by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | Training
Tonight our trainee mountain rescue Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Jess Ellsmore, with her trainee Search dog Blitz, was out training at Standish Hall Farm, near to where Jess lives. Jess would like to thank John and Derek Wignall of Standish Hall Farm for their kind... by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | General news
Tonight saw the monthly meeting of our (current) ten strong Support Group, at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ. Eight Support Group members attended, alongside our President Bob Hutchinson, who acts as the link between our operational team membership and the Support... by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | General news
Further to our report on Wednesday evenings training exercise at Delph Reservoir, Egerton, David Cook – the organiser of the exercise, received the following great comment from the mother of exercise casualty Izzy Sabini; “The girls (Izzy, Isobelle and Hannah) have... by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | General news
Tomorrow (Friday 19th September) team members Steve Nelson and Elaine Gilliland, both journey with Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Boris for this months weekend training exercise for SARDA Wales, of which Steve and Elaine are members. The venue for this weekends... by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Arriving at 09.00hrs for an 09.15hrs start, this morning the team visited Year 7 and 8 at Wellfield High School, Yewlands Drive, Leyland, as part of the schools ‘Team Building Day.’ Present in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicle, radio callsign Bolton... by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Training
This evening our Equipment Officer – Water, David Cook organised a little boating experience for the team membership on the waters of Delph Reservoir, off Longworth Road, Egerton. This evenings weekly training exercise took the scenario of a power boat having collided... by admin | Sep 16, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
This evening we hosted at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, a visit from Deane Church Ladies Guild. Our guests were given a full overview of the workings of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, with their visit commencing at 19.00hrs. Team members present to meet the Ladies... by admin | Sep 16, 2014 | General news
Bolton MRT has been shortlisted for the Lloyds Bank Community Fund 2014 in the north-Bolton / Blackburn area. By encouraging the public to vote, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team has a chance to be awarded a grant of up to £3,000.00 from Lloyds Bank to enable it to continue... by admin | Sep 16, 2014 | Donations
As reported on Friday 12th September, our Support Group members were busy holding a store collection on Saturday 13th September at ASDA’s Astley Bridge store on Moss Bank Way, Bolton. Support Group members Lee Grice, Sarah Hindle, Laura Tunnnicliffe, Steve James,... by admin | Sep 16, 2014 | General news
With the opening of our team once more to operational membership recruitment, as a result of our having a limited number of current vacancies, we published a website ‘News’ item on Tuesday 9th September 2014. If you are interested in joining us, please view our...