by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 14.42hrs this snowy afternoon, whilst still present at Incident 16 at Rivington, we were paged by NWAS (Cumbria and Lancashire) Broughton EOC, to respond to assist with a snow sledging accident in fields near to Stand Lane, Whitefield, within Greater Manchester.... by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 14.12hrs this snowy Sunday we were paged by NWAS (Cumbria and Lancashire) Broughton EOC, to respond to assist with a snow sledging accident at Rivington, involving a thirty year old woman. Due to the existing snowy conditions, team members were present at our... by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | General news
This week team member Mark Scott was given a flyer by Alan Jones, Landlord of Ye Jolly Crofters pub, Chorley Old Road, Horwich. On Friday 29th January Ye Jolly Crofters are hosting a Grand Charity Night for the benefit of Bolton Mountain Rescue. Bolton Mountain Rescue... by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | Training
This wintry evening saw the completion of two –very cold, and very wet days, training by nine team members, who took part in an accredited Swiftwater Rescue Technician course, to enhance the skill levels already present within the Bolton MRT membership, and for some... by admin | Jan 15, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Today Steve Nelson, our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler, with his Search Dog Boris, deployed to Kendal, to assist with an on going search operation for a missing woman in the area, which had involved LDSAMRA search assets assisting Cumbria Constabulary,...