by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | General news
During the later stages of our search in Botany Bay Wood this evening, at 20.14hrs we were paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester) Parkway EOC who required our assistance at an incident. Answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the call concerned a male with a... by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Donations, General news
Today BMRT team members Ken Oakes and Mark Scott attended a charity evening at the Bolton Links Golf Club. Bolton Mountain Rescue had been chosen once again to be one of the club’s nominated charities and this decision was followed by a kind invitation to attend... by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
At 10.26hrs this morning, Greater Manchester Police contacted the team by pager, with a request for assistance to continue the search operation of yesterday, for a missing 31 year old male from Eccles. Again the call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE,... by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | General news
The team wishes to apologise to the Cadets and their Leaders of St John Ambulance, Horwich, who this evening had a long planned visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for a presentation on the work of Bolton MRT cancelled at short notice due to our deployment on to... by admin | Mar 28, 2014 | General news
Today the team was made aware of another theft of our charity boxes, and of a collection box owned by another charity, from The Barber Shop, Radcliffe. A previous theft from the same location was published on our website in August 2013. The shop is owned by Gary... by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
Early this evening, our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Boris, his Handler Steve Nelson (A member of SARDA Wales) and colleague Bolton MRT team member Elaine Gilliland (Steve’s usual navigator) were called out to lend their assistance to a search in Cumbria for a...