by admin | Oct 6, 2014 | General news, Training
On Thursday 2nd October we reported on the I.S.A.C. Training Course, held at Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ and Training School, Winsford, attended by team members David Crawford and David Cook. There follows a personal report on this great training day by Team... by admin | Oct 6, 2014 | General news, Training
The following is a short report made by our newly operationally qualified and graded DVSD Dog Handler Dave Marsh ; “So, after a training period of two years, it was left to Dave and Sasha to travel back across to Northern Ireland once again to complete their... by admin | Oct 6, 2014 | Donations, General news
Our regular readers will know that Bolton MRT has been shortlisted for the Lloyds Bank Community Fund 2014 in the north-Bolton / Blackburn area. By encouraging the public to vote, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team has a chance to be awarded a grant of up to £3,000.00 from... by admin | Oct 5, 2014 | General news
At 15.29hrs this sunny and warm afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Lancashire) Broughton EOC Air Desk, regarding our assistance being required. The pager request was answered by Team Call Out Contact Steve Fletcher, who was informed the incident involved an... by admin | Oct 5, 2014 | General news
This afternoon saw team member and Trainee Mountain Rescue Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Jess Ellsmore return with her Trainee Dog Blitz, from this months SARDA England training exercise, held within the Oldham MRTs operational area. by admin | Oct 4, 2014 | General news, Safety Cover
Today for the sixth year running, the team provided standby rescue cover for this years Rivington Trail Half Marathon event. Organised by 2:09 Events, the race enjoyed its sixth year in Rivington, with the route starting at Rivington & Blackrod School, and heading...