by admin | Jun 14, 2015 | 2015, Incident
Whilst providing Standby Rescue Cover today for the Prestwich Challenge Sunday Event, at 12.40hrs, and unconnected completely with the event, Event Organiser Glenn Martin was made aware by one of his marshal teams, of an incident involving a mountain biker near to the... by admin | Jun 14, 2015 | Safety Cover
Organised by Prestwich Athletics Club the team today provided standby rescue cover for this years Prestwich Challenge Sunday event. A new event regarding our involvement, this is a multi terrain 8 mile challenge event organised by Glenn Martin of Prestwich Athletics... by admin | Jun 12, 2015 | Training
Off tonight for North Wales are team members Steve Nelson, Elaine Gilliland and of course Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Boris, for this weekends SARDA Wales monthly training exercise weekend. As our regular readers will know, Steve and Elaine are also members of... by admin | Jun 12, 2015 | Donations
On Sunday 8th February 2015, we reported that further to our ‘News’ report of Wednesday 4th February 2015, when Richard Cage of the Ramblers Association Halton Group thanked us for our involvement in an incident involving their colleague Fred Miley, who sadly fatally... by admin | Jun 12, 2015 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following kind email from Shaun Walton of LFRS regarding our involvement in the moorland wildfire of yesterday evening (which was also sent to United Utilities and Bay Search and Rescue Team); “Hi Everyone, From a... by admin | Jun 11, 2015 | 2015, Incident
This evening the team provided logistical and other support to LFRS and GMFRS at a large scale moorland wildfire on Smithills Moor, Winter Hill. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was made aware of the fire at circa 16.45hrs, and as the team was to be providing standby... by admin | Jun 11, 2015 | General news
This evening with a great many of our team members assembling at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ ready to journey to the Georges Lane RVP to provide standby rescue cover for this years annual Two Lads Fell Race, we received the news that the Fell Race had been cancelled... by admin | Jun 11, 2015 | Donations
On Thursday 28th May 2015, we reported within our website that our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a very kind hand written letter from Colin Roberts, Treasurer, the Rotary Club of Turton. Garry had been invited to a charity beneficiaries presentation evening at... by admin | Jun 11, 2015 | General news
Today our DVSD Dog Handler Dave Marsh with DVSD Search Dog Sasha, journeyed across the Irish Sea to take part in a new DVSD Training course weekend for Drowned Victim Search Dogs being held by SARDA Ireland North, at Tollymore, Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Dave is... by admin | Jun 11, 2015 | General news
Today we received the following Facebook enquiry and also an email to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE from a supporter of mountain rescue in the Ukraine; “Dear Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, My name is Volodymyr. I’m a fan of everything related with Mountain...