by admin | Aug 29, 2011 | General news
This afternoon Team President Bob Hutchinson, Team members Ana Toole, Diane Blakeley and Paul Brain and Support Group member Iain Clarkson travelled to the Belthorn Village Fun Day held at The Dog Inn, at the kind invitation of Jim Fletcher. The team has been... by admin | Aug 29, 2011 | General news
Today two Team Land Rover vehicles (BM1 and BM2) and seven members attended GMFRS Irlam Fire Station Open Day. The open day offered a range of attractions and displays for visitors. The station ‘yard’ was used to display a host of fire fighting, rescue and... by admin | Aug 28, 2011 | General news
On the 29th August last year the Bolton, Rossendale & Pendle and Oldham Mountain Rescue teams had the honour of receiving £40,000 each towards new Land Rover Ambulances from the East Lancashire Mark Masons. Two of Boltons Three new Land Rover Ambulances and... by admin | Aug 25, 2011 | General news
Today two of our Bolton vehicles together with 5 team members assisted with the Daytrippers event in the Rivington area. The Daytrippers is a Bolton based charity which arranges days out for children with disabilities and special needs, together with their parents and... by admin | Aug 25, 2011 | General news
The team has been invited to provide three Mountain Rescue awareness sessions to new aircrew staff members at the North West Air Ambulance at City Airport, Manchester (Barton) where its aircraft ’Helimed 72’ is based. (NWAA also operate an aircraft from... by admin | Aug 23, 2011 | 2011, Incident
At 11.29hrs today our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by the Team Leader of Rossendale and Pendle MRT, requesting the assistance of Bolton MRT to RPMRT with a search for a missing 82 year old man. The call for assistance was passed to our Deputy... by admin | Aug 22, 2011 | General news
This evening our Team President Bob Hutchinson, and long serving team member Mark Parry were honored guests at a cheque presentation evening regards The Bury Lions Club Carnival Parade and Gala 2011. (At which the team attended, see website ’news’ article... by admin | Aug 20, 2011 | General news
Blessed with good weather for most of the day, Darwen Gala & Fell Races were held this afternoon, with the Team and Support Group turning out in force to support both events. Sixteen operational team members provided stand by rescue cover for the Fell Races,... by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | General news
This evening our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was the featured guest on 96.5 Bolton FM Radio, ’The Voice of the Bolton Family,’ talking about the role and work of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and Mountain Rescue in the United Kingdom in general. Garry... by admin | Aug 16, 2011 | General news
Sadly we have to report that very experienced and long serving Team Call Out list member, Neil Aspinall, has decided to stand down from the team for the immediate future. Neil, aged 42, of Eccleston, Chorley, joined the team in January 2001, after many years of...