by admin | Nov 24, 2013 | General news
This weekend has seen all three of our operational and trainee search dog handlers in training. Our Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson, a member of SARDA (Wales) with his Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Boris, has been on the scheduled monthly... by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | General news
At 22.08hrs this evening, via SARCALL and pager, the team was called out to assist GMP with the developing search for a missing woman in the Prestolee area. The initial call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who liaised with a GMP Missing Person Search... by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | Donations, General news
On Thursday evening 19th September, 2013, team member Dave Cook visited the members of Bury / Bolton ME / CFS Support Group to give a presentation on the work of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. Very kind donations totalling £54.49p were received by Dave on... by admin | Nov 21, 2013 | General news
This evening saw the last monthly meeting for 2013 of our fantastic Support Group. Eight Support Group members attended tonight’s meeting, at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, with our Team President Bob Hutchinson present as usual acting in the direct link /... by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | General news
Late this evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a kind email from GMP PC Jane Wilcock, a valued friend and supporter of the team, regards the GMP Bolton Division training awareness event with us earlier today (Webmaster, Jane had been instrumental in... by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Donations, General news
This evening whilst returning from the Sale Water Park search incident in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance Vehicle BM4, team members Michael Wakerley and John Dickinson noticed a car apparently broken down, and driverless, on the side of the busy A666 St... by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 10:25hrs this morning, whilst the team were engaged on an Awareness & Training exercise in Mountain Rescue with a number of Officers from Greater Manchester Police, the team was paged by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager with the request for the team’s... by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | General news
Today we were joined by nineteen GMP Police Officers who were with us to gain a greater awareness in to the role and work of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. The Officers, all part of Sgt Fran McArdle’s team, were from Astley Bridge, Bolton and Scholey Street,... by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a kind £19.00 donation via the Charities Aid Foundation, from Ann Sheard of Addlestone, Surrey. The whole team membership extends its thanks to Ann Sheard for supporting us in this kind way. by admin | Nov 18, 2013 | 2013, Incident
Today our specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson (Of SARDA Wales) and his Trailing Search Dog Boris, following an initial request of yesterday evening, journeyed at circa 13.20hrs to participate in an on going search operation for a...