by admin | May 4, 2014 | General news
This weekend is our National Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness Weekend, and to mark such here are some facts and figures on the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team: We are on call 24 / 7 whatever the weather, snow, storm, rain, wind or sunshine ! Day or night. We currently... by admin | May 4, 2014 | General news
This morning our Trainee Air Scenting Mountain Rescue Search Dog Handler Paul Chisholm, along with Trainee Search Dog Bella, were carrying out routine training in the Eyam area of Derbyshire, alongside other SARDA Handlers and their Search Dogs. Paul was accompanied... by admin | May 3, 2014 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to report the receipt of a wonderful donation of £50.00 from our friends and supporters at Eccles Rambling and Social Club. In a letter to our Secretary Gillian Gregory, accompanying this supportive donation, Robert Pritchard, Honorary Secretary... by admin | May 2, 2014 | General news
This evening, in a change from his usual Thursday evening training session, our Trainee Air Scenting Search Dog Handler Paul Chisholm, along with his Trainee Air Scenting Search Dog Bella, undertook some training in the moorland Two Lads area, above Horwich, blessed... by admin | May 2, 2014 | General news
At 10.41hrs this morning the team was paged by NWAS (Lancashire) EOC Broughton regarding an accident at Rivington. The call was immediately answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who liaised with the ‘Air Desk’ dispatcher at NWAS EOC Broughton. During this call... by admin | May 2, 2014 | General news
The whole team membership extends its congratulations to Team Call Out list member Steve O’Hara and his partner Ellise, on the birth at 6.44 am this morning of their baby boy, Jason, weighing 6lb 11oz. Mother and Jason are doing well, whilst Steve is looking to... by admin | May 2, 2014 | General news
Further to our report yesterday of our meeting with the organisers of the Edgworth 5k / 10k scheduled for Sunday 8th June, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following email last night from Michelle Ludwig of Enriched Events ; “Hi Garry, It was a pleasure... by admin | May 1, 2014 | General news
Early this afternoon, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and Team Call Out list member John Dickinson (A resident of Edgworth) met with Michelle Ludwig and Tracy Gee of Enriched Events (enrichedevents.co.uk) at the Black Bull, Edgworth, to discuss the teams provision of... by admin | May 1, 2014 | General news
Yesterday evening was the AGM of our colleagues at Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, and as with our recent AGM, a number of their posts were up for election. Included within these posts was the position of Team Leader, Bowland Pennine MRT, which up to this AGM... by admin | May 1, 2014 | Donations
Today we are very pleased to announce yet another kind appreciated donation from our valued friends and supporters at the Bolton and District Group of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, (Bolton Advanced Motorists Group) In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes...