by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | Training
Yesterday evening, Friday 20th March, Team Trainee member Neil Haigh and very experienced, very long serving team member Mike Marsh, departed for Sandiway Scout Camp, Cheshire, to take part in the Cheshire SART organised annual ‘Search Technicians Course,’ recognised... by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | General news
With the first of the new Search and Rescue HMCG helicopters starting to go operational shortly on April 1st this year, and following consultation between the SAR-H helicopter contract provider Bristow, and our national body – MREW, the issue of strong rotor downwash... by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | Donations
Today we have received a very thoughtful and sincere donation from Jane and Keith McCabe, of Euxton, Lancashire, to the memory of the late Mr George Keene. The entire team membership extends its thanks to Jane and Keith McCabe for making this £20.00 very thoughtful... by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce the receipt today of a kind donation from our friends at MAD Walkers – Manchester and District Walkers. In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, accompanying this donation, Morgane Le Coadic, Treasurer of MAD Walkers stated;... by admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Training
Further to our website ‘News’ report dated Saturday 14th March 2015, Bolton MRT team member and DVSD Handler Dave Marsh has now made the below detailed report: Early Friday afternoon, 13th March 2015, Dave Marsh [Bolton MRT’s Drowned Victim Search Dog handler] met... by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | General news
Commencing at 19.30hrs this evening, was our third Support Group monthly meeting of this year, held at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ. Attending tonight’s support Group meeting were:- Team Secretary and Support Group member Gillian Gregory, Iain Clarkson, Laura... by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following kind email from team friend and Team Leader / Chairman of our colleagues at Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue Team, Paul Chamberlain; “Garry, Congratulations on a further term as Team Leader! I hope... by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | General news
Once again, the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team wishes to extend its grateful thanks to the Fire Brigade Society for two complimentary copies of their latest interesting and informative journal, ‘Fire Cover,’ Issue no.207, February 2015, The Official Journal of the Fire... by admin | Mar 18, 2015 | 2015, Incident
Whilst present attending our AGM and Election of Officers this evening, our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson was called out at circa 20.25hrs to join a search at Meliden, Prestatyn, North Wales, for a missing 87 years old man, in circumstances... by admin | Mar 18, 2015 | General news
This evening, commencing at 20.00hrs, forty three team members, including 34x Full Team Call Out list and 7x Trainee team members and 2x members of our Support Group, jointly attended our Annual General Meeting and our Election of Council Officers held this evening at...