by admin | May 19, 2012 | General news
Further to a training exercise undertaken using our 3.5m semi-rigid inflatable SAR Boat on Wednesday 16th May 2012, in Valentines Quarry, in the Charters Moss area of Turton, some further familiarity with our SAR Boat took place this morning, concentrating around... by admin | May 18, 2012 | General news
This evening saw the team holding its 43rd Anniversary Year Annual Team Dinner, with a return for the fifth time to the excellent venue of Dunscar Golf Club, Bolton. Organised very capably again this year by team member Gillian Leigh, (with help from her husband, ex... by admin | May 15, 2012 | General news
This evening we were visited at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by an interested group of visitors from the Salvation Army Church Ladies Group. There follows team member Dave Marsh’s account of the visit; “This evening saw team members Dave Marsh, Chris... by admin | May 12, 2012 | General news
Today the team provided full standby rescue cover for the ever popular annual Belmont Fell Races, all of which take place on and around Winter Hill, Belmont. Commencing at 12.30hrs, 21x young fell runners took part in the mass start for the Under 12’s, Under... by admin | May 12, 2012 | General news
Today at an early hour a small number of team members journeyed to Bibbys Farm, Limbrick, the campsite of the Bolton Scout Trust, to provide the kit checking team for the 06:00 start of this year’s Pike View Hike, celebrating eleven years of this successful and... by admin | May 12, 2012 | General news
During the course of us providing Standby Rescue Cover for the Belmont Fell Races, one of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances (BM2) developed what we thought was a tyre puncture. A diversion to Thistlethwaites Tyres of Bolton, saw them providing a very quick...