by admin | Feb 4, 2017 | 2017, Incident
At 16:19 today the team were contacted by the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with an incident at Moses Gate Country Park. Many people were taking the opportunity to enjoy the unseasonal warm, bright weather including an 84 year old male, out walking... by admin | Feb 2, 2017 | Donations
We are pleased to publish our figures for income from our community-based collection boxes, which amounted to £412.40 for the month of January 2017. This is a good start to our financial year, but we are always on the lookout for new host sites so that regular income... by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Donations
We have received a kind donation of £75 from Richard Taylor, a member of Blackburn Harriers who, along with others, arranged the Royal Rumble Fell Race on 29th August 2016 under the banner of “English Hill Racers”. Although Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was... by admin | Jan 29, 2017 | 2017, Incident
This afternoon teams members at our Lady bridge Hall base received a very pleasant surprise visit from our two casualties from last Sunday’s incident. Elie and Elise along with their Mum’s popped in to say thank you to the team for helping them when they... by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Donations
We are pleased to report receipt of a marvellous donation of £200 received from North Turton Parish Council via their Clerk, Ms Glenys Syddall. North Turton Parish Council has been supporting the Team for several years and we are very grateful for their continued... by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Donations
We have received a generous donation of £125 from Sale Walking and Activities Group, via their Treasurer, Trish Horton. In the accompanying letter, Trish explains that the money was raised from a raffle held at their annual ceilidh in December. The group’s... by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Donations
Not previously reported is a Christmas donation of £25 received from Mr Peter & Mrs A Roome of Swinton. These kind and long-standing supporters of our work are neighbours of our team member and former Chairman, Craig Lamb, and we have asked him to pass on our... by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Donations
We are pleased to record receipt of a generous donation of £40 received from Mrs Janice Sheaffer of Bolton. Janice is a friend of Barbara Oakes, wife of team member Ken Oakes, and she has been supporting our work for some time. We would like to thank her for her... by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Training
This week team members Alistair Greenough and Michael Wakerley attended a five day course on managing searches for people missing from home courtesy of Lancashire Police. Students on the course were a mixture of serving police officers from Lancashire, members from... by admin | Jan 22, 2017 | 2017, Incident
At 16:19 this afternoon the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with an incident at Captains Clough. The ambulance crews had been called to two young girls who were injured whilst crossing the stream in the clough, and required...