by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 14.15hrs this fine but cold afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) to assist at an incident at Rivington, to which NWAA Helimed 75 was already mobilising to, and which from initial reports indicated that the male casualty involved was unconscious. Our Team...
by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | General news
Each month we report on this website how much we collect from the collection boxes we have dotted around the team’s area. Occasionally we will highlight a site which has collected a particularly large amount for us, but all of us at Bolton Mountain Rescue are...
by admin | Jan 1, 2014 | 2014, Incident
This morning as with all previous New Year mornings following on from New Years Eve’s (For sixteen years now, commencing on 31st December 1998) the team had all four of it’s Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances and its Minibus Ambulance available, at the disposal of...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | 2013, Incident
As part of our provision of assistance to NWAS (Greater Manchester) during this evenings New Years Eve, our last incident of 2013 came in at 23.20hrs when the team despatched our BM1 vehicle to an 88 years old female with a medical condition, in Blackrod, Bolton. She...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | 2013, Incident
As part of our provision of assistance to NWAS (Greater Manchester) during this evenings New Years Eve, our second incident of this evening came in at 22.59hrs, with a request to transport a 21 years old male patient already assessed by an NWAS Advanced Paramedic, on...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | 2013, Incident
As part of our provision of assistance to NWAS (Greater Manchester) during this evenings New Years Eve, our first incident of this evening came in at 22.55hrs, when our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance BM2 in the Dunscar area of Bolton, chanced upon a two vehicle...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | General news
This evening as with all previous New Year Eve’s (For sixteen years now, commencing on 31st December 1998) the team has had all four of it’s Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances and its Minibus Ambulance available, at the disposal of NWAS (Greater...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a kind email from our friend Paul Chamberlain, Team Leader of Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue Team; “Garry, Just a quick email to wish all at Bolton MRT a safe and happy 2014.” “Hopefully...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a kind tweet from our friend Simon Lane, Team Leader of Cheshire Search and Rescue Team, wishing the team a safe night and thanking us for our support and advice to our close colleagues at Cheshire Search and...
by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of another very kind donation from team friend and valued supporter Mr D.L. Halliwell of Westhoughton, Bolton. Along with his £25.00 donation, Mr Halliwell kindly stated in an accompanying letter to our Team Leader...