by admin | Feb 7, 2006 | Donations, General news
On Sunday 22nd January this year, our team, along with our colleagues in Bowland Pennine MRT, and resources from Lancashire Constabulary, were involved in the search for a missing 72 year old Chorley woman. We were joined on the search by family members, and the lady...
by admin | Feb 7, 2006 | Donations, General news
We received today an anonymous donation of £400.00. We receive many donations either in complete anonymity or where the donor wishes to remain publicly anonymous. As always the entire team is grateful for the many who support us and enable us to provide such an...
by admin | Feb 3, 2006 | General news
On Friday morning 3rd February, Garry Rhodes (our Team Leader of seventeen years) was extremely proud and honoured to journey to Bolton Town Hall where, in the Festival Hall, he was invited to attend the Greater Manchester Police (Bolton) Divisional Commander’s...
by admin | Jan 31, 2006 | 2006, Incident
Lancashire Constabulary paged the team at 10:00 this morning regards assistance with a person believed missing in the Western part of the West Pennine Moors. As this area covers the operational boundaries of both our team and our colleagues at Bowland Pennine MRT,...
by admin | Jan 29, 2006 | General news
Mike Thomason a valued team member retired from the team today in preparation to start a career almost immediately with the British Army. Mike joined the team as a seventeen year old in April 1994, and has given steadfast support to the team as an operational member...
by admin | Jan 29, 2006 | Donations, General news
The team was pleased today to receive yet another donation from our kind supporters at ROELS (Rescue Organisation Equipment Loan Service). 8 Laryngeal airways have been donated to the team. The team as ever is grateful for the continuing support of ROELS with various...
by admin | Jan 29, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 14:35, LAS Control contacted our Team Leader directly for assistance following reports of a lady with a leg injury on the moorland slopes at the rear of the Rivington Hall Barn, Rivington. The 9 members in 4 vehicles at White Coppice (see previous incident report)...
by admin | Jan 29, 2006 | 2006, Incident
At 13:24 the team was contacted directly by LAS Control, who already knew we were out and about in our team area, to respond to an incident at White Coppice. LAS Control was informed this area falls under the operational cover of our colleagues at Bowland Pennine MRT...
by admin | Jan 28, 2006 | General news
Each year our colleagues at Bowland Pennine MRT organise an exercise at the end of January to which there is an open invite to other teams to attend. Today our Training Officer Fred Taylor and four other Bolton MRT members journeyed to the Trough of Bowland to take...
by admin | Jan 26, 2006 | Donations, General news
At the Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation (our regional representative body) meeting of this evening it was decided to share out the financial assets of the MPSRO, aside from a small amount retained for administrative costs, to the principal teams operating in...
