Welcome to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team

Bolton Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary search and rescue charity and a member of Mountain Rescue England and Wales that represents 49 teams. Bolton MRT is made up entirely of volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We cover an area of over 800 square kilometres extending from Darwen in the West Pennine Moors to the north to beyond Manchester Airport in the south, and from Wigan to the west to the centre of Manchester in the east.

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Bolton Mountain Rescue Team

The chances are you will never need our services. However, since 1968, a great many have. Our callouts are diverse. For example, we help walkers, runners, bikers, climbers and even dogs that have found themselves in a precarious position. We also search for members of the public who are missing outside of urban areas, particularly those classed as vulnerable by the police.

It costs around £50,000 per year to run the team. Securing this amount of money each year is a constant challenge. We rely on the generosity of the public and other organisations who provide us with donations. Visit the donations page to learn more about how you can help raise money for the team.

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As you may have seen, on Wednesday evening, Andy Morgan - Mayor of Bolton - very graciously accepted an invitation to act as an exercise casualty for our weekly training session.

The scenario was, having tripped from a path, he’d suffered a painful leg injury and was unable to move. The informant, his walking companion, had gone for help but could not remember his precise location. With a vague description of the location, and after a brief search of some woodland, team members located the exercise casualty.

Following a thorough assessment, team members determined that the casualty had suffered a suspected break of the right tibia. The limb was immobilised, the casualty loaded on to a mountain rescue stretcher, then conveyed back to our control vehicle.

Our exercise ended with a debrief from our Team Leader and a message of thanks from the Mayor.

Andy, thanks for being a good sport and playing the part very convincingly, and all the best for your final few weeks as Mayor. ... See MoreSee Less

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As you may have seen, on Wednesday evening, Andy Morgan - Mayor of Bolton - very graciously accepted an invitation to act as an exercise casualty for our weekly training session.The scenario was, having tripped from a path, he’d suffered a painful leg injury and was unable to move. The informant, his walking companion, had gone for help but could not remember his precise location. With a vague description of the location, and after a brief search of some woodland, team members located the exercise casualty.Following a thorough assessment, team members determined that the casualty had suffered a suspected break of the right tibia. The limb was immobilised, the casualty loaded on to a mountain rescue stretcher, then conveyed back to our control vehicle.Our exercise ended with a debrief from our Team Leader and a message of thanks from the Mayor.Andy, thanks for being a good sport and playing the part very convincingly, and all the best for your final few weeks as Mayor.Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

More than 12 years on, and Christine Baldwin from Asda’s Astley Bridge store is still supporting our team in her role as Community Champion.

A few weeks ago, she once again donated some much needed groceries and cleaning items to help keep the team going and keep our bases clean.

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More than 12 years on, and Christine Baldwin from Asda’s Astley Bridge store is still supporting our team in her role as Community Champion.A few weeks ago, she once again donated some much needed groceries and cleaning items to help keep the team going and keep our bases clean.Thanks, Christine!

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Search & Rescue

Event Safety Cover

In case of an emergency, DIAL 999, ask for ‘Police’ then ‘Mountain Rescue’

Give all your prepared details of the incident and ‘STAY WHERE YOU ARE’ until contacted by the rescue team.

If you have to make a further 999 call, follow this procedure in full again.