by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | General news
This morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a fourth very kind email about this weekends Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue, this time from North East Wales Search and Rescue Deputy Team Leader Chris Griffiths; “Hi Garry, just wanted to pass on my...
by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | General news
This morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a third very kind email about this weekends Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue, this time from Cheshire SART member and Team treasurer Mark Susca; “Dear Garry,Sorry for the delay in sending this email, I...
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | General news
Today, our Team Training Officer and trainee Drowned Victims Search Dog Handler Dave Marsh, who is also a former SARDA Air Scenting Search Dog Handler, attended the Victoria Halls in Bolton to address a group of interested ladies from the NHS Retirement Group [Bolton...
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received another very kind email from Norfolk LSART about this weekends Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue, this time from Norfolk LSART member Mike Wade; “Hi Gary, My personal thanks to You and all the Team for an...
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Donations, General news
Whilst providing standby rescue cover for the annual Aggies Staircase Fell Race in very wet conditions, on Thursday evening, 21st June 2012, we were alerted at 19.50hrs to an accident to a competitor taking part in the event. Roger Johnson, an experienced male...
by admin | Oct 14, 2013 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following very kind email from Kirsty Read, of Norfolk LSART, a trainee who attended this weekends Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue. “Hi Garry, I just wanted to thank you and your team for a great weekend....
by admin | Oct 13, 2013 | General news
Not previously reported on our website, but during the afternoon practical stretcher handling steep ground exercise, of Saturday 12th October 2013, on our Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue weekend, as one of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles arrived...
by admin | Oct 13, 2013 | General news
For the ninth year running, starting on Friday evening 11th October and running through to the late afternoon of Sunday 13th October, the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team organised and took part in a fully residential Joint Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue based at the...
by admin | Oct 11, 2013 | General news
Whilst out at the Southport Air Show, founding Team Member Alan “General” James visited the display of Bolton Lads & Girls Club Atlantic Challenge. A team of 4 rowers are planning to cross the Atlantic Ocean raising money for the Bolton Lads &...
by admin | Oct 10, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 18.57hrs this evening, co-incidentally just as he arrived at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to carry out more preparation work with others, for our forthcoming Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by the GMP...