by admin | Jan 24, 2012 | General news
Tonight the team welcomed 25 guests including members and their partners from The Rotary Club of Turton. The members have become very supportive friends of Bolton MRT and the team has been extremely grateful for the donations made by the club during 2011. In May team... by admin | Jan 22, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 22:23 this evening, the team was paged by NWAS Manchester Emergency Control Centre who were requesting our assistance at an unfolding incident in the Darcy Lever area of Bolton. A 999 call had been received a short time earlier with the report of an injured male... by admin | Jan 21, 2012 | Donations, General news
Today we are very pleased to announce the receipt of a kind £50.00 donation from Age Concern, Bolton (Ashburner Street) In a letter to our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, with the donation from Pat Clark, Secretary of Age Concern, Bolton, Pat explains; “Age... by admin | Jan 21, 2012 | General news
Today our Equipment Officer Nick Berry attended the MREW Mountain Rescue 2nd Annual Water Conference. Hosted by Edale MRT in conjunction with the Water Rescue Committee for Mountain Rescue England and Wales, the conference commenced at 09.00hrs, at the HQ of Edale MRT... by admin | Jan 20, 2012 | General news
Today Phil Lomax and Brian Winstanley, carpet fitters, from Milliken Industrials Ltd, Beech Hill Plant, Wigan visited the Team HQ at Ladybridge Hall to lay new carpet tiles to the main lecture room and the office areas. Team members Paul Copley & Dave Marsh along... by admin | Jan 20, 2012 | Donations, General news
We are very pleased today to announce the receipt via the Charities Aid Foundation of another generous and much appreciated donation of £30.00 from Team friend and much appreciated valued supporter, Mr John Thornley of Horwich, Bolton. As ever, all the team... by admin | Jan 20, 2012 | Donations, General news
Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has been in recent correspondence with Tony Dunn, a former RAF MRT Stafford team member, who contacted our team amongst others before Christmas, with a request for any MRT Team Badges to add to his collection. Garry duly obliged... by admin | Jan 19, 2012 | 2012, Incident
At 15:54 this afternoon, the team was paged by NWAS (Lancashire) to an incident in the woodlands at Roddlesworth, Tockholes, with the report of a female casualty with a head injury sustained after falling into the River Roddlesworth whilst out dog walking on the... by admin | Jan 19, 2012 | General news
As part of his continuation training with Lancashire Constabulary as a Missing From Home Search Manager, today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, attended a one day Missing from Home Search Managers Refresher Course, at Lancashire Constabulary Force Headquarters,... by admin | Jan 19, 2012 | General news
Our friend and supporter, Gary Melia, of The Barber Shop, Radcliffe, has once more made a generous donation of £100.00 to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. Team President, Bob Hutchinson, visited Gary recently to empty the BMRT collecting tin at his premises and was...