around the team area, it is parked up in the secure environment at our base on the site of North West Ambulance Service Headquarters at Ladybridge Hall, Bolton. Whilst the ’Hummer’ has...
by admin | Oct 21, 2008 | General news
Today the team was invited to meet the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton for a photocall with the Mountain Rescue ’Hummer’ at the foot of the Town Hall steps, early this afternoon. This developed at the kind invitation of the Mayor of Bolton, Councillor Anthony...
by admin | Oct 21, 2008 | General news
Team member Fred Taylor was today invited to the Chorley studio of the voluntary radio station Chorley FM, taking with him the ’Mountain Rescue Hummer’ to give a live broadcast interview on the role of the team in this our 40th Anniversary Year, and...
by admin | Oct 21, 2008 | General news
Today we received an email of thanks from the mountain biker injured on Saturday 18th October 2008 in the Rivington area. (our Incident 105 – 2008, see separate news entry) “Hello, I’m writing just to thank everyone involved in my rescue from...
by admin | Oct 21, 2008 | General news
Further to the thanks reported on our website dated 16th October 2008 from the Coordinator of the ’Light Fantastic’ event held at Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth on October 11th 2008, today we received further thanks from the Moses Gate country Park...
by admin | Oct 20, 2008 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce today the very kind donation of £50.00 to our team from our close colleagues in Cheshire Lowland Search and Rescue Team.
by admin | Oct 20, 2008 | General news
Today the ’Mountain Rescue Hummer’ made yet another appearance with a valued team supporter. This time it was at the Newport Street, Bolton, premises of Campcraft Limited, the very long established Bolton outdoor suppliers. Alistair Biggs the Manager, and...
by admin | Oct 20, 2008 | Donations, General news
We can announce today the receipt of a substantial number of individual donations made via Relph’s Funeral Service, in the memory of the late Dennis Jackson of Heaton, Bolton. In total we have received the very generous and thoughtful sum of £1,374.00,...
by admin | Oct 19, 2008 | General news
For the forth year running, the Team organised and took part in a fully residential Joint Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue based at the excellent facilities of the Bolton Scouts District Bibbys Farm Scout Campsite & Activity Centre, at Heath Charnock,...
