by admin | Apr 27, 2013 | General news
It is interesting to note that Bolton MRT very experienced call out list member (And former SARDA Air Scenting Search Dog Handler) Dave Marsh has been training Sasha for 12 months now, more or less to the day and with this in mind, a milestone has been reached. Over...
by admin | Apr 26, 2013 | 2013, Incident
At 16.42hrs this afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway to assist with a reported incident to a horse rider at Elton Reservoir, Bury. Once our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE had liaised with NWAS (Manchester) EOC and gathered further information and...
by admin | Apr 26, 2013 | General news
Yesterday, Thursday 25th April, our Incident Control Vehicle Project Officer (Also our Team Treasurer) Martin Banks made another of his regular visits to Coleman Milne of Westhoughton, to review the progress of the final stages of the build on our eagerly awaited new...
by admin | Apr 25, 2013 | General news
At 19.04hrs this fine evening we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, to assist at an incident in Lilford Woods, Leigh (An area we regularly attend both for missing persons and rescues) Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE immediately contacted NWAS (Manchester)...
by admin | Apr 25, 2013 | General news
This morning at 11.00hrs our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and our Training Officer Dave Marsh, met with Mark Knowles, Airfield Duty Manager at City Airport Manchester (Barton) – which alongside the general aviation elements based there, is also home to one of...
by admin | Apr 25, 2013 | General news
On Saturday 4th May, Bay Search and Rescue Team officially open their first ‘Charity shop’ at Greystone House, Kents Bank Road, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria. Janet Davis, Charity Shop Manager for Bay Search and Rescue, reports that Cedric Robinson,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2013 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce yet another kind appreciated donation from our friends and supporters at the Bolton and District Group of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, (Bolton Advanced Motorists Group) In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2013 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to have received a very kind and thoughtful £25.00 donation from Majorie Anderton of Bromley Cross, Bolton, the grandmother of Team Call Out list member Matthew Hailwood. In a letter to the team accompanying this thoughtful donation, Marjorie...
by admin | Apr 24, 2013 | Donations, General news
Following our provision of standby rescue cover for the inaugural Bolton Hill Marathon Event held on Sunday 10th March 2013 (See website ‘News’ report dated the same) today we are extremely pleased to report on the receipt of a very kind £300.00 from...
by admin | Apr 24, 2013 | General news
This Friday 26th April our friends Darwen Dashers Running Club are running a film night featuring an evening of off-road running films as a fund-raiser for Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. Starting at 7pm in Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (BB3 3HD) with a £2.50...