by admin | Oct 8, 2012 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following comments from Oldham MRT Deputy Team Leader Dave Knight, regards our Incident 72-2012 when we covered a search incident on behalf of Oldham MRT as they were otherwise deployed on the Machynlleth April Jones...
by admin | Oct 7, 2012 | General news
This morning, at the very early hour (No Sunday lie in!) of 07.45hrs fifteen Bolton MRT members assembled at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ in Bolton, to depart for a scheduled 08.15hrs briefing at GMFRS Broughton Fire Station, in Salford, in regards to taking part in...
by admin | Oct 7, 2012 | General news
This morning Bolton MRT team member and SARDA (Wales) Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson along with his Trailing Dog Boris, returned from the NSARDA training weekend for ‘Mountain Rescue Trailing Dogs’ in Patterdale, Cumbria. (Steve with Boris had...
by admin | Oct 6, 2012 | General news
Today for the fourth year running, the team provided standby rescue cover for this years Rivington Half Marathon and Marathon event. Organised by 2:09 Events, the race enjoyed its fourth year in Rivington, with the route starting at Rivington & Blackrod School....
by admin | Oct 5, 2012 | General news
This afternoon, team member Neil Warburton visited the young pupils at Hardy Mill Primary School, Harwood, Bolton, in one of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances. As ever with visits of this nature their was enthusiasm and interest aplenty, along with the best...
by admin | Oct 5, 2012 | General news
A huge search operation continued today for five year old April Jones, missing from Machynlleth since Monday evening, 1st October. Readers of our website will already know from the extensive media coverage that a great many Mountain Rescue Teams, SARDA (Wales) SARDA...