by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | General news
This afternoon, Team Call Out list member Stephen Kenworthy contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE with the sad news for all of us in the team, that due to family and increasing work commitments, he is leaving the team. Stephen joined the Bolton MRT in February... by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | General news
Today the Bolton News (Readership circulation 75,500) featured a major report on team member Michael Eddleston, who is a serving Police Inspector with GMP, focusing on how his involvement with Bolton MRT sits alongside his full time work with GMP as a Force Duty... by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | General news
Coming so soon after the recent death of Oldham MRT stalwart member Jim Duffy (see website ‘news’ reports dated Friday 6th June 2014 and Monday 16th June 2014) is more sad news from our colleagues at Oldham MRT, as reported today on their Facebook site; “It is with... by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | Training
This morning at the GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station garage of our Land Rover ‘Bolton Mobile 1,’ three team members met at 08.30hrs to conduct some basic rope work training. Present was our Equipment Officer – Medical, Nigel Booth (Who is a GMFRS Watch... by admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
This afternoon, team call out list member David Crawford visited Prestwich and Whitefield Townswomen’s Guild at Besses United Reformed Church, Whitefield, where his 95 year old mother is a member. He was greeted and made welcome by Chair Joan Amelan. David gave... by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Training
This evening team Call Out list member Jess Ellsmore took to the hills with her newly appointed SARDA Trainee Air Scenting Dog Blitz, to carry out some basic training in the vicinity of Great Hill. Joining Jess on this fine evening was Team Doctor Mark Jeffrey and... by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Whilst returning from Jim Duffy’s funeral (See below ‘News’ report) three team members in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance, radio call sign ‘Bolton Mobile 1,’ stopped to assist at a two vehicle RTC on the M60 motorway, in the vicinity of the Middleton turn off... by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
To the delight of the young pupils – and their teachers, this morning our Team Training Officer Neil Warburton, journeyed to North Walkden Primary School, Worsley, Manchester, to give all present an insight in to the work of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. Neil took... by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | General news
This morning our Team President Bob Hutchinson, Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and team member Diane Blakeley, all journeyed to Oldham in our Land Rover radio call sign ‘Bolton Mobile 1,’ to represent the Bolton MRT at the funeral of Jim Duffy, a long serving member of... by admin | Jun 15, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At the conclusion of the previous incident we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) Broughton EOC at 21.44hrs regards the teams immediate assistance at an incident initially understood by NWAS to be of a male having fallen down an embankment between Lower Rivington and...