by admin | Aug 10, 2012 | General news
On the evenings of Monday and Tuesday 2nd and 3rd July 2012, (See website Incident Reports 48 / 49 dated the same) the team was involved alongside other local MRTs and Police resources, in the search for 22 years old Christopher Brahney, who went missing late on...
by admin | Aug 9, 2012 | General news
Today we have received a very kind and thoughtful bequest from the late Mrs Margaret Mary Norcross of Knott End, Poulton, Lancashire. In her will Mrs Margaret Norcross has kindly gifted a bequest of £500.00 to the team. The entire team membership extends its...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Donations, General news
For quite a few years now our extensive stock of 2nd hand books, which we use for fundraising purposes at events the teams displays at, has lived in a collection of cardboard boxes of all shapes and sizes, which inevitably does little to protect the excellent...
by admin | Aug 6, 2012 | General news
We are very pleased to announce our July month end 2012 collection box figures, with £184.60p collected, against (Almost exactly the same figure) £184.08p for July 2011. Our year to date (Up to July 31st 2012) collection box income figure is a marvellous...
by admin | Aug 6, 2012 | General news
The whole team membership extends its congratulations to team call Out list member Stephen Kenworthy who recently married Louise Calow, both enjoying a honeymoon in Lanzarote, and who on their recent return hosted a wedding reception party on Saturday 4th...
by admin | Aug 6, 2012 | General news
Every year GMP run a very successful local Cadet Scheme for teenagers interested in the work of the Police, with most having a direct interest in joining the Police. As part of the scheme, each year the Cadets and their Leaders visit the Bolton MRT for a hands on...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | General news
At 14:47 this afternoon the team was paged by the Information Assistant at the Great House Barn Information Centre, Rivington, regarding the report of a young boy missing in the area. The call was immediately answered by our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, who lives...
by admin | Aug 1, 2012 | Donations, General news
Yesterday, Mr Arnold Tyson of Bolton, in a telephone conversation with our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, informed us he had requested donations in lieu of presents at his recent 80th Birthday, and wished to meet the team to hand over the donations personally. This...
by admin | Aug 1, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 14.35hrs this overcast afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) ECC – Airdesk, to assist the North West Air Ambulance with an incident in the hillside ‘Terraced Gardens’ at Rivington, below the moorland landmark of Rivington Pike. The NWAA Helimed 72 had...
by admin | Jul 31, 2012 | General news
Today, our Team Life Vice President, Tony McNally, met with Simon Reece & Carol Brooking, members of staff from Canon Slade School, Bolton, to discuss the involvement of the Team at the English Schools Cross Country Championship to be hosted by Canon Slade...