by admin | Dec 11, 2016 | Training
Today 7 members of our rope rescue team were joined by 2 members from Holme Valley MRT, Owen Phillips and Kevin Robinson to take part in refreshing skills learned on the rope rescue operators course at Lyon Equipment in September this year . Skills concentrated on... by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Training
This weekend saw 48 delegates from 20 different Mountain Rescue teams congregate at the Kingswood Colomendy Camp for the third Party Leaders Course held at this venue. The weekend was organised by Bolton MRT members Elaine Gilliland and Steve Nelson and Iain Ashcroft... by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Training
Three callout team members spent last weekend in ice, mud and water without getting their feet wet. Nigel Booth, Matthew Morris and Rasti Schweizer were all students on the regional Mountain Rescue England and Wales 4×4 driving course. Callout team member Ged... by admin | Oct 29, 2016 | Training
On the 29th & 30th October 2016, six team members (Paul Copley, Kris Kilshaw, Mike Eddleston, Neil Haigh, James Shaw & Dave Conn) took part in a swift water first responder course (Defra Module two). The course instructor was Mick Smith from Calder Valley MRT,... by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Training
Over the weekends of 17th & 18th September and the 24th & 25th September 7 team members travelled to Lyon Equipment’s HQ at Tebay in Cumbria to attend a rope rescue operators course. As well as Lyon being a supplier of outdoor and industrial access kit... by admin | Sep 18, 2016 | Training
This weekend four team members, Chairman Gillian Leigh, Paul Brain, Samantha McKay and Trainee Rebecca Royce travelled to our neighbouring team Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team Garstang base to undertake training to become TRiM assessors, together with colleagues...