Happy International Volunteer Day! 🎉🎉🎉 #BoltonMRT #MountainRescueEnglandandWales #MREW #InternationalVolunteerDay #IND2019 pic.twitter.com/5edRk0v2bO
The Santas have been arriving at Rivington Pike as part of the @boltonhospice Hike the Pike. The team are helping with the event. Second group of Santas are well on their way 🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼 #BoltonMRT #MREW #BoltonHospice #Santa #HikeThePike pic.twitter.com/SAltmTzRNr
A massive thank you to outgoing President Alan Smith @TurtonRotary for supporting our work via a very kind donation of £500. He chose a number of local charities to benefit from the funds raised during his year in office. facebook.com/43382929665243… pic.twitter.com/P0JPWIC2G9
Bolton Sports Federation Ladies’ Rounders League made us their Charity for 2019 donating £2,950. This is an amazing sum & we would like to thank all the players, the Committee & everyone who supported & organised events. #BoltonMRT #MREW #BSFRoundersLeague #rounders #fundraising pic.twitter.com/hi7RF1XZ21
Donate to BoltonMRT- at no cost to you. Just head over to smile.amazon.co.uk and chose Bolton Mountain Rescue as your chosen charity then shop away like normal. #BoltonMRT #MREW #AmazonSmile #Donations #Giving #BlackFriday #Supporting #Volunteers #EveryPennyHelps pic.twitter.com/lHVqDZErHX
Donate to BoltonMRT- at no cost to you. Just head over to smile.amazon.co.uk and chose Bolton Mountain Rescue as your chosen charity then shop away like normal. #BoltonMRT #MREW #AmazonSmile #Donations #Giving #BlackFriday #Supporting #Volunteers #EveryPennyHelps pic.twitter.com/lHVqDZErHX
#Callout 0900hrs 16/10/19 with @BoltonMRT @NPASBarton @LancsTacOps and other resources to assist @PrestonPolice with an ongoing missing person search pic.twitter.com/YZ235cwZah
Callout at 21:39 last night to search for a missing 22 yr old female and 15 yr old male (brother and sister) on Winter Hill - working alongside @LancsPolice and @NPASBarton for a successful outcome - full details at facebook.com/BoltonMRT/post… pic.twitter.com/C6OPpwT1P4
@BoltonMRT demonstrating rope rescue skills at Bolton Central fire station open day. pic.twitter.com/94ECczK8kQ
@BoltonMRT taking part in a multi agency exercise with @NWAmb_HART @nwamb @stjohnambulance @HighwaysNWEST @NWmwaypolice standing by at holding point awaiting deployment to the multi vehicle incident exercise #jesip #multiagencyworking pic.twitter.com/9avBQWsYvh
Jan 15 2015
Two long serving team members who joined the team in 2003 to get a full makeover!
Two long serving team members, who have given the team unstinting and stirling service since joining us way back in 2003, are shortly to be rewarded for such steadfast time with us by having a full makeover, involving some would say, a little cosmetic surgery.
In 2003, Philip and Denise Frain of what was RescueEquip1 of Bolton, kindly donated to the team, completely free of charge, two Rescue Manikins namely Casualty simulators ‘Joepublic’ Adult size and ‘Joepublic’ Junior size.
Both were realistically weighted, appropriately sized, training manikins, made out of a very rugged fabric.
In team use, and entirely clothed from underwear upwards to full hill walkers / climbers outerwear (team members cast offs) and boots, we have used both manikins regularly within team exercises and joint exercises.
They’ve been submerged in reservoirs, thrown over quarry faces, left lying out on cold wet moorlands and even enjoyed some time with another mountain rescue team, and they have both certainly suffered somewhat the rigours of their ‘role’ in the team.
Now slightly battered and bruised, and in need of a makeover, including ‘restuffing!’ yesterday our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE recontacted Philip Frain, who immediately offered to take back both manikins, and give them a full refurbishment, guaranteeing another (at least) twelve years service in the team.
The team is very grateful to Philip Frain for agreeing so readily to do this, helped by his wife Denise, and we look forward to both ‘Joepublics’ rejoining the team very soon, suitably refreshed from their makeovers!
By Paul Brain • General news •