by admin | Jul 18, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a wonderful ‘spare change’ collection accrued by Mr Jack and Mrs Jill Edmunds of Tyldesley. Jill is the mother of Team Trainee member Martin Battersby, whilst Jack is his step father. Their wonderful and...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 09.45hrs this already very hot and sunny morning, GMP contacted our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE for the teams assistance with the early stages of a search for a missing woman from Royal Bolton Hospital, in circumstances giving the Police concern for her well...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a very kind donation of £200.00 from our valued friends at Horwich RMI Harriers and Athletics Club, following our provision of ‘Standby Rescue Cover’ at their Winter Hill Fell Race event of Sunday...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Donations, General news
At the Two Lads Fell Race on Thursday evening, 13th June 2013, when we provided our usual ‘Standby Rescue Cover,’ very kindly, the staff at the Norman Walsh Footwear (Specialist bespoke Fell Running Shoes) stand at the event start and finish, promised to...
by admin | Jul 15, 2013 | General news
Today we received the following comment from Chris Thornton, on our website guestbook regards our rescue of a dog yesterday evening. The full guestbook comment is also reproduced here within our ‘News’ section of the website; “Hello, I would like to...
by admin | Jul 15, 2013 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and yesterdays Exercise ‘NewStaffBolt 1’ organiser, very experienced Bolton MRT member Gyles Denn, received the following email from Paul Keen, Deputy Chairman of Staffordshire Search and Rescue Team; “I...
by admin | Jul 15, 2013 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received a telephone call from our close friends at Cheshire Search and Rescue Team, informing us of their newly appointed Team Leader, Simon Lane. The whole Bolton MRT membership extends its best wishes to Simon on his new...
by admin | Jul 15, 2013 | General news
The entire Bolton MRT membership is united in extending our sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of GMFRS Firefighter Stephen Hunt who tragically lost his life, whilst tackling a very serious fire in Manchester yesterday morning. Stephen Hunt a...
by admin | Jul 14, 2013 | General news
This evening via emails our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following very kind comments regards todays Exercise ‘NewStaffBolt 1.’ From North East Wales Search and Rescue Team; “Hi Garry, Just thought we’d do the feedback whilst...
by admin | Jul 14, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 20.38hrs this evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by the GMP Force Duty Officer, to request the teams assistance with the recovery of a large dog, from down a wooded slope on the fringe of the local moors, which had been injured in an...