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		<title>Bolton MRT - General News</title>
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		<description>News relating to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team</description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0000</pubDate>


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			<title><![CDATA[Request for the team to go on Standby from NWAS (Lancashire) and NWAS (Greater Manchester)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-02-01#3912</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 14:14 this afternoon the team were paged by both Lancashire and Greater Manchester NWAS Control to request our availibility to assist with any incidents occuring with the snow forecast for the region later in the day.

At 14:27 the team went to standby at our LBH Base HQ, with 4 vehicles being made ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 14/2012]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 01.38hrs this morning we were called out by Lancashire Constabulary in regards to the developing search for a missing 41 year old Darwen woman, in circumstances giving Police concern for her welfare.

Twenty four team members joined Lancashire Constabulary Officers in the early morning search in ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donations in memory of the late Mrs Kathleen Mary Dennerley]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we have received two kind donations in the memory of the late Mrs Kathleen Mary Dennerley, who sadly passed away on Saturday 19th December 2011.

The team wishes to express its thanks for these thoughtful and kind donations which total £66.50p
 
The condolences of the team are expressed to ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Supporter Jean Mulvaney arranges another fundraising Line Dancing Evening for the Team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-02-01#3908</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce that our good friend and supporter, Jean Mulvaney, has arranged another Line Dancing evening with the Victory Stompers Club at St Mary's Parish Centre, Richmond Street, Horwich, on Friday 4th May 2012.  The evening starts at 7.30pm with tickets available from Jean (01204 ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fourth and final bequest payment to the team arising from the Estate of the Late Mrs Jennie Hoey]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-02-01#3909</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2010 we were informed by the Solicitors, Bradshaws Hamer Park and Haworth of Blackpool, acting on behalf of the administration of the estate of the late Mrs Jennie Hoey, that the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was bequeathed a share in the residue of her estate. Mrs Hoey died on 24th January ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Collecting Box Report for January 2012 month end]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-02-01#3907</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very happy to report that our collection boxes in January 2012 raised the grand amount of £387.80p (Compared to £486.28p in January 2011)

We currently have 134 collection Box locations in operation throughout the team’s area and with our many supporters. 

Thanks as ever to all who host a ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donation presentation to team by representatives of Manchester and District Walking Group]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening the team welcomed six representatives from the large membership of the Manchester and District Walking Group, who had kindly raised an appreciated donation for the Bolton MRT.

On hand at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to meet the six were long serving team member and former Search Dog ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[17th Markland Hill Scout Group visits our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening saw the visit of 17th Markland Hill Scout Troop to our Base / HQ at Ladybridge Hall.

In all, 15 Scouts and their three leaders were shown around the base with special interest shown in the Teams two Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles garaged at our Ladybridge Hall premises.

The ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wonderful donation from the woman involved in Incident 71-2011, Adlington]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3903</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday evening, 27th November 2011, (See website report dated the same) we were called to assist NWAS (Lancashire) with the stretcher evacuation of a woman who had collapsed on a canal boat on the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Adlington, Lancashire. 

Today we are very pleased to have received via the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Supportive donation from Bromley Cross Women’s Institute]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received from Susan Topping, Treasurer of Bromley Cross W.I. a very kind donation of £35.00 on behalf of Bromley Cross Women’s Institute.

the whole team extends its grateful thanks to all at Bromley Cross W.I. for their appreciated donation.
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 13/2012]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 20.45hrs this evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, to give notice of the teams assistance being required in regards to a missing person enquiry.

As Garry received the call whilst on holiday ski-ing in Italy the call was passed ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fantastic donation from National Farmers Union, Ladies Section (Chorley)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3901</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening very experienced and long serving team call out list member Mike Marsh was accompanied by former team member (and ex Team Training Officer) Andy Ryding, to meet with members of the National Farmers Union, Ladies Section (Chorley) who very kindly wished to pass over a donation to the team.

Meeting ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Welcomes The Rotary Club of Turton to Ladybridge Headquarters]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3899</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3899"><![CDATA[Tonight the team welcomed 25 guests including members and their partners from The Rotary Club of Turton. The members have become very supportive friends of  Bolton MRT and the team has been extremely grateful for the donations made by the club during 2011. In May team member Diane Blakeley was the Rotary ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 12/2012]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 15:29 this afternoon the team was paged by Lancashire Constabulary who were requesting our assistance in the search for a missing walker in the vicinity of Darwen Moor and Roddlesworth.

A male had been reported as overdue from a moorland walk by a concerned family member, and with additional concern ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 11/2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3897</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3897"><![CDATA[At 22:23 this evening, the team was paged by NWAS Manchester Emergency Control Centre who were requesting our assistance at an unfolding incident in the Darcy Lever area of Bolton.

A 999 call had been received a short time earlier with the report of an injured male underneath a bridge in the bounds ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[MREW Mountain Rescue 2nd Annual Water Conference]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3893</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today our Equipment Officer Nick Berry attended the MREW Mountain Rescue 2nd Annual Water Conference.
 
Hosted by Edale MRT in conjunction with the Water Rescue Committee for Mountain Rescue England and Wales, the conference commenced at 09.00hrs, at the HQ of Edale MRT situated within the Lafarge ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from Age Concern (Bolton)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3896</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £50.00 donation from Age Concern, Bolton (Ashburner Street)
 
In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, with the donation from Pat Clark, Secretary of Age Concern, Bolton, Pat explains; “Age Concern Bolton staff members hold a charity ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind donation to the team by Tony Dunn, former RAF MRT Stafford team member]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3894</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has been in recent correspondence with Tony Dunn, a former RAF MRT Stafford team member, who contacted our team amongst others before Christmas, with a request for any MRT Team Badges to add to his collection.
 
Garry duly obliged sending Tony examples of cloth badges ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation gratefully received from our valued supporter Mr Thornley of Horwich]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3895</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased today to announce the receipt via the Charities Aid Foundation of another generous and much appreciated donation of £30.00 from Team friend and much appreciated valued supporter, Mr John Thornley of Horwich, Bolton. 

As ever, all the team membership extends its grateful thanks ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Carpet Tiles for our Ladybridge Hall Base HQ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3898"><![CDATA[Today Phil Lomax and Brian Winstanley, carpet fitters, from Milliken Industrials Ltd, Beech Hill Plant, Wigan visited the Team HQ at Ladybridge Hall to lay new carpet tiles to the main lecture room and the office areas. 













The tiles were very generously given by Milliken Ind. ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 10/2012]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3890"><![CDATA[At 15:54 this afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Lancashire) to an incident in the woodlands at Roddlesworth, Tockholes, with the report of a female casualty with a head injury sustained after falling into the River Roddlesworth whilst out dog walking on the Nature Trail of the same name.

A slightly ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[More Fantastic Support from Gary Melia]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our friend and supporter, Gary Melia, of The Barber Shop, Radcliffe, has once more made a generous donation of £100.00 to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team.  

Team President, Bob Hutchinson, visited Gary recently to empty the BMRT collecting tin at his premises and was handed the personal donation at the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE attends Lancashire Constabulary Missing from Home Search Managers Refresher Course]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of his continuation training with Lancashire Constabulary as a Missing From Home Search Manager, today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, attended a one day Missing from Home Search Managers Refresher Course, at Lancashire Constabulary Force Headquarters, Hutton, Preston.

Organised and facilitated ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind donation from our friends at United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George, St Georges Road, Bolton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3887</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today via the Charities Aid Foundation, our online donation tool, we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £11.86p donation from Mr Les Shorrock and our friends at United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George, St Georges Road, Bolton.

The whole team membership is grateful to all ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind card of thanks and donation from casualty involved in Incident 9-2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3886</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Monday 2nd January this year we were involved in assisting NWAS (Manchester) with the rescue of a woman, who had injured her knee in a fall whilst out walking with her husband in the Terraced Gardens at Rivington. (Please see website ‘news’ report dated the same)

On Monday 9th January we received ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind donation from Trafford Walkers]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind donation from Trafford Walkers.

