by admin | Apr 14, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 20.10hrs this fine and dry evening, we were paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester Area) EOC Parkway, answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE. Garry was informed of an accident to a climber at the popular climbing / bouldering venue of Brownstones Quarry,... by admin | Apr 13, 2014 | General news
This afternoon, former 25th Bolton Scouts James Cropper and George Lonsdale (both well known to our longer serving team members as ‘regular’ exercise casualties for us over many years) called in to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to say hello to their former Scout... by admin | Apr 13, 2014 | Donations, General news
Regular readers will recall that on Saturday 22nd March this year, we provided standby rescue cover for the S.I.A.B. Cross Country International Event held and hosted at Canon Slade School, Bradshaw Brow, Bolton. (Please see website ‘News’ report dated the same, and... by admin | Apr 13, 2014 | Donations, General news
Goodness always conquers badness, and the following is a kind tale about a young six year old boy touched to support us following the theft recently of a Bolton MRT collecting box from the Barber Shop, Radcliffe, which is owned by Team Support Group member Gary Melia.... by admin | Apr 12, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 16.55hrs late this afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, to assist with an Emergency Ambulance, stuck in soft ground on playing fields in Horwich, after going to the aid of an injured footballer. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE mobilised a... by admin | Apr 12, 2014 | General news
This morning a small number of Team Call Out list members including Alistair Greenough, Samantha McKay, Phil Horner, Diane Blakeley, Paul Copley and Gill Leigh, met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to journey up to the Langdale Valley in our Team Minibus ‘Bolton... by admin | Apr 11, 2014 | General news
Today our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, colleague Bolton MRT team member Elaine Gilliland (Steve’s navigator on operations) and of course Trailing Search Dog Boris, journeyed to Llanberis, North Wales, for this weekends Annual General... by admin | Apr 11, 2014 | Donations
Today we are very pleased to have received an Easter Card and a wonderful donation from a long standing supporter, and very valued friend of the team, who lives in the Breightmet area of Bolton, who wishes to remain anonymous. In a card addressed to our Team Leader... by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | General news
This evening the Bolton MRT attended the regular (Circa two to three times a year) Lancashire Constabulary Search and Rescue meeting, commencing at 18.30hrs at Lancashire Constabulary Force Headquarters, Strategic Command Centre, Hutton, Preston. Held now for a very... by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | General news
This morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE with Team member Steve O’Hara present as an observer, attended the bi annual Bolton Voluntary Agencies Forum; Civil Contingencies meeting, held at Bolton Town Hall, co-ordinated and facilitated by Bolton MBC Civil...