by admin | May 27, 2012 | Donations, General news
Last Sunday ten team members attended the Old England Kiosk, in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, for their centenary celebrations. During the day’s centenary celebrations, the Old England Kiosk were raising money both for the kiosk and for Bolton MRT. We are happy to...
by admin | May 27, 2012 | General news
Organised annually by our friends and supporters in the Rotary Club of Darwen, the Darwen Tower Trudge takes in a delightful route around the reservoirs and hills of Tockholes, Roddlesworth and Darwen, including the moorland heights of Lyons Den, Darwen Moor and of...
by admin | May 26, 2012 | General news
At 19:27 our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted by Phil O’Brien, Team Leader of Bowland Pennine MRT, to inform him of the possibility of the Bolton MRT being involved in a developing search in the general Rivington area for a missing woman. Bowland...
by admin | May 26, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we are pleased to announce yet another very kind donation of £50.00 from our valued and much appreciated friends at Eccles Rambling and Social Club. The members of Eccles Rambling and Social Club have helped the team for many years now and we are very...
by admin | May 26, 2012 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce the kind receipt of another thoughtful donation of £200.00 from our friends and supporters at the Rotary Club of Darwen. Every year we support the Darwen Rotary Club ‘Darwen Tower Trudge’ sponsored walk, which takes...
by admin | May 25, 2012 | General news
At 15.39hrs this sunny afternoon, we were paged by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager regards a missing person in the Horwich area. The pager call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who established from GMP that a search involving the assistance of the...
by admin | May 24, 2012 | General news
This evening the team entertained a visit by seventeen Explorer Scouts and their four Leaders from the 7th Bolton North Scout Group, at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ. Team members John Dickinson, Kris Kilshaw and Steve Kenworthy were on hand to meet our guests for...
by admin | May 22, 2012 | General news
Readers will be aware of the current trial taking place of Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed accused of the tragic murder of their daughter Shafilea Ahmed, who was reported missing from her Warrington home in September 2003, and whose remains were sadly found a considerable...
by admin | May 22, 2012 | General news
It has come to the notice of the team that Wayne Bulpitt, The Scout Chief Commissioner, has made mention of the team and very long serving Bolton MRT team member Mike Marsh on his official blog site, the details of which we reproduce below; Wayne Bulpitt, Scouts UK...
by admin | May 22, 2012 | Donations, General news
Our superb and very valued team supporters and friends, The Holcombe Duo, aka Neil & Helen Grundy of Tottington, Alphorn Players, were engaged recently to play at Bromley Cross Fair on Saturday 12th May 2012. They collected £29+ in their Bolton MRT...