by admin | Aug 18, 2014 | General news
As regular readers are no doubt aware, the team operates a 3.4 metre semi rigid inflatable search and rescue boat complete with outboard engine. (And no its not lost a little bit of its length! Although we have always referred to it as 3.5m long, a recent ‘re-measure’... by admin | Aug 11, 2014 | General news
Once again, the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team wishes to extend its grateful thanks to the Fire Brigade Society for two complimentary copies of their latest interesting and informative journal, ‘Fire Cover,’ Issue no.205, August 2014, The Official Journal of the Fire... by admin | Aug 9, 2014 | General news
Further to our involvement in a large scale search operation to locate a missing man centred upon the Abram / Bryn Gates area of Wigan, on Thursday 7th August 2014 (See Incident Report 77 – 2014) we understand that yesterday morning GMP were alerted to a body found... by admin | Aug 8, 2014 | General news
This morning at 10.02hrs we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary who were specifically requesting the services of our specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Boris. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who ascertained the request was to provide... by admin | Aug 8, 2014 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following kind email from Gethin Curzon, the organiser of the highly successful (Greater Manchester) Emergency Services Open Day event yesterday, at intu Trafford Centre, Manchester sent to all those who had... by admin | Aug 7, 2014 | General news
We are very pleased to announce the receipt today of a kind and generous £50.00 donation from a great local supporter of mountain rescue including the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, who wishes to remain anonymous. We continue to be grateful to this kind person for such...