by admin | Aug 2, 2014 | Donations, General news
On Sunday 18th May 2014, for the second year of its running, the team provided standby rescue cover for the Darwen Leisure Centre Aquathon – Fell Run Section, held over a course taking in Darwen Moor and Jubilee Tower, starting and ending in the vicinity of the... by admin | Aug 2, 2014 | General news, Training
This weekend our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, his Trailing Search Dog Boris, and Bolton MRT colleague team member Elaine Gilliland – who acts as Steve’s navigator (Both Steve and Elaine are members of SARDA Wales) are present at the NSARDA... by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | General news
Happy birthday today to our venerable Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE (Vernon Garry Rhodes BA, Dip LA, CMLI Retired, MBE to give him his ‘Sunday best’ name) who has reached the grand age of 57, and having first joined the team in 1974 for a short period, re-joined again... by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | General news
Regular readers will know that every year we provide standby rescue cover for the Belmont Primary School Winter Hill Sponsored Walk. Following our usual provision of standby rescue cover for this year’s walk held on Sunday 6th July, Team Call Out list member... by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | Donations, General news
The team is very pleased to announce that Councillor Richard Silvester, Town Mayor of Horwich, has chosen Bolton MRT as one of his charities to support for his year in Office, which commenced on 15th May 2014. The membership of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team extends its... by admin | Jul 30, 2014 | General news, Training
This warm and sunny evening saw our weekly training taking place at Blackleach Country Park, Hill Top, Walkden. (The location of a recent successful search incident on Saturday 21st June, incident 63/2014) Organised primarily by team member Martin Battersby (formerly...