In passing on their appreciated £100.00 donation, Mike Graves, Honorary Secretary for Trafford Walkers explained; “Our Club (Trafford Walkers) recently decided to stop sending out Xmas cards to each other, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation received from Ismail Momoniat]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are very pleased to report an appreciated and thoughtful donation of £50.00 from team supporter Mr.Ismail Momoniat of Bolton, who sent his donation to us via the Charities Aid Foundation. 

The whole team extends its sincere thanks to Mr.Ismail Momoniat for his continuing very kind support ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fantastic major donation received today]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to report today our first donation of 2012, and what a generous donation it is too.
 
Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has received in the post today a letter from Anthony J Dewhurst, Solicitor of Anderton, Chorley, who informed Garry that alongside a colleague, he is the trustee ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thanks to Our Collection Box Holder Locations]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Each month we report on this website how much we collect each month from the collection boxes we have dotted around the teams area. We will occasionally highlight a site which has collected a particularly large amount for us, but all of us at Bolton Mountain Rescue are appreciative for any amount collected.

For ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Belated thanks to former team member Steve Berry]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In the early hours of New Years Day morning we had a surprise visitor to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ in the guise of former team call out list member Steve Berry. (Who had just come off ‘call’ in his job with the Environment Agency)

Knowing we too were ‘working’ on New Years eve / Day, albeit voluntarily ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Collection Box totals for December 2011 and 2011]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very happy to report that our collection boxes in December 2011 raised the grand amount of £174.16p (Compared to £234.57p in December 2010)

Our year total for 2011 from collecting box income was a staggering £4,234.29p (Compared to £4,230.60p in 2010)

Please note these figures for 2011 do ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 9/2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3880</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With four team members co-incidentally at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ carrying out various maintenance and administrative tasks, we were contacted directly by NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Control Centre at 15.36hrs via radio link regards the report of an injured woman walker in the Rivington area, with ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 8/2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2012-01-01#3878</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of the NWAS (GMA) pre-arranged plan to cope with peak demand calls during the New Year's celebrations, the Team continued to directly assist NWAS (GMA) with emergency ambulance calls throughout the early hours of New Year's Day.

12x team members mobilised to crew all four of our Team Land ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team on standby to assist North West Ambulance Service (Greater Manchester Area)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3877</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening as with all previous New Year Eve's (for well over eleven years now) the team has had all four of it's Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances available, at the disposal of NWAS (Greater Manchester) who were expecting a very high volume of calls upon its services.

 The team was working ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team present in Rivington area for Boxing Day]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3875</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Each year the Holcombe Hunt has met in Rivington for its traditional Boxing Day Hunt, which now also attracts a great many other horse riders, their followers and members of the public, alongside the more usual visitors to the area.
 
The team has also traditionally maintained a public profile in the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Boxing Day Collection at the Go Outdoors Store, Wigan]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3876</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today at the very kind long standing invitation of the Go Outdoors, Wigan, Store Manager John Harold (A former Bolton MRT call out list member) we were invited to hold a team collection alongside the stores Boxing Day Sale Event.
 
Taking with them a Team Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance Vehicle ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from casualty involved in Incident 70-2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3873</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a very kind card of thanks and a £25.00 donation from Colin and Julie Brown of Darwen, Lancashire.
 
On Sunday 27th November 2011 Colin unfortunately stumbled in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, suffering what was thought at the time to be a suspected leg fracture.
 ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team receives a fantastic donation from ‘AXA Hearts in Action.’]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3874</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today Team Call Out list member Martin Banks presented the team with a very generous £500.00 cheque from ‘AXA Hearts in Action’ his employers (AXA Technology Services, Part of the Global AXA Group) corporate responsibility programme. 

Martin noted that AXA Hearts in Action is a global community partnership ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Signs for our Ladybridge Hall and Fire Station Bases]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3870</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Last weekend saw the final stage of the installation of new ‘Bolton Mountain Rescue Team’ signs for our Ladybidge Hall Base / HQ and Bolton Central Fire Station Garage locations by Team Member Martin Banks and our Base and Catering Officer, Chris Tennant. 

The original signs donated by Marshalls PLC ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind Donation from a valued Friend of the Team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3871</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Once again the Team are pleased to announce a further very generous donation of £50 from Mrs. Janice Schaeffer, Janice is a friend and work colleague of team member's, Ken Oakes's wife, Barbara Oakes, MBE, and since becoming aware of the work of the Team decided to donate to us. 

We extend our grateful ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 74/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3869</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3869"><![CDATA[With wintry conditions still existing in the teams moorland (and most lowland) parts, we were not surprised to receive another winter related call out from NWAS.

Yet again, as with yesterday morning, it was NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Control Centre, who contacted us by pager at 08.40hrs for assistance ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donation from Holt Lloyd Car Care via TDG Trafford Park]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3868</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Support Group member Iain Clarkson who works for TDG in Trafford Park have a customer Holt Lloyd Car Care who store their products in TDG’s warehouse.

Following on from the donation previously made to the team on 25th April 2011, we are pleased to announce another donation of cleaning and winter care ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bolton Town Carol Service. Team member Mark Scott honoured to be invited to give reading]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3872</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Team member Mark Scott was pleased and honoured to be invited, as a representative of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team,  to give a reading at the Town Carol Service today. The service was held in Bolton Parish Church at 6pm and other guests who gave readings included the Mayor of Bolton Councillor Noel Spencer ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 73/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3867</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This morning after a  very severe frost and overnight snowfalls, the team was paged at 08.05hrs by NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Control Centre, to assist an Emergency Ambulance crew gain access to a domestic address in Darwen, where a male elderly casualty required treatment and wintry road conditions ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carol singing evening in support of 25th Warrington East Scout Group (St. Wlifred’s, Grappenhall)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3866</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3866"><![CDATA[Our valued friends and supporters at 25th Warrington East Scout Group (St. Wlifred’s, Grappenhall) have once again been kindly fundraising for the team this Christmas.

This evening representatives of the team accompanied 25th Warrington East Scout Group (St. Wlifred’s, Grappenhall) on their carol ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from our long term friends Deborah and John Garlick]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3862</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a Christmas card and a very kind donation of £20.00 from wife and husband long term team supporters Deborah and John Garlick of Locking Stumps, Warrington. 

In January 1996 we were involved in the rescue of Deborah at a very wintry Rivington, when ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind anonymous donation received by the team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3863</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today from a very long term supporter who wishes to remain anonymous, we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £20.00 Christmas donation in lieu of Christmas Cards to individual team members.

This benefactor passes on all best wishes to the team membership for Christmas and the New Year.
 ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to team friend and our National Secretary Peter Smith on attaining forty years in mountain rescue]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3864</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The team sends its fullest congratulations to our friend and colleague Peter Smith, Mountain Rescue England and Wales Honorary Secretary and a very long serving member of Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team, who was recently honoured to receive national recognition on attaining forty years in the service ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Operation ‘Rescue Tinkerbell the Christmas Fairy.’]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3861</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3861"><![CDATA[This evening the team took part in its traditional ‘Xmas Festive Themed’ Wednesday evening exercise, organised by our Training Officer Elaine Gilliland and Team Call Out list member Brian Brooks, the scenario was Operation ‘Rescue Tinkerbell the Christmas Fairy.’

With thirty three Team Call Out list ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Presentation to Jim Fletcher at "The Shed", Belthorn]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3860</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3860"><![CDATA[This evening, team call out members Ken Oakes, Paul Brain and John Dickenson travelled to Belthorn to make a special presentation to Jim Fletcher, who owns and runs "The Shed" at Belthorn.

The Shed is a community venue for the residents of Belthorn which raises money for different charities. On the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 72/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3857</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 13:52 this afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) Belle Vue ECC, for assistance at an incident involving a resident in the rear of his property, where he had fallen injuring himself in his garden at Lever Park Avenue, Horwich, at the entrance to Lever Park, Rivington.

Due to the location ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team contacted by Greater Manchester Police regards missing Bury man.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3858</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 11:03 this morning, the team was contacted by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager regards MRT assistance to an on going Police search operation for a missing 81 years old Bury man, who had last been seen at his Walmersley Road, Bury, home address late on the evening of Wednesday 7th December.

The ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind donation by Mr David Wrennall of Sharples, Bolton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3859</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to report the receipt yesterday by our Secretary Gillian Gregory of a kind letter enclosing a cheque donation of £15.00 from Mr David Wrennall of Sharples, Bolton.

Regular readers may recall him as the Speakers' Secretary for the Probus Club of Worsley and he made a kind donation ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from valued team supporter Mr D.L. Halliwell]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3853</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of another very kind donation from team friend and valued supporter Mr D.L. Halliwell of Westhoughton, Bolton.

Along with his £25.00 donation, Mr Halliwell stated in an accompanying letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE; “I enclose a donation to help ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind and generous donation from St Margaret’s Church, Lonsdale Road, Bolton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3854</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today the team is very pleased to announce the wonderful kind donation of £110.00 from St. Margaret's Church, Lonsdale Road, Bolton, via their Treasurer, Mr Roy Caswell. 

St Margaret's Church have been helping the team for the last few years with such thoughtful support which is very appreciated and ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team receives thanks from Lostock Athletics Club following their visit of yesterday evening]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3855</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today team member Diane Blakeley received the following email communication from John Smith, Chairman of Lostock Athletics Club, following last nights visit to the team by Lostock AC.

“Dear Diane, It was a good night and all were impressed with the teams dedication and enthusiasm for their role in ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team hosts an evening visit by Lostock Athletics Club to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3856</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3856"><![CDATA[This evening the team was pleased to receive a visit by eighteen members of Lostock Athletics Club. The club has been a supporter of the team and made many donations to support the work we do over recent years. The team in turn has assisted the club by providing Standby Rescue Cover at events organised ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team receives wonderful donation from team members mother]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3852</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening we received a very kind and generous Christmas gift donation of £30.00 from Mrs Jenny Marsh, the mother of very long serving team call out list member and former Bolton MRT / SARDA Dog Handler Dave Marsh.

Mrs Jenny Marsh is a very valued friend and supporter of the team and we all extend ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[November month end Team Collection Boxes income]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3849</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our November 2011 Collection Box income total is an excellent £656.61p (Compared to £207.10p in 2010), with our Year to Date collection box income total standing at a fantastic £4,060.13p (compared to £3,996.03p in 2010) 

We currently have 133x Collection Boxes out at a variety of venues such as Public ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from Darwen Dashers Running Club]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3850</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £100.00 donation from Darwen Dashers Running Club, following our provision of ‘Standby Rescue Cover’ on their David Staff Memorial Fell Race event on Sunday 27th November 2011. (Please see ‘News’ report dated the same)

Darwen Dashers Running Club ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team accepts delivery of new MREW Jackets donation from our national organisation]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3851</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we can announce the wonderful Christmas gift of jackets from our national organisation : Mountain Rescue England and Wales.

Mountain Rescue England and Wales just over a year ago decided to purchase a jacket for all Mountain Rescue Team members in England and Wales, utilising national central ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carols 4 Christmas, Christmas Charity Carol Concert in aid of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team.
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			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3847</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3847"><![CDATA[Early this afternoon, in aid of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, the Carols 4 Christmas event, a Christmas Charity Carol Concert was held from 14:30 to 17:00 at United Reformed Church of St. Andrew and St. George, St. George's Road, Bolton. 

A team vehicle attended the start with team members Paul Copley, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team hosts a visit by Bolton East Explorer Scouts]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3844</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3844"><![CDATA[This evening the team at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ hosted a visit by Bolton East Explorer Scouts, being met by very experienced team members Ged Clarke and Mike Marsh.

Eight explorer scouts and two leaders arrived at 19:30 and spent the next two hours finding out what a mountain rescue team does. ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Victory Stompers Line Dancing Club in fundraising evening for Bolton Mountain Rescue Team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3845</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3845"><![CDATA[This evening the Victory Stompers Line Dancing Club held a fundraising evening at St Mary’s Club, Horwich, in aid of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. 

There follows an account of the evening by Team Support Group member Gillian Gregory;

“This evening, Team Support Group members Gillian Gregory ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team hosts the quarterly Greater Manchester Emergency Services Liaison Group Meeting]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3842</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Greater Manchester Emergency Services Liaison Group Meeting takes place on average, quarterly, and involves representatives from the Statutory Emergency Services in Greater Manchester, including GMP, GMFRS, NWAS, and also the North West Air Ambulance Service, meeting with the MRTs that have reason ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team receives first Christmas Card and it came with a wonderful donation enclosed]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-12-01#3843</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[How apt on this the first day of this festive month, that we received a Christmas Card from a very valued team supporter (who wishes to remain anonymous) and who also very generously enclosed a £60.00 Christmas donation along with best wishes to all in the team.
 
To our kindly supporter, who is a ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team member Ken Oakes honoured by presentation of Fifteen Years Service to Mountain Rescue Certificate]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3840</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3840"><![CDATA[This evening at the conclusion of our weekly training session, at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ and in the presence of the thirty one Call Out list members and one Support Group member attending, very experienced team member Ken Oakes, of Lostock, Bolton was awarded a Certificate honouring his fifteen ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team visits Cancer and Us (Cancer Support Group) at St Ann’s Hospice, Little Hulton, Worsley]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3839</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening at the kind invitation of Cancer and Us (Cancer Support Group) at St Ann’s Hospice, Little Hulton, very experienced team members Chris Tennant and Dave Marsh (also a former Search and Rescue Dog Handler in the team) visited the group to give a presentation on the work of the team.

Their ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ awaits Santa]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3838</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In recent years we have decorated our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for Christmas and the New Year, after all the pattern of recent years has seen a lot of team members spending a great deal of their festive break at our Base / HQ in-between frequent operational call outs. 

Yesterday afternoon Team Support ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 71/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3837</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3837"><![CDATA[At 17:59 this evening, the team was paged by NWAS Lancashire Emergency Control centre who were requesting our assistance at an incident in Adlington, near Chorley.

With one team member still at the team base from the earlier fell race, and several others having only just left, the team was able to ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 70/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3835</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At the conclusion of this afternoon's David Staff Memorial Fell Race in Darwen (see news article), and as team vehicles were preparing to return to base, at 12:38 today team Training Officer Elaine Gilliland (who was stationed at the fell race Start/Finish point at Sunnyhurst Wood) was asked by one of ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[David Staff Memorial Charity Fell Race]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3836</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3836"><![CDATA[Today the team provided standby rescue cover for the David Staff Memorial Charity Fell Race.
 
This fell race takes in a course over 5.1 miles including 1200 feet of ascent, centred on Jubilee Tower, Darwen and Darwen Moor.
 
The race organised by Jonathan Stubbs of the Darwen Dashers Running Club. ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team visits 1036 (Bury Sqdn.) Air Training Cadets]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3831</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Not previously reported on our website was a visit at the invitation of Flt. Lt. Andy Lees of 1036 (Bury Sqdn.) Air Training Cadets  on Friday evening, 18th November 2011 to 1036 (Bury Sqdn.) at the Drill Hall in Bury.

There follows an account of our visit by long serving and very experienced team ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to the team by 19th Bolton School Cub Scouts]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3832</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening the team played host to a visit by twenty four Cubs from 19th Bolton School Cub Scout Group to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ.

The following is an account of the visit by team member John Dickinson:

This evening 24 Cub Scouts with 5 helpers from the 19th Bolton School Cub Scout Group ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit by team to St. William of York RC Primary School, Nugent Road, Great Lever, Bolton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3833</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3833"><![CDATA[This afternoon our Team President, Bob Hutchinson and Team Life Vice President, Tony McNally were invited to St William of York School in Great Lever to talk to Class Y4 about their current topic "Mighty Mountains." 

Bob and Tony were met by class teacher Rachael Duffy and introduced to thirty one ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to team by Ladybridge Women’s Institute]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3834</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3834"><![CDATA[This evening the team played host to a visit by Ladybridge WI members to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ. Here follows an account of the visit.

“Last month Ladybridge Women's Institute kindly presented a cheque donation to Bolton MRT, after we had been selected as the institute’s charity for 2011. The ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 69/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3830</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 14:31 this afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS Manchester Emergency Control Centre who were requesting our assistance at an incident on the grounds of Dunscar Golf Club, near to Egerton in Bolton.

