by admin | Sep 27, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 16:48 this fine and sunny late afternoon, we were paged by NWAS Lancashire EOC Air Desk for our assistance with a mountain bike accident in the Roddlesworth plantations at Tockholes. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, with initial... by admin | Sep 26, 2014 | General news, Training
This morning, Team Call Out list member Phil Horner attended at the kind invitation of Bolton Council, a day long course regarding Multi Agency Introduction to Civil Contingencies. This is the seventh time the team has attended this course, the first being 15th June... by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | General news
Today our Team Treasurer Martin Banks accompanied by our Equipment Officer (Vehicles) Neil Aspinall attended the major showcase event for UK Emergency Services, the Emergency Services Show held at the NEC Birmingham. Also present today (and yesterday) was Bolton MRT... by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 09:58 this morning the team was paged by North West Ambulance Service (Lancashire) EOC Broughton Air Desk regards an incident in the Wigan area. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE who was informed that the team was required to assist an NWAS... by admin | Sep 24, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
At 20:00 this evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE contacted the GMP Force Duty Officer to inform GMP (routinely) of our Wednesday evening exercise location, when coincidentally in reply the GMP FDO informed Garry that the team was being considered to take part... by admin | Sep 24, 2014 | General news, Training
Tonight the team was preparing to conduct a novel exercise on the moors above Darwen, in co-operation with two colleagues from Rossendale & Pendle MRT. The exercise scenario was that a mountain biker had become unseated whilst riding his bike on Darwen Moor,... by admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Tonight Team Call Out list members Gill Leigh, Matthew Hailwood, Jess Ellsmore and trainee member Blitz (our trainee search dog) were pleased to welcome to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ twelve members of Horwich St John Ambulance Cadets along with four of their... by admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station, located on Crompton Way, Bolton, is where we base / garage our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance, radio call sign ‘Bolton Mobile 1,’ with grateful thanks to GMFRS. Team member Nigel Booth, our Equipment Officer – Medical,... by admin | Sep 21, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
On Thursday 18th September we reported within the ‘news’ section of our website, a visit the team made to Year 7 and 8 at Wellfield High School, Yewlands Drive, Leyland, as part of the schools ‘Team Building Day.’ Attending in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance... by admin | Sep 21, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
On the evening of Tuesday 16th September 2014, we hosted at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, a visit from Deane Church Ladies Guild. Team members present to meet the Ladies Guild were Mike Marsh (One of our four Call Out contacts) Diane Blakeley, Kris Kilshaw, Mark...