by admin | Jun 28, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Today the team was present yet again at this year’s Annual Darwen 999 Emergency Services Day, held in the town centre. This annual event, organised as ever by our dear friend PCSO Nick Gisicz at Darwen, aided by his colleague PCSO Lizzie, aims to bring together every... by admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to officially announce a new partner within MREW – our national body, which will greatly benefit the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. Bolton MRT will soon be benefiting from a new corporate partnership between VARTA Consumer Batteries and Mountain... by admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Donations
Today we are very happy to report the receipt via a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE of a very kind donation of £250.00 from our very valued and dear friends and supporters at the Rotary Club of Turton. Colin Roberts, Treasurer of the Rotary Club of Turton,... by admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Training
Dave Marsh our Trainee Drowned Victim Search Dog Handler and Trainee DVSD Dog Sasha, spent this morning and into lunchtime carrying out some DVSD training on the waters of Pennington Flash at Leigh, utilising our 3.5 metre long semi rigid inflatable SAR Boat. This is... by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | Training
This evening, our two Trainee Mountain Rescue Air Scenting Dog Handlers Paul Chisholm and Jess Ellsmore, with their Trainee Mountain Rescue Air Scenting Dogs Bella and Blitz, were over in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, carrying out routine training with colleague Search... by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | General news
This evening, held at the usual venue of Rossendale and Pendle MRT Headquarters at Clegg Street, Haslingden, our regional mountain rescue organisation – the Mid Pennine Search & Rescue Organisation, met for one of its business meetings. Representatives of Bolton... by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | General news
This evening our Team Support Group met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for its monthly meeting. Our Team President (A former Bolton MRT Team Leader) Bob Hutchinson attended in his capacity as a link Officer between the operational call out list membership of the... by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | General news
Yet again, the Bolton MRT wishes to extend its kind thanks to the Fire Brigade Society for two complimentary copies of their latest interesting and informative journal, ‘Fire Cover,’ Issue no.204, May 2014, The Official Journal of the Fire Brigade Society. The copies... by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | General news
This evening, thirty four team call out list operational members, one Probationary team call out list member and our Team Secretary – a Support Group member, assembled at 20.00hrs at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, to hold and partake in a Special General Meeting. A... by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received an email detailing thanks regards our involvement and that of our colleagues at GMP, SARDA, Rossendale and Pendle MRT and Cheshire SART regards the successful search we were involved in on Saturday 21st June 2014, for a...