The call was promptly answered by our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon and full details were sent ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mountain Rescue Ambulance Vehicle in Wedding Procession]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3828</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In June of 2011, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team Call Out list member Kris Kilshaw approached our Team Leader to ask whether it would be possible to use one of the team vehicles for his brother’s local wedding procession to transport the Bridesmaids and Best Man from the Chapel to the Reception.         ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Letter of thanks received from Julie Hilling, Member of Parliament for Bolton West (Atherton, Blackrod, Heaton and Lostock, Horwich, Smithills and Westhoughton)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3829</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, received a letter from local MP Julie Hilling, regarding her visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ on Friday 4th November 2011. (Please see website 'news' report dated the same)
 

“Dear Garry, Thank you so much for your kind hospitality on 4th November.”
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			<title><![CDATA[Two more team members attend joint water training activity with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3827</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Again at the very kind invitation of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, in a repeat of the same course as yesterday, two more team members, Team Training Officer Elaine Gilliland and team member John Dickinson attended a joint water training activity with firefighters from Greater Manchester ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donation from Rotary Club of Stretford and Urmston]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3824</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening our Chairman Craig Lamb and Support Group member Johanne Lamb attended the Stretford and Urmston Rotary Club Evening Dinner.

Following the meal Craig gave an overview of the workings of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, including the equipment and examples of the types of injuries we deal ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team attends GMFRS Lifelong Learning Event, 'Water Safety Awareness.']]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3826</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today at the kind invitation of Paul Smith, Blue Watch, Leigh Fire Station, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, four team members took part in a GMFRS Lifelong Learning, Celebration of Learning, CPD accredited, Water Safety Awareness Event held at Leigh Fire Station.

Attending from the team ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team members attend joint water training activity with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3825</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3825"><![CDATA[At the very kind invitation of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, two team members, Steve O'Hara and Team Equipment Officer Nick Berry today attended a joint water training activity with firefighters from GMFRS. 

Meeting at GMFRS Leigh Fire Station for an 08.00hrs departure, this full days ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team members receive valued and appreciated training from NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) at Belle Vue Emergency Control Centre]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3823</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening as part of a programme of delivering some communications training by NWAS (GMA) to the Mountain Rescue Teams operating in Greater Manchester, five of our team members joined three colleagues from Kinder MRT in journeying to NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) Belle Vue Emergency Control Centre ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team visits St Cuthbert's Mothers Union, Darwen]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3822</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening very long serving Team call Out list members Chris Tennant and Dave Marsh (Also a former SARDA Dog Handler) visited St Cuthbert's Mothers Union, at St Cuthbert's Church, Earnsdale Road, Darwen, to give a presentation on the work of the team and to display one of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team member Gyles Denn assists Staffordshire Search and Rescue Team on their 'Foundation Course.']]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3820</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Not previously reported here, but recently team Call Out list member Gyles Denn, a former Forensic Officer, was again invited by Staffordshire Search and Rescue to attend their Foundation Course and teach about Crime Scene awareness and protocols. (Regular readers will recall that Gyles formulated a ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team receives thanks from Wellfield Business and Enterprise College students following day out with the team on Tuesday 26th July 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3821</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Not previously reported on our website was a very kind letter of thanks from the students at Wellfield Business and Enterprise College, Leyland, Preston, received following their day out with the team on Tuesday 26th July 2011.

In their letter dated 15th September 2011, addressed to the team, the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind donation from David Bisset]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3817</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[During our attendance at this years Remembrance Sunday Service, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was approached by valued friend and supporter of the team David Bisset.

David Bisset is a regular supporter of the team since August 2005 when the team attended an incident involving Davids son who had ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Remembrance Sunday Service at the Bomber Memorial, Lead Mines Valley, Anglezarke]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3818</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3818"><![CDATA[In the early hours of the cold winters morning of Tuesday 16th November 1943, a Wellington Mk 1c twin engined bomber of 28 OTU (Operational Training Unit) Royal Air Force, crashed with the sad loss of all aircrew onto Anglezarke Moor north of Bolton, in the area now designated the West Pennine Moors. ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind Donation from Mrs Rosemary Evans of Deane, Bolton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3819</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind donation from Mrs Rosemary Evans of Deane, Bolton, who is a colleague of Team Member Mark Scott.

Mrs Evans had borrowed a collection tin to collect at her recent 65th birthday celebrations (especially as, in her words, "because Mountain Rescue ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to the Flixton Urmston Davyhulme Carnival Committee Prize Giving Night]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3816</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3816"><![CDATA[This evening Full Team Callout members Mike Marsh and John Dickinson took our BM1 Mountain Rescue Land Rover Ambulance to the Flixton Urmston Davyhulme Carnival Committee Prize Giving night at St Marys Church Hall, Flixton.

Mike and John were greeted by Stuart Priestly who led them into the church ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Call Out to assist Lancashire Constabulary ends in a very speedy resolution, followed by a 'Stand By' for Lancashire Constabulary, which was also resolved.
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			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3812</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 17.20hrs early this evening we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary regards an incident in Tockholes / Roddlesworth woodlands.

As our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was gathering further information from Lancashire Constabulary, news came into the Police that the incident no longer required MRT ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lancashire Constabulary Missing Person Search Manager Course]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3815</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3815"><![CDATA[Every year Lancashire Constabulary kindly offer to the MRTs operating in Lancashire, places on their week long Missing Persons Search Manager Course.

This year experienced Team Member Paul Brain attended this Police nationally recognised course.

Held at Lancashire Constabulary Training centre at ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Letter of thanks received from Yvonne Fovargue, Member of Parliament for Makerfield.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3813</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, received a letter from MP Yvonne Fovargue, regarding her visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ on Friday 4th November 2011. (Please see website 'news' report dated the same)


"Dear Garry, Just a Short note to thank you for taking the time to introduce to me ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[80th Birthday Generosity to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3814</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Bolton Mountain Rescue Team is today the grateful recipient of a generous donation of £129.50.  Our kind donor of this sum celebrated her 80th birthday on 8th November and asked her family and friends to make donations to the Team instead of buying her birthday gifts.  Our Team Secretary, Gillian Gregory, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thanks to Steve Garwell for donation of testing equipment]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3848</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[During tonight's exercise, the team's entire compliment of radio equipment was audited in an attempt to find problems with the kit, most of which is now 8 years old.

A large part of this testing, aside from the usual faulty displays on radios and poor battery performance, was the testing of the transmit ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bolton Mountain Rescue Team selected as the Bolton Sports Federation Ladies’ Rounders League Charity of the Year for 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3811</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3811"><![CDATA[Team member Diane Blakeley plays rounders as part of the BSF Rounders League.  Between 1983 and 2010 the league has raised £96,134.72 for charity which is a fantastic sum of money. Last November Diane decided to nominate Bolton MRT to be the charity for 2011. Bolton MRT was one of seven charities nominated, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 68/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3808</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3808"><![CDATA[At 13:14 this afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Control Centre regarding assistance at an incident in the Hindley area involving a teenage horserider who had fallen from her horse. 

The NWAS Emergency Ambulance crew despatched to this incident had requested the team on arrival ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team thanks all at Delph Sailing Club for Powerboat Training Course]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3809</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3809"><![CDATA[Today team call out list members Dave Cook and Dave Marsh headed to Delph Sailing Club, Egerton, Bolton for Powerboat training to Royal Yachting Association Level 2.

Dave Cook is a member of Delph Sailing Club, and after hearing that Dave Marsh requires the Level 2 qualification as part of his SARDA ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team members Mark Scott and Naomi Horan attend MREW Mountain and Cave Rescue Medical Seminar in Ambleside, Cumbria]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3810</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Each year Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) holds a Medical Seminar aimed at team members who are doctors, nurses or are very experienced mountain rescue casualty carers. So it was that Bolton team members Naomi Horan and Mark Scott headed for Charlotte Mason College in Ambleside today. Naomi ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind comment received immediately following the visit to the team by Members of Parliament and senior representatives of the Statutory Emergency Services.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3807</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The following email was received by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE from Chief Inspector Operations, John Buttress of GMP Bolton Division immediately after his visit to us this afternoon:

"Garry, Thank you very much for your hospitality and that of your team today.

