by admin | Apr 17, 2015 | Donations
Today we are very pleased to announce yet another kind appreciated donation from our valued friends and supporters at the Bolton and District Group of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, (Bolton and District Advanced Motorists) In a letter to our Team Leader Garry...
by admin | Apr 16, 2015 | General news
This evening, the monthly meeting of our wonderful Support Group took place, commencing at 19.30hrs at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ. Six of our ten support group members were able to attend, alongside former Support Group member Steve James, who also attended, though...
by admin | Apr 16, 2015 | General news
Following on from the paint removal problem, reported yesterday, today it was the turn of our Equipment Officer – Base and Catering, Paul Copley, to deal and resolve with a little problem! Arriving in company with Trainee member Heath Doran, he turned up at our...
by admin | Apr 16, 2015 | Training
With a briefing pre prepared by our Training Officer Alistair Greenough, our Wednesday 15th April weekly evening training exercise was co –ordinated by team member Michael Eddleston, from the moorland RVP on Green Arms Road, Cadshaw. In total twenty four team members...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | General news
Today whilst in the care of our Equipment Officer – Vehicles, Neil Aspinall, who was taking the vehicle to a local Volkswagen dealership, Neil discovered to his horror that our still new gloss white painted VW Crafter van based Incident Control Vehicle, ‘Bolton Mobile...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | General news
Two long serving team members, who have given the team unstinting and Stirling service since joining us way back in 2003, went away for a short break from the team in January 2015, to be rewarded for such steadfast time with us by having a full makeover, involving...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Training
Not previously reported, was our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson’s recent participation in the SARDA Wales Training weekend of Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th April 2015, in Snowdonia. As usual Steve and Boris, were accompanied by Bolton MRT team...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Not previously reported here, was the teams attendance on Easter Monday 6th April, at the Bolton ICD Support Group Easter Family Fun Day. Our fantastic supporters and friends at Bolton ICD Group had kindly invited us to this, their first Easter Fun Day, which proved...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | General news
This morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a letter request from a VIP, interested in visiting the team to find out about our work in the local and wider Greater Manchester community. Garry contacted this person immediately, and over a telephone...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
On Monday evening, 13th April 2015, team member Diane Blakeley, Team Council member with responsibility for Headquarters and Catering, Paul Copley and Trainee team member Heath Doran visited Horwich Women’s Institute, at Horwich Conservative Club, on Church Street,...