by admin | Dec 3, 2013 | General news
Regular readers will be aware of the ‘Summer Charity Challenge’ youth club members of New Bury Youth Club, Farnworth, set themselves this year – namely a bicycle ride along the entire Welsh coastline, with Bolton MRT as their charity beneficiary....
by admin | Dec 3, 2013 | General news
Further to our report on the receipt of a special award ‘Volunteer of the Year,’ at the GMP Bolton Police Annual Divisional Awards evening on Tuesday 27th November 2013, during which we were presented with a beautiful piece of inscribed glassware, to day...
by admin | Dec 2, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we received a Christmas card, our first of this festive season, from a very valued, long standing friend and supporter of the team, enclosing a kind and thoughtful Christmas donation of £100.00 for the Bolton MRT. The sender, who stated, “To Garry...
by admin | Dec 1, 2013 | General news
Today, coinciding with the monthly vehicle /base clean, our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ had a visit from the Christmas fairies (well Support Group!), where they added the Christmas decorations. This tradition started a few years ago when our members realised they were...
by admin | Nov 30, 2013 | General news
This morning Bolton MRT Call Out list members David Crawford, John Fletcher (Equipment Officer – Water) and Martin Banks (Team Treasurer) together with Gary Melia a member of our Support Group and Dani Burgess from NEWSAR (Fundraising Officer) attended a joint...
by admin | Nov 30, 2013 | General news
Today we join many in the emergency services, to express our sincere condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of all those who sadly lost their lives in the terrible tragedy that unfolded yesterday evening in Glasgow, including the three air crew of the...
by admin | Nov 29, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce a very kind and thoughtful £120.00 donation from our wonderfully supportive friends at St. Margaret’s Church, Lonsdale Road, Bolton, via their Treasurer, Mr Roy Caswell. St. Margaret’s Church have been supporting...
by admin | Nov 28, 2013 | General news
This afternoon, the team undertook yet another of its popular school visits, when we visited Year 5, Aspull Church School, Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan. Attending in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance radio call sign ‘Bolton Mobile 3,’ were our Team...
by admin | Nov 28, 2013 | General news
Exactly a calendar year ago today, on Wednesday 28th November 2012, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was notified by Gilbert Stephens Solicitors of Ottery St Mary, Devon, that we had been left the residue of the estate of the late Ian Casson. We understand that Mr Ian...
by admin | Nov 28, 2013 | General news
Following a recent equipment order which had been placed with Commercial Radio Systems of Cardiff, our Equipment Officer (Comms & Lighting) Steve Fletcher had cause to get in touch with both Commercial Radio Systems and, in turn, Simoco EMEA, in order to request...