Five MPs was an excellent turnout. ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team plays host to a visit by Members of Parliament and senior representatives of the Statutory Emergency Services.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3806</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3806"><![CDATA[This afternoon the team was honoured to receive as very special guests five local Members of Parliament to our Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ, situated on Chorley New Road, Bolton.

Visiting us alongside the five Members of Parliament were senior representatives of the Statutory Emergency Services we work ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Seventieth Birthday Congratulations to ????????????????]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3804</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today via our website we are pleased to announce the seventieth birthday of a very long serving and esteemed team member, who has been in the team since he joined on 24th April 1991.

Wishing to remain known as someone in his late sixties rather than someone in their seventies, at present we'll keep ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team welcomes into its membership ten brand new 'Full Team Members.' ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3805</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A year ago today, on Thursday 4th November 2010 we held the first of our two part recruitment sessions for our November 2010 potential trainee members intake. 

We had reopened our online request for new members on 12th September 2010, with seven articles appearing in the daily Bolton News and other ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Another 'Call Out' but again, like the call on Sunday 30th October 2011, it was not for us!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3802</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This morning at 09.38hrs we were paged by the Air Desk (The NWAA Helimed Dispatching Desk) at NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Control Centre, for assistance at an incident in Burnley. 

The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who was informed that NWAS (Lancashire) ECC required assistance ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from BogTrotters Mountain Bike Club]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3803</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind and generous £237.49p donation via the Charities Aid Foundation, from Joanna Parncutt, Treasurer of BogTrotters Mountain Bike Club on behalf of BogTrotters Mountain Bike Club, based in Lancaster.

The whole team membership would like to extend ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[GO Outdoors Wigan run Halloween event in aid of Bolton MRT]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3799</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In a novel way to raise funds for the Bolton MRT, staff at the Wigan store of GO Outdoors, took part in a Halloween Fancy Dress fundraising event for the team.

Throughout the weekend of the 29th and 30th of October, shoppers were surprised to see staff donning face masks and fancy dress, instead of ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Collection Boxes, end of month (October 2011) income report]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3800</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our October 2011 Collection Box income total is an excellent £414.37p (Compared to £546.14p in 2010), with our Year to Date collection box income total standing at a fantastic £3,403.52p (compared to £3,788.93p in 2010) 

We currently have 130x Collection Boxes out at a variety of venues such as Public ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team vehicle and Equipment Demonstration, Crompton children's Centre, Chalfont Street, Bolton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-11-01#3801</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This afternoon, our Team President Bob Hutchinson along with trainee members (well FULL members from the 4th of this month!) Paul Copley and John Dickinson went with Team Land Rover BM1 to a "Fun Event" at Crompton Childrens Centre in Chalfont St, Bolton.

The event had been coordinated by PCSO Ann ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team trials new hand held search lighting from PELI Products (UK) Limited]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3797</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The team has a current requirement to replace our hand held long distance search lighting units, which are now showing their age. (Plus lighting technology has moved on considerably since we purchased our current units)

These are not to be confused with the search torches that each team member is ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team receives two more Vacuum Mattresses / full length body splints, with thanks to MREW for the kind supply of one]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3798</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Not previously reported on our website, was the recent acquisition by the team of two more full length Vacuum Mattresses / splints.

For a great many years now the team has had two of its Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances equipped with this vital piece of equipment, and we have used them on many ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peter Heeley rejoins the team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3795</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Back in September 2009, team member Peter Heeley left the team as a result of the demands on shift work and a third baby on the way.

Peter joined the team in February 2007 and throughout his two and a half years with us he regularly attended almost all team activities and also worked in the background ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Early morning pager call from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3796</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On the night when most benefitted from the extra hour in bed, we were all awoken at 01.13hrs (02.13hrs but for the hour change!) by a pager call to contact Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Control Room.

Answered by both our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team members invited to British Red Cross Social Evening to give an insight into the work of the Bolton MRT]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3792</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening Team Training Officer Elaine Gilliland and Team Call Out List Member Carly Raines were invited by the British Red Cross – Northern Division – to attend their annual social evening to give a talk on the work of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. 

The team has recently undertaken a Joint Exercise ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from our friends at The Rotary Club of Turton]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3793</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce the receipt today of a generous £350.00 donation from our friends and supporters at Turton Rotary Club.

In a kind letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the Treasurer of Turton Rotary Club explained that fellow Rotarian Jeffrey Hibbert, who was President of Turton ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Generous donation from employee of AstraZeneca, Mr S. J. Hazlitt]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3794</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are very pleased to report the receipt under the AstraZeneca Plc Matched Giving Scheme, via the Charities Aid Foundation, of a £500.00 donation from Mr S. J. Hazlitt, an employee of AstraZeneca Plc.

(On 24th February 2011, we reported an earlier £1,000.00 very kind and appreciated donation ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 67/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3790</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3790"><![CDATA[At 11:50 this morning, the team was paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester) Emergency Control Centre, who were requesting our assistance at an incident in the George's Lane, Rivington area.

Already in attendance at the scene of the incident was an NWAS RRV Paramedic who had been called to the scene a short ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team exercise has 'Halloween Family Fun' as its theme]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3791</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening our regular Wednesday evening weekly exercise took on the theme of a 'Halloween Family Fun evening,' with team members being joined by partners, their children and friends of the team, all to join in a fun exercise. 

Organised superbly by Call Out list  Member, Sam McKay, and Team Training ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Third very substantial bequest by the late Mrs Jennie Hoey to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3786</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2010 we were informed by the Solicitors, Bradshaws Hamer Park and Haworth of Blackpool, acting on behalf of the administration of the estate of the late Mrs Jennie Hoey, that the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was bequeathed a share in the residue of her estate. Mrs Hoey died on 24th January ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind thanks received from North East Wales Search and Rescue Team with regards to the Joint Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue weekend 21st - 23rd October 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3787</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and Team Training Officer Elaine Gilliland received the following thanks from the Team Training Officer Graham Munns, of our colleagues at NEWSART regards their involvement in this years Joint Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue. (See previous report, dated Sunday ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[More search dog training news from Bolton MRT member / NSARDA member Dave Marsh]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3789</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Following last weekends assessments in Bury St. Edmunds, where Bolton MRT member Dave Marsh took on a lead role in assessing six dogs for their suitability in Lowland search work, he then travelled over to the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland for a joint  weekend assessment with Ireland and Ireland ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Joint Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3788</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3788"><![CDATA[For the seventh year running, the Team organised and took part in a fully residential Joint Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue based at the continuing excellent facilities of the Bolton Scout Trust Bibbys Farm Scout Campsite & Activity Centre, at Heath Charnock, nestling in the foothills and reservoirs ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Generous donation from AstraZeneca Plc under matched Giving Scheme]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are extremely pleased to announce the receipt of a very generous £500.00 donation under their 'Matched Giving Scheme' from AstraZeneca Plc of Kingdom Street, London, via the Charities Aid Foundation. 

All at Bolton Mountain Rescue Team wish to extend our grateful thanks to AstraZeneca Plc ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[News from this evenings Support Group meeting]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evenings monthly Support Group Meeting at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ attracted eight of our existing support Group members, with apologies from those members unable to attend.

The meeting welcomed potential new member, Amanda Strickleton to her first meeting as a probationer.  

Amanda is ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Another very kind donation from Mr John Thornley of Horwich]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased today to announce the receipt via the Charities Aid Foundation of another very kind and much appreciated donation of £30.00 from Team Friend and appreciated valued supporter, Mr John Thornley of Horwich, Bolton. 

As ever, all the team membership extends its grateful thanks to Mr ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Two very experienced former team Call Out list members return to the team]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The team has recently welcomed back into the membership fold two very experienced former team call Out list members, Gyles Denn and Neil Ramsbottom, who both left the team in September 2008.

Gyles Denn, aged 33, first joined the team on 23rd April 1997, leaving due to employment elsewhere, over eleven ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donation from valued team supporter, Norma Ramm]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today the team received a kind donation from Miss Norma Ramm, of Brieghtmet, Bolton.

