Jul 7 2018
Attendance at Darwen 999 Day
Today, at the invitation of the organisers of Darwen 999 day taking place on Darwen Market Square one Support Group member attended this event with our Mountain Rescue Vehicle BM3 on display. Many other team members and vehicles were still committed to assisting the Fire and Rescue services at the ongoing fire on Winter Hill so special thanks to Iain Clarkson from our support group for attending this event on our behalf.
Other displays on the day included Rosemere Cancer Foundation, Blood bikes, Fire cadets, Lancashire Ambulance service, Poppy appeal and Lancashire police.
We had many members of the general public asking questions on what we do and how the fire was on Winter hill.
The team was very grateful for the interest shown in our work and by all who visited us and thankful for the fantastic donations totalling £94.29.
Jul 11 2018
Half Year Figures for Collection Boxes
We are pleased to report an income of £1,358.03 for the first six months of 2018 from our collection boxes located throughout the community in our operational area – from Darwen in the North to Wigan in the West, Broughton in the East and Manchester Airport to the South.
Unfortunately, this figure is over £1,000 less than donated for the same time scale in 2017, so we are very eager to increase the number of places hosting our charity boxes, which are checked and emptied regularly by our volunteer team members. We rely very much on the regular income received from this source to support the maintenance of our vehicles, boats and equipment so that our totally voluntary search and rescue service can continue.
Please email: box@boltonmrt.org.uk if you would be willing to host one of our charity boxes. We take this opportunity to express huge thanks to all our existing sites for their continued and valued support and to thank the generous members of the public who drop their coins – and notes – into our boxes.
By Gillian Gregory • General news •