by admin | Jul 1, 2013 | General news
Every year we help Belmont Primary School with their annual charity ‘sponsored walk,’ having been the charity beneficiary ourselves one year. We try to have at least one team member walking with those taking part and team vehicles in the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2013 | 2013, Incident
Our close colleagues at Bowland Pennine MRT had spent Saturday 29th June 2013, in assisting Lancashire Constabulary in the search for a missing 23 year old male in the Leyland area. This morning BPMRT were asked to spend a further day in the continuation of this...
by admin | Jun 30, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of another very kind donation from team friend and valued supporter Mr D.L. Halliwell of Westhoughton, Bolton. Along with his £25.00 donation, Mr Halliwell stated in an accompanying letter to our Team Leader Garry...
by admin | Jun 29, 2013 | General news
This morning, Team Call Out list member Nigel Booth (Who works full time as a GMFRS Watch Officer at GMFRS Bolton North Fire Station) attended the MREW all day Equipment Symposium, held at and facilitated by Lyon Equipment Limited, at Tebay. The following report on...
by admin | Jun 29, 2013 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE received the following news update from the Vice Chair of Norfolk LSAR, Paul Webber, regards our former Control Trailer, recently freely donated by us to our colleagues at Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue; “Garry, Paul...
by admin | Jun 29, 2013 | General news
Further to our provision of Standby Rescue Cover for the Rotary Club of Darwen Annual Darwen Tower Charity Trudge on Sunday 2nd June 2013, (See Website ‘News’ report dated the same) today we can report on the following kind email received by our Team...
by admin | Jun 28, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce the receipt of a kind donation of £70.00 from Darwen Dashers Running Club, following our provision of Standby Rescue Cover for their Annual Aggies Staircase Fell Race of Thursday evening, 20th June 2013. (Please see website...
by admin | Jun 27, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 17.14hrs this very rainy early evening the team was paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, requesting our assistance with an injured male mountain biker in the Worsley Woods area, of Worsley, Manchester. The call was answered by our Deputy Team Leader Geoff...
by admin | Jun 27, 2013 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased today to have received a kind donation of £75.00 from our valued long term friends and supporters at the Sir George Millne Lodge No 2490, Grand Lodge of England Limited (Formerly known as the RAOB GLE Limited, Friendship Lodge 2488) In a...
by admin | Jun 27, 2013 | General news
This evening Team Equipment Officer (Ropes and Stretchers) Nick Berry travelled from his home town of Wigan to our Base / HQ at Ladybridge, to collect BM3 one of our four Team Land Rover vehicles for a very special evening. He then drove back to Wigan, to take his son...