Norma, a long-standing supporter of the team, enclosed with her £20 donation a kind note and a card, wishing the team well.

Norma recently attended a funeral where the family had requested "donations to charities ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ladybridge Womens Institute Donation Presentation]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3779</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3779"><![CDATA[Tonight experienced Team members Gill Leigh and Ana Toole attended the Annual General Meeting of Ladybridge WI. at Ladybridge Community Centre, Bolton.

Gill and Ana were greeted by Linda Blakeley, an associate  of the Team for many years, and Chairperson Rhoda Seddon. Following the solemn singing ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This afternoon our Team President Bob Hutchinson and Team Life Vice President Tony McNally were invited to All Saints Junior School in Devon Street, Farnworth, to talk to Year 6 class about the work of the Team. 

Bob and Tony were met by class teacher Katie Hague who introduced her very enthusiastic ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by  77th Bolton, St Andrew’s Brownies, Bromley Cross]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Tonight Team members, Gill Leigh, Mike O’Brien, Sam McKay, John Dickinson, Paul Chisholm and Kris Kilshaw, were delighted to welcome to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ several members from 77th Bolton, St Andrew’s Brownies, Bromley Cross.

The sixteen Brownies, three Leaders and a number of parents, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Donation from Mrs Joan Bailey]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today the team were surprised and delighted to accept the sum of £60 from Mrs Joan Bailey of Breightmet, Bolton.

Joan recently celebrated her 80th birthday and asked for donations instead of gifts. She sent this generous donation to the team along with a similar donation to the North West Air Ambulance ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former team member Mike Thomason appears on TV Celebrity Masterchef programme]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Who should appear on yesterday's BBC One Celebrity Masterchef programme, where famous faces are "in the kitchen" to compete in the semi-finals, but our very own long-serving former team member Mike Thomason!

The celebrity masterchefs, including Linda Lusardi, were cooking for the Officer staff at ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lecture/presentation to Keep Fit Association of Chorley and Leyland]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Tonight the team welcomed twelve members of the Keep Fit Association of Chorley and Leyland to our Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ.

Regular readers of our website may recall that in July 2010 the team visited the KFA of Chorley and Leyland at their meeting place at St Michaels Secondary School, Chorley. At ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[News from former Bolton MRT / SARDA England Search Dog Handler Dave Marsh regards his latest (Fingers crossed and a lot of training to come) Dog Sash]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3769</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA["Following SARDA training on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October, which involved heel work, long down stays [of 5-10 min duration] etc I am delighted to inform the team that Sash has now been observed to be tolerant of sheep as of this morning, Sunday 9th October.

A flock of sheep is driven towards ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Carroll UK, Insurance Brokers of Bolton, Dress Down Days help Bolton MRT]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In February of this year our Team Secretary Gillian Gregory was contacted by Justine Riding at Carroll UK, Insurance Brokers of Bolton, with a request for a collecting tin.  She explained that on the last Friday of every month the staff are allowed to wear jeans and charged £1 each for the luxury.  They ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team participates fully in Joint Exercise at City Airport Manchester. (Barton)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3771"><![CDATA[For the second time (Please see website news report dated Saturday 30th January 2010) at the direct invitation of team friend and supporter Nick Duriez, Airport Operations Manager, the team participated today in a joint casualty care exercise at City Airport Manchester. (Formerly known as Barton Airport)

We ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fantastic donation from the Union Catholic Mothers at St Hilda's, Tottington, Bury]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3772</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a wonderfully kind and very thoughtful £415.00 donation from the Union Catholic Mothers at St Hilda's, Tottington, Bury.

This large and much appreciated donation was raised by the Union Catholic Mothers member Mrs Christine Noden of Bromley Cross, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very thoughtful donations on the Silver Wedding of Ken and Judith Wiggans in memory of the late Mr David Wiggans of Blackburn]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3773</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 7th April 2011, the team was involved in the tragic recovery of the body of a local experienced hill walker, the late Mr David Wiggans of Blackburn, who sadly died whilst out solo walking in the company of his dog, on Darwen Moor in the vicinity of Duckshaw Clough.

This incident also involved ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sammy the Squirrel visits our Base / HQ and runs amok !]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On routinely visiting our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ (Which is in what we believe to be the former Stables / Garage building to the Hall itself) on Friday morning 7th October, a scene of minor devastation greeted our Training Officer Elaine Gilliland and Trainee Team member John Dickinson upon opening ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Land Rover 'Bolton Mobile 4' receives new livery, matching all other vehicles in our team fleet]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3767</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3767"><![CDATA[On Saturday 25th October 2003 we commissioned into team service our Land Rover Defender 110 TD5  Ambulance MV03KYE 'Bolton Mobile 4', as a direct replacement at the time for an elderly Renault minibus operated by the team. 

This vehicle, our fourth brand new purchased Land Rover in the history of ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Update on Bolton Sports Federation Ladies' Rounders League supporting Bolton MRT as their Charity of the year 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3768</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3768"><![CDATA[This evening the BSF Ladies Rounders League held their Annual Presentation Evening at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton. There are 17 different leagues, the winners and runners up for each league received their trophies and medals. The trophy presentations for the various cup competitions also took place. So ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind Donation from Lostock Athletics Club]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3766</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3766"><![CDATA[This evening we were visited by a large contingent from our friends and supporters at Lostock Athletics Club.

Lostock Athletics Club organise the popular Hendersons End Fell Race, which takes place in June each year. Bolton Mountain Rescue Team provide Standby Rescue Cover for the race, and tonight ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 66/2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3765</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At the conclusion of incident 59/2011, our Team Leader was asked directly by NWAS Manchester Ambulance Control if the team had any available resources to assist NWAS with a high number of emergency calls.

Both Team Land Rover MR Ambulances returning from incident 59/2011 were immediately directed ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 59/2011]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3764"><![CDATA[At 13:10 this afternoon the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) Control requesting the team's immediate assistance at an incident in the Prestolee area of Kearsley.

Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and senior team member Mike Marsh simultaneously returned the call to NWAS and the team was paged with full ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team minibus in new team livery]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3761"><![CDATA[On 3rd February 2010, we accepted from Greater Manchester Police the very kind donation of a second hand former Police staff transport, Ford Transit Minibus, which became known as Bolton Mobile 5.

This vehicle was officially handed over to the team on 9th March 2010, since such time it has become ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Collection Boxes, end of month (September 2011) income report]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3763</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our September 2011 Collection Box income total is an excellent £246.24p (Compared to £547.86p in 2010), with our Year to Date collection box income total standing at a fantastic £2,989.15p (compared to £3,242.79p in 2010)

We currently have 134x Collection Boxes out at a variety of venues such as Public ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[25th Warrington East Scout Group (St Wilfrid's, Grappenhall) are collecting already!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3760</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3760"><![CDATA[On Friday 23rd September, the team hosted a visit by 25th Warrington East Scout Group (St Wilfrid's, Grappenhall) to our Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ.

At the visit, we learned that the team had been named as the Scout group's Christmas Charity for 2011, and the group took home an number of collection boxes ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With a small number of team members already at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ at the conclusion of the mornings and early afternoon standby rescue cover for the Salomon Rivington Trail Half Marathon event, we received a pager call out from NWAS (Lancashire) at 15.18hrs, to respond to an incident in the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team members assist with the start of the Adult Pike View Hike Event]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3758</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As well as being part of the Full Team Callout list, a number of members are also involved with local Scouting groups. 

Two of our members, Steve Fletcher and Mike Marsh, are involved in organising the Pike View Hike which takes place in April/May each year and is open to any Cub or Scout groups to ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team provides Bar staff for this years Edgworth Real Ale Festival]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-10-01#3754</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3754"><![CDATA[In 2009 and 2010, Bolton MRT were one of the named Charity Beneficiaries of the very successful annual three day Edgworth Real Ale Festival, which resulted in a substantial £12,000.00 being donated to the Bolton MRT over the two years by the ERAF. 

We utilised these donations to fund the purchase ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Salomon Rivington Trail Half Marathon]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3755"><![CDATA[Today for the third year running, the team provided standby rescue cover and shared marshalling duties with our friends from Horwich Rotary Club and the Air Cadets for this years Salomon Rivington Trail Half Marathon event. 
Organised by 2:09 Events, the race enjoyed its third year in Rivington, with ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team thanks snow chain supplier Brindley Chains of Warrington]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3756</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With the commissioning into team service earlier this year of our three new Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances, we were faced with having to purchase three new sets of snow chains for them, as the chains from our previous vehicles did not fit the new vehicles.

Our Team Vehicles Officer Chris Greenhalgh ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to Hardy Mill Primary School]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today experienced team callout list member Neil Warburton journeyed to Hardy Mill Primary School in a team Land Rover to give a presentation to the pupils on the work of the team.

Neil's account of the day appears below:

I was asked to go and give a talk to the Year 2 class, as their topic is 'People ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation via the Charities Aid Foundation.]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are pleased to announce a very kind anonymous donation of £40.00 via the Charities Aid Foundation.

We extend our thanks to our anonymous benefactor for their kind support. 
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to Lowton St. Mary’s CE Primary School]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today, Life Vice President, Tony McNally and Team Training Officer, Elaine Gilliland, were invited by Mrs Kellie Taylor and Mr Ben Ibbotson, Year 5 Teachers, Jill Taylor, Receptionist and Lyn Baker, Head Teacher to give an overview to the 5 and 6 year olds at Lowton St Mary's CE Primary School about ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to our Base / HQ by 25th Bolton Scout Group.]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening the team hosted a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by the 25th Bolton Scout Group.

Scout Leaders at 25th Bolton Scout Group, Mike Marsh and Steve Fletcher, who are also very experienced Bolton MRT Call Out list members, welcomed their Scouts to our Base / HQ.

At the conclusion ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fantastic Support from St Cuthbert's Church, Darwen, Rose Queen]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Teenager Megan Brandon, St Cuthbert's Rose Queen 2010-11, visited our Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ this evening to present a cheque donation to the Team as a result of fundraising throughout her year of service.  Accompanying Megan was her Crown Bearer, Harry Robinson, aged 6 years, Harry's mother Sue Brown, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation received by the team]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3750</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of an anonymous £40.00 charity donation to the team, made via 'charitiestrust.'

The teams thanks are expressed to our anonymous benefactor.
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			<title><![CDATA[Team provides standby cover for our colleagues at Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Due to a full team out of area commitment for the Bowland Pennine MRT, last night and today, (Up to late afternoon) along with Rossendale and Pendle MRT, we were asked to provide standby cover for BPMRT in case any emergencies arose in their team operational area.

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			<title><![CDATA[Team officially accepts new team member issue waterproof legwear donation and Water Team kit from the ASDA Foundation, "Supporting Your Local Community"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3748</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3748"><![CDATA[Today with thanks to a substantial donation from the ASDA Foundation "Supporting Your Local Community", the team officially accepted into service the latest items of team Issue personal equipment, namely fifty pairs of Keela Munro Black Salopettes (complete with High Visibility safety stripes, team badge ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3746"><![CDATA[This evening forty Scouts, two Leaders and five parents from 25th Warrington East Scout Troop (St Wilfrid's Grappenhall) were welcomed at our Base HQ by Chairman Craig Lamb, Secretary/Support Group Member Gillian Gregory, and Trainee Team members John Dickinson, Philip Crook and Kris Kilshaw.





25th ...]]></description>
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			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3747</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3747"><![CDATA[This evening and into the early hours of the morning, to allow our colleagues at Rossendale and Pendle MRT to have an uninterrupted Annual Team Dinner, we provided standby cover for them for their team area, should any emergencies occur.

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			<title><![CDATA[Team called out in urgent search for missing child]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At the conclusion of this evening's weekly training, which tonight consisted of a moorland navigation and stretcher evacuation exercise on Winter Hill, most of 28 team members who took part retired for a social drink at the Jolly Crofters Public House in Horwich.

We had barely arrived in the pub when ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team visit to Withnell Fold Women's Institute]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening whilst their colleagues were enjoying the delights of a wet and cold moorland exercise on Winter Hill, experienced team members Diane Blakeley and Paul Brain were visiting Withnell Fold W.I. to give a presentation on the work of the of the Bolton MRT at their request.

Every month the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Further donation received in memory of the Late Mr George Taylor Seddon]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3742</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday 31st July 2011, George Taylor Seddon, aged 95, of Worsley, Manchester, the father of our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, sadly passed away.

On Wednesday 7th September 2011, we received a very large number of donations in memory of the Late George Taylor Seddon, totaling £1,565.00. 

On ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thank you Plaques presented to two team valued supporters]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3741"><![CDATA[This afternoon, our Team Chairman Craig Lamb and Team members Sam McKay, Philip Crook and John Dickinson journeyed in one of our new Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances to present 'Thank you' plaques from the team to two very special friends and supporters of the team.

Firstly they visited a very ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Further donation received in memory of the Late Mr George Taylor Seddon]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3740</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday 31st July 2011, George Taylor Seddon, aged 95, of Worsley, Manchester, the father of our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, sadly passed away. 

On Wednesday 7th September 2011, we received a very large number of donations in memory of the Late George Taylor Seddon, totaling £1,565.00.
 
Today ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team in exercise with British Red Cross volunteers and their Fire Emergency Support Services vehicle and team (FESS)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3738</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3738"><![CDATA[This evening in a test of the Memorandum of Understanding we have with the British Red Cross, and in particular the call out and use of their FESS vehicle, we mounted an exercise this evening to see how the envisaged use of the BRC FESS vehicle would work out in 'reality.'

In addition, other British ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fantastic donation received from Horwich Festival of Racing 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3739</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Further to our provision of standby rescue cover at this years Horwich Festival of Racing all day event, held in Horwich Town centre on Sunday 19th June, this evening prior to our routine weekly exercise commencing, we were delighted to receive as special guests at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, Barbara ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bolton MRT participates fully in Bolton Tenth Anniversary 9/11 Ceremony and Service]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3735</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3735"><![CDATA[This year being the tenth anniversary of the terrible 9/11 terrorist atrocities in the United States of America, Bolton MBC organised and hosted a very special service today to commemorate the events of the day and to honour those in the emergency services who died in the Twin Towers Tragedy and those ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former Team SARDA Dog Handler Dave Marsh reports on a Specialist Search and Rescue Dog Training weekend]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3737</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This weekend of 10th and 11th September 2011, saw our retired SARDA Dog Handler Dave Marsh travelling down to Rhyl, North Wales, to take part in a Search Dog assessment on behalf of other third parties.

You might wonder why Rhyl? Well explanations to follow. (With thanks to Dave Marsh)

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			<title><![CDATA[Another very kind donation from our friends at Darwen Dashers Running Club.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3734</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Only days after the receipt of a kind £33.00 donation from our friends and supporters at Darwen Dashers Running Club on Monday 5th September, today we are pleased to announce yet another kind donation, this time of £52.00.

In a letter from the Chairman of Darwen Dashers Running club, Jonathan Stubbs, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Visit to team by Mike Dewar, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Fire Scene Investigation / Urban Search and Rescue Dog Handler]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3733</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our weekly training night this evening featured a presentation by GMFRS Crew Commander Mike Dewar, a very experienced FSI / USAR Dog Handler with GMFRS. (Who was accompanied for the presentation to the team by his son Daniel)

Mike operates two dogs, Fire Urban Search and Rescue Dog Echo, a veteran ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Major donation received by the team in memory of the Late George Taylor Seddon]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3730</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday 31st July 2011, George Taylor Seddon, aged 95, the father of our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, sadly passed away.

Today we have received a very large number of donations in memory of the Late George Taylor Seddon, totaling £1,565.00.

The entire team membership extends its sincere thanks ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team accepts into service two new items of team member clothing thanks to a fantastic donation from the ASDA Foundation ' Supporting Your Local Community.']]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3731</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today with thanks to a substantial donation from the ASDA Foundation 'Supporting Your Local Community,' the team accepted into service the latest item of Team Issue personal equipment, namely fifty pairs of Keela Munro Black Salopettes (Complete with High Visibility safety stripes, team badge and ASDA ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to team by Bolton and District Group of The Institute of Advanced Motorists]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3729</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening we played host to a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by over thirty members from our valued friends and supporters at the Bolton and District Group of The Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Bolton and District Group IAM have supported the team since one of their members, Lyn Entwistle, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind Donation from Ace Autocare, Bolton ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3732</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This afternoon one of our trainee Team Members Kris Kilshaw visited Ace Auto Care in Chorley Old Road, Bolton.

On find out Kris was a volunteer of our team, the shop kindly donated a large bottle of Turtle Wax Car Wash to assist us in keeping our vehicles clean.

Ace Autocare can be visited at 248 ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from our friends at Darwen Dashers Running Club]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3727</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind £33.00 donation from our friends and supporters at Darwen Dashers Running Club, following our provision of Standby Rescue Cover at their Darwen Gala / Darwen Tower Fell Race event on Saturday 20th August 2011 (See website report dated the same)

The ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Collection Boxes, end of month (August 2011) income report]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-09-01#3728</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our August 2011 Collection Box income total is an excellent £388.60p (Compared to £376.09p in 2010), with our Year to Date collection box income total standing at a fantastic £2,742.91p (compared to £2,694.93p in 2010) 

We currently have 137x Collection Boxes out at a variety of venues such as Public ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[First ever NSARDA Trailing Dog Course weekend]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3736"><![CDATA[This weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th September saw Mountain Rescue Dog Handlers and other interested members (Including our own Dave Marsh, formerly a SARDA Dog Handler with our team and Bolton MRT member and Trainee Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson and his Trainee Trail Dog Boris) travelling from all ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today at the very kind invitation of the Carnival Committee, the team attended the Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme Carnival. The weather was dull and damp but luckily the rain stayed away until late afternoon and allowed the carnival to be a great success. The team this year had been selected as the main ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 57/2011]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3725"><![CDATA[This afternoon the team was paged at 13:55 hrs by NWAS (Greater Manchester) regards an accident in the Daubhill area of Bolton, involving a 83 year old male walker who had fallen in fields close to his house sustaining a serious leg injury.

At 14:00 hrs a full team pager call out message alerted the ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[3rd Mountain Rescue awareness presentation to North West Air Ambulance, Helimed 72, at City Airport, Manchester, by Bolton MRT]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The team has been invited to provide three Mountain Rescue awareness sessions to new aircrew staff members at the North West Air Ambulance at City Airport, Manchester (Barton) where its aircraft 'Helimed 72' is based. (NWAA also operate an aircraft from Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, 'Helimed 08,' duty ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit to Belthorn Village Fun Day]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3722"><![CDATA[This afternoon Team President Bob Hutchinson, Team members Ana Toole, Diane Blakeley and Paul Brain and Support Group member Iain Clarkson travelled to the Belthorn Village Fun Day held at The Dog Inn, at the kind invitation of Jim Fletcher. The team has been supported for a number of years by Jim from ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[BMRT Supporting GMFRS Irlam Fire Station’s Open Day]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3723"><![CDATA[Today two Team Land Rover vehicles (BM1 and BM2) and seven members attended GMFRS Irlam Fire Station Open Day.






The open day offered a range of attractions and displays for visitors. The station ‘yard’ was used to display a host of fire fighting, rescue and support vehicles and equipment, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[East Lancashire Mark Masons Family Fun Day at Middleton Masonic Lodge]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3721"><![CDATA[On the 29th August last year the Bolton, Rossendale &amp; Pendle and Oldham Mountain Rescue teams had the honour of receiving £40,000 each towards new Land Rover Ambulances from the East Lancashire Mark Masons.






This year all three teams were back visiting the East Lancashire Mark Masons ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today two of our Bolton vehicles together with 5 team members assisted with the Daytrippers event in the Rivington area.

The Daytrippers is a Bolton based charity which arranges days out for children with disabilities and special needs, together with their parents and carers.

Our two vehicles, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2nd Mountain Rescue awareness presentation to North West Air Ambulance, Helimed 72, at City Airport, Manchester, by Bolton MRT]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3719"><![CDATA[The team has been invited to provide three Mountain Rescue awareness sessions to new aircrew staff members at the North West Air Ambulance at City Airport, Manchester (Barton) where its aircraft 'Helimed 72' is based. (NWAA also operate an aircraft from Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, 'Helimed 08,' duty ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 56/2011]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At 11.29hrs today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by the Team Leader of Rossendale and Pendle MRT, requesting the assistance of Bolton MRT to RPMRT with a search for a missing 82 year old man.

The call for assistance was passed to our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, who at ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team attends cheque presentation evening regards the Bury Lions Club Carnival Parade and Gala 2011]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening our Team President Bob Hutchinson, and long serving team member Mark Parry were honored guests at a cheque presentation evening regards The Bury Lions Club Carnival Parade and Gala 2011. (At which the team attended, see website 'news' article dated Saturday 11th June 2011) 

Held within ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Presence at Darwen Gala & Fell Race]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3716"><![CDATA[Blessed with good weather for most of the day, Darwen Gala & Fell Races were held this afternoon, with the Team and Support Group turning out in force to support both events. Sixteen operational team members provided stand by rescue cover for the Fell Races, fortunately with no serious incidents to attend ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE features on 96.5 Bolton FM Radio this evening]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was the featured guest on 96.5 Bolton FM Radio, 'The Voice of the Bolton Family,' talking about the role and work of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and Mountain Rescue in the United Kingdom in general.

Garry featured in the 'Community Corner' programme, ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very experienced Team Call Out list member stands down from the team]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3714"><![CDATA[Sadly we have to report that very experienced and long serving Team Call Out list member, Neil Aspinall, has decided to stand down from the team for the immediate future.

Neil, aged 42, of Eccleston, Chorley, joined the team in January 2001, after many years of associating with the team as a local ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind donation of 2nd Hand Searchlamps by The British Red Cross, Greater Manchester Branch]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to report today the thoughtful donation to the team of thirty five second hand excellent condition search lamps by the Greater Manchester Branch of The British Red Cross.

The lamps which are all Uni Lite UK 100 models, are all in a shockproof rubber housing and each is complete ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Very kind donation from Miss P Rose]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind £50 donation today from Miss Rose of Horwich.

Miss Rose very thoughtfully raised the money from the sale of some walking books and a personal contribution.
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			<title><![CDATA[Kind Letter of Thanks received arising from visit to the team by GMP Bolton Division Police Cadets]]></title>
			<link>http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=news&amp;date=2011-08-01#3712</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 28th July 2011, the team hosted a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by GMP Bolton Division Police Cadets (See website news report dated the same)

Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a very kind letter of thanks from PC 7899 Trish Shepherd, one of the Instructors / Helpers ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Incident 55/2011]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A repeat in almost all the initial details to Incident 54, on Monday morning 8th August 2011 (See website report)

This afternoon, a male was reported on a Tower Crane in Eccles with possible suicidal intent, resulting in Greater Manchester Police contacting NWAS (Manchester) and Greater Manchester ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mountain Rescue awareness presentation to North West Air Ambulance, Helimed 72, at City Airport, Manchester]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The team has been invited to provide three Mountain Rescue awareness sessions to new aircrew staff members at the North West Air Ambulance at City Airport, Manchester (Barton) where its aircraft 'Helimed 72' is based. (NWAA also operate an aircraft from Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, 'Helimed 08,' duty ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thanks received from Lancashire Constabulary, Darwen Neighbourhood Police Team]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Following on from our attendance at the Community Safety Day / 999 Emergency Services Day in Darwen Town Centre on Saturday 6th August (please see website news article of the same day) our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has received this evening an email from the organiser of the event, Lancashire Constabulary ...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Team in official handover of scene lighting and other lighting products from PELI Products UK Ltd]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description>&#60;img src="http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/images/rss_pictures.php?id=3707"><![CDATA[Today, during the Greater Manchester Emergency Services Open Day event at the Trafford Centre, Manchester (before the torrential rain started!), we were visited by Gill Lack, Managing Director and Andy Hill, Business Development representative, both of PELI Products UK Ltd. They were visiting to formally ...]]></description>
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