by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | General news
This evening, with two very busy search days under our belts already this week, our weekly evening meeting saw all six of our vehicles which had been fully valeted only as recently as on Sunday 30th March, having to be completely cleaned inside and out again after...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
At circa 18.40hrs this evening, our Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson was contacted directly by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, regarding an urgent search for a missing male in the Astley bridge area of Bolton. In turn, Steve alerted our Team Leader...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | General news
Throughout today, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, maintained liaison and updates with a GMP Missing Person Search Manager, over the continuation of the search effort for the missing male from the Eccles area, that we searched for on Monday and Tuesday of this week....
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
This morning our President Bob Hutchinson (A former Bolton MRT Team Leader and Chairman) visited Eccles Probus Club, to give a presentation on the work of the Bolton MRT. Arriving at Elm Bank Masonic Hall, Eccles, in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance Vehicle,...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | General news
During the later stages of our search in Botany Bay Wood this evening, at 20.14hrs we were paged by NWAS (Greater Manchester) Parkway EOC who required our assistance at an incident. Answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, the call concerned a male with a...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Donations, General news
Today BMRT team members Ken Oakes and Mark Scott attended a charity evening at the Bolton Links Golf Club. Bolton Mountain Rescue had been chosen once again to be one of the club’s nominated charities and this decision was followed by a kind invitation to attend...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
At 10.26hrs this morning, Greater Manchester Police contacted the team by pager, with a request for assistance to continue the search operation of yesterday, for a missing 31 year old male from Eccles. Again the call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE,...
by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | General news
The team wishes to apologise to the Cadets and their Leaders of St John Ambulance, Horwich, who this evening had a long planned visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for a presentation on the work of Bolton MRT cancelled at short notice due to our deployment on to...
by admin | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 13.13hrs this afternoon, we were paged by Greater Manchester Police requesting our assistance with a developing search for a missing 31 year old male, from Eccles, Manchester, in circumstances giving Police concern for his welfare. Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE...
by admin | Mar 28, 2014 | General news
Today the team was made aware of another theft of our charity boxes, and of a collection box owned by another charity, from The Barber Shop, Radcliffe. A previous theft from the same location was published on our website in August 2013. The shop is owned by Gary...