by admin | Feb 12, 2015 | General news
We recently purchased a new specialist strapping system to secure our SAR Alpine Lite Mountain Rescue stretchers to the roof racks of our Bolton Mobiles 1,2 and 3 Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles (BM4 carries a Bell Stretcher) Team Trainee member... by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Training
This evenings routine weekly Wednesday training exercise was organised and arranged by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and long serving team member Matthew Hailwood. It took the form of a typical lowland search scenario, as we are frequently called to deal with,... by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | General news
Further to the interim report dated Saturday 7th February 2015, on our website, regards Incident 26, when our DVSD Dog Handler Dave Marsh and his specialist DVSD Dog Sasha journeyed over to Northern Ireland, to assist the Police Service of Northern Ireland in a long... by admin | Feb 10, 2015 | 2015, Incident
Late this cold afternoon as dusk was approaching, NWAS (Greater Manchester) Parkway EOC received a 999 call, regarding an injured 17 year old in Leverhulme Park, Bolton. With the quick arrival of the first NWAS responding vehicle, it quickly became apparent that... by admin | Feb 10, 2015 | General news
This morning our Training Officer Alistair Greenough, and Medical Equipment Officer Nigel Booth (with his rope rescue ‘head’ on) journeyed in our Land Rover ‘Bolton Mobile 3’ to Lyon Work and Rescue at Old Tebay, Cumbria. Nigel, who is a full time Watch Manager with... by admin | Feb 9, 2015 | Training
This dark and damp mid winter evening, saw our trainee mountain rescue air scenting dog handler Jess Ellsmore and her trainee air scenting search dog Blitz, training at Wilderswood, on the fringes of the moors high above Horwich. Jess was joined by colleague Bolton... by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | General news
This morning a small work party was present at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ working on a new ‘strapping’ system to secure our mountain rescue stretchers which are carried on the roof racks of each of our four Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles.... by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Donations
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 collapsed on Spitlers Edge on Sunday 11th... by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Training
This weekend has seen our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, with his usual navigator Elaine Gilliland and Trailing Search Dog Boris, on this month’s scheduled SARDA Wales training exercise weekend in a very wintry Snowdonia, North Wales.... by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Donations
We are pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind £40.00 donation from Mrs Janice Sheaffer, a friend of team member Ken Oakes’ wife Barbara. The entire team membership extends its thanks to Janice of Bolton for this thoughtful latest donation. Please also...