by admin | May 8, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Whilst still on the Wythenshaw search (see incident 50/2016) the team was contacted by Lancashire Constabulary requesting the team contact Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service who needed assistance with logistics and safety cover for their fire crews who were dealing... by admin | May 8, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 16:20 this afternoon the team was contacted by Greater Manchester police to assist in the search for a 51 year old lady who had gone missing from hospital at 5:00 this morning. There was a very large area of open and wooded land adjacent to the hospital which also... by admin | May 8, 2016 | Safety Cover
This afternoon 12 members of the team travelled to Darwen to provide rescue cover for the fell race part of the Darwen Aquathon. Darwen Aquathon is organised by Blackburn with Darwen Council, involves a 600m swim followed by a 5 mile run. The race attracted 25... by admin | May 8, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Today the Team’s Water Search Dog was requested to attend a search near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Handler Dave Marsh and his Water Search Dog Sasha, were tasked to search a stretch of the River Thames looking for a missing 16 year old boy who was last seen in the... by admin | May 7, 2016 | General news
At 00:20 hrs this morning the team were contacted by Lancashire Constabulary for a possible search for a person missing from their care home. The person was found very quickly, by 00:29 the team received a stand down message to say the missing person had been found.