by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | General news
This evening two team representatives attended the quarterly meeting of our regional representative mountain rescue organisation, namely the MPSRO (Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation) Held at the usual and long established venue of Rossendale and Pendle MRTs... by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | General news
This evening the team welcomed to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ a visit by nine interested Scouts from the 46th Ormskirk (Mawdesley) Scout Group, alongside their Scout Leader Matt Spencer, their Assistant Scout Leader David Brierley, and two accompanying adults. They... by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | General news
Very early this morning four Bolton MRT members departed from Horwich and Bolton to journey to the second day of this years ‘The Emergency Services Show 2013.’ Team Training Officer Dave Marsh, Team Treasurer Martin Banks, Chris Tennant and Neil Aspinall... by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | General news
On Monday 23rd September 2013, we were involved in a search operation assisting GMP in the Hindsford Brook area of Tyldesley in regards to a missing 50 year old man. (Our Incident 95-2013, see website ‘News’ item. dated the same) Today our Team Leader... by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | General news
Very early this morning four Bolton MRT members departed our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ in our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance ‘BM2,’ to journey to the opening day of this years ‘The Emergency Services Show 2013.’ Team Equipment Officer... by admin | Sep 24, 2013 | General news
On three lowland search incidents and one upland search incident attended by the team ‘just’ during September to date, our team members have expended 815.5 person hours on these operations, on standby, during the actual search or stood down responding.... by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | 2013, Incident
During Sunday 22nd September, since being first informed of a missing 50 years old man in the Tyldesley area early on the same afternoon, GMP became increasingly concerned for his well being, particularly after items belonging to the missing person were located on... by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | General news
Our readers will recall that on Thursday 19th September 2013, we attended the NWAS NHS Trust Annual General Meeting and Health Fair at Preston. (Please see ‘News’ report dated the same) Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following letter... by admin | Sep 22, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 14.52hrs we were contacted via SARCALL by GMP to provide our assistance with a developing search operation for a missing man in the Radcliffe area of Greater Manchester. With ten team members immediately available at the time engaged in some rope work training in... by admin | Sep 22, 2013 | General news
Today very experienced team member Gyles Denn assisted by team member Nigel Booth, carried out a full day of rope training / stretcher lowering / raising with team members at the small quarry just prior to the main quarry at Cadshaw, Turton and Entwistle. This all day...