by admin | Jan 26, 2016 | General news
On Tuesday 15th December 2015, we opened our latest recruitment drive for those interested in joining the operational membership of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (please click here for a direct link to the report published on Tuesday 15th December 2015) We have now...
by admin | Jan 25, 2016 | Donations
Throughout 2015, local brewer Bank Top Brewery and their two public houses, The Brewery Tap on Belmont Road, Bolton, and The Ale House in Church Street, Horwich, have been selling badges in the form of miniature pump clips of their twelve brewed beers to raise funds...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | General news
Throughout today a number of team members were present at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for various tasks and some impromptu training. Our Equipment Officer – Ropes and Stretchers Nigel Booth, provided a training session covering some technical rope management skills....
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Training
Today our newly graded Mountain Rescue Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Jess Ellsmore with her Search Dog Blitz, took part in some search dog training with colleague SARDA England Dog Handlers in the Norber erratics area of the Yorkshire Dales. Present alongside Jess...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Training
Bolton MRT Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson (who is a member of SARDA Wales) and his Trailing Search Dog Boris, are undertaking their reassessments in March this year, and their need for continual training is more important than ever. This...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 20.22hrs this very wet evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by the GMP Force Duty Officer in regards to a missing person enquiry within the Bolton area. Our Team Leader then alerted the teams Call Out Contact persons, and then liaised...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Donations
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt via the Charities Aid Foundation, of yet another thoughtful, generous and much appreciated, kind donation of £30.00 from Team friend and very valued supporter, Mr John Thornley of Horwich, Bolton. As ever, all the team...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Donations
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received in the post a very kind £25.00 donation from Sally Hayes, formerly Assistant to the Mayor of Bolton, and now retired from Bolton MBC. Sally is a great friend and supporter of the team, recently sending to us some kind...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | General news
Next Sunday, 31st January 2016, the Bolton MRT has been invited to attend a major exercise being hosted and organised by our colleagues at Cheshire Search and Rescue Team. Both our teams regularly work together on exercise and training courses, alongside mutually...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | General news
With our advertising our 2016 recruitment opportunity about to close, from thirty on line initial membership applications received so far, we’ve had fourteen positive replies from persons stating they will be attending our four part recruitment process, commencing on...
