by admin | Aug 20, 2013 | General news
An interesting little report came to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE notice in yesterdays ‘The Bolton News,’ within the Looking Back features article on page 38. From the Bolton Evening News archives of 19th August 1963; “Fifty eight Civil Defence... by admin | Aug 20, 2013 | General news
All photos by Margaret Smyth of SARDA Ireland The week-end just past, saw Team member Dave Marsh (Our current Training Officer, a former SARDA Air Scenting Search Dog handler and currently training a Drowned Victim Search Dog) travelling across to The Mournes, in... by admin | Aug 19, 2013 | General news
It was only on Tuesday 30th July this year, that we recorded the counter which registers visits / hits to our website would be passing the 1,490,000 mark, and now today we are only 900 hits away from reaching the dizzy heights of an incredible 1.5 million visits /... by admin | Aug 19, 2013 | General news
Demonstrating the excellent links and relationships we have with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, the Bolton MRT will be present to display our vehicles and specialist search and rescue equipment at the following GMFRS Community Fire Station Open Days;... by admin | Aug 19, 2013 | General news
On Sunday 25th August, the Manchester Road Inn at Astley (M29 7EJ) is holding a Beer festival, with all charity proceeds kindly in aid of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. On display throughout the day will be one of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance vehicles (Sober... by admin | Aug 18, 2013 | General news
This evening a major search of the River Ribble was carried out after reports that a man had got into difficulty in the water. Emergency services were called to a stretch of the river off a walk way close to Maritime Way near Preston Docks at 19.20hrs this evening.... by admin | Aug 18, 2013 | General news
This morning, six of our Team Call Out list members met very early at 06.00hrs at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ to depart for the operational area of Swaledale MRT to take part in their fourth annual one day exercise. Attending were Gillian Leigh, Equipment Officer... by admin | Aug 18, 2013 | General news
Our great supporters, Jean Mulvaney and her friends, are once again organising a charity line dancing evening, this time on Friday 4th October 2013, starting with the doors opening at 7.15pm, at St Mary’s Church Parish Centre, Richmond Street, Horwich. The... by admin | Aug 17, 2013 | General news
Today at the kind invitation of the Darwen Gala Committee, the team attended as we do every year, this years 48th Darwen Town Gala, principally to provide standby rescue cover for the Darwen Gala / Darwen Tower Fell Races. The Gala itself took place on the public... by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Donations, General news
On 12th July 2013 we received an entry on our website ‘Guestbook’ section from Mr Jonathan Wall, stating “Thanks to the Road Cyclist who lent me an inner tube at the top of Rivington last night after a double puncture and only one spare! A true...