by admin | Mar 24, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 17.04hrs this warm sunny evening, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS Manchester Emergency Control Centre, requesting the team to attend an incident with the report of an injured climber who had fallen, with another person stuck on the... by admin | Mar 24, 2012 | General news
Early this evening, four team members; Team Training Officer Elaine Gilliland, and experienced team call out list members Steve Kenworthy, David Crawford and Gill Leigh all ventured north in our ‘BM4’ Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulance, to take part in... by admin | Mar 23, 2012 | General news
It is a few years since with the retirement of SARDA England Dog Handler Dave Marsh and his air scenting mountain rescue Search Dog Chi, the team lost an internal search dog capability. Since this time experienced team call out list member Steve Nelson has been... by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | General news
This evening the team hosted a visit to our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ by Scouts and Leaders from the 7th Bolton North Scout Group. There follows an account of the evening visit by long serving and very experienced team Call Out list member Gill Leigh, who was present.... by admin | Mar 22, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we are happy to report another very kind and thoughtful £25.00 donation from valued team friend and supporter Mrs Margaret Holmes of Bolton. Margaret Holmes has been kindly supporting the team for a great many years now and her continued support of Bolton... by admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Donations, General news
Colin Jones, from Horwich RMI Harries & Athletics Club, the organiser of Winter Hill Fell Race (and other fell races which we attend to provide standby rescue cover) visited the team prior to the start of our weekly evening training session with a kind gift for... by admin | Mar 20, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 10.25hrs this morning the team was paged by Greater Manchester Police for assistance with a developing search for a missing 22 years old young man from the Land Gate area of Ashton in Makerfield / Wigan. The man had been reported missing the previous evening, and... by admin | Mar 20, 2012 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased to announce today the receipt of a £350.00 much appreciated donation from the BT Community Champions Award Scheme thanks to the voluntary work of Team Call Out list member Paul Copley, a BT employee. Run by the BT volunteering team, BT... by admin | Mar 19, 2012 | General news
Today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and our Training Officer Elaine Gilliland, took a full part in ‘Exercise CURA,’ a regional multi agency exercise, hosted by Lancashire Constabulary and presented by the Highways Agency, which took the form of a... by admin | Mar 18, 2012 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 9th July 2011, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team were invited to attend Tockholes Village Gala as the organising Committee had selected the team as their Charity Beneficiary of 2011. Today, three team call-out members travelled in team Land Rover BM2, to the...