by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | General news
This evening various team members gathered at the Jolly Crofters Public House, Chorley Old Road, Horwich, for our Christmas social drink. The ‘tables’ quickly sorted themselves out into Probationers (With our Team Life Vice President and founder member... by admin | Dec 19, 2012 | General news
At 19.30hrs they were advised by an ‘exercise pager message’ that three hill walkers were missing near Rivington Pike and that Greater Manchester Police were dealing with this incident and requested that the Bolton MRT be placed on immediate standby. As... by admin | Dec 19, 2012 | General news
Further to the visit of last Wednesday, 12th December, when we welcomed to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ Gary Cresswell of CressCromp Couriers, Same Day Deliveries, Stable Fold Farm, Egerton, Bolton, who is interested in supporting the team on a charitable basis, this... by admin | Dec 19, 2012 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce today that following our website report of Monday 22nd October 2012, we have now received a further very kind £101.00 via Jean Mulvaney of the Victory Stompers Line Dancing Club, raised from the sponsored line-dance by Dean... by admin | Dec 18, 2012 | General news
Via our website we would like to express our thanks to J B Locksmiths Ltd for their very prompt assistance on Monday 17th December when a key became stuck in a safe used by the team to store vital supplies. Thanks also for the generous discount provided by them on... by admin | Dec 17, 2012 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 6th October 2012, for the fourth year running, the team provided standby rescue cover for the Rivington Half Marathon and Marathon event. Organised by 2:09 Events, the race enjoyed its fourth year in Rivington, with the route starting at Rivington &... by admin | Dec 17, 2012 | General news
We started ‘tweeting’ on 31st January of this year, and we are now pleased to report that we recently passed the magic 700x ‘Followers’ total. (Actually 722 as we report on this) by admin | Dec 16, 2012 | 2012, Incident
Late this morning at 54 year old solo walker from the Westhoughton, Bolton area, whilst out walking in the lower part of the Terraced Gardens at Rivington slipped sustaining a serious ankle injury. Passers by including a runner alerted both the Ambulance service and... by admin | Dec 15, 2012 | Donations, General news
On the evening of Tuesday 15th May this year, we were called out to assist NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Ambulance staff with the rescue and evacuation of a 13 year old boy who had suffered an ankle fracture in fields, in the Mosley Common area of Worsley. (Please see... by admin | Dec 15, 2012 | General news
All the team membership extends its congratulations to team Call Out list member (and newly qualified Mountain Rescue Party Leader) Samantha McKay on successfully finishing her nursing studies, and graduating on Thursday 13th December 2012, as a Staff Nurse. Samantha...