by admin | Jul 28, 2016 | Donations
Following our involvement with the MTB Midweek Madness event at Leverhulme Park, Bolton, on 25th May 2016, we are pleased to report receipt of a generous donation of £100 from the organisers, Horwich Cycling Club. We are most grateful for this donation towards our... by admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Donations
The team received a fantastic donation from the Horwich Festival of Racing committee tonight. Christine Ellis handed over a cheque for £1500 to the team as a thank you for our support in providing first aid and safety cover over the week of races earlier in the month.... by admin | Jul 27, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At approximately 10:20 this morning the team was contacted by Greater Manchester Police to assist them in the search for a missing 41 year old female. While the team was mustering at the rendezvous point in the Hindley area of Wigan information was received from the... by admin | Jul 25, 2016 | Donations
We have received a generous donation of £100.00 from Blackburn Harriers & Athletic Club. Their member, Richard Taylor, explained in a letter accompanying the cheque that each year the club holds the Witton Park Trail Relays and uses the event as a fundraiser for... by admin | Jul 25, 2016 | Donations
We are pleased to report another regular donation of £30 via the Charities Aid Foundation from our team friend and supporter, John Thornley of Horwich, who has been making regular donations to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team since 2010. We very much appreciate his... 
by admin | Jul 22, 2016 | Donations, General news
Thanks to a continuing deal with Mountain Rescue teams across England and Wales, VARTA Consumer Batteries are “proud to power Mountain Rescue”; and once again this includes our team. We get through hundreds of batteries in our team each year... by admin | Jul 17, 2016 | Training
The following report was written by our Training Officer Michael Wakerley. On Friday 15th & Saturday 16th our new batch of Trainees were put through their paces by demonstrating on the hill, the skills they have taken on board since they joined the team 6 months... by admin | Jul 16, 2016 | Lectures/Presentations/Displays
Today three operational members and two support group members travelled to the centre of Darwen to attend the Darwen 999 day. We were invited by PCSO Nick Gisicz, along with resources from North West Ambulance Service, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Police Mounted... by admin | Jul 16, 2016 | General news
The team recently took delivery of a new photocopier at their Ladybridge Base. The new copier will deliver a significant cost saving and keep up with technological advances such as cloud printing. The new copier can be remotely instructed to print out maps such as... by admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Safety Cover
This evening the team provided a Standby Rescue Cover for the annual Bull Hill Fell Race, organised by Radcliffe Athletics Club. The route from the Wagon and Horses pub in Holcombe took the 204 runners on a 5 mile route almost following the edge of the firing range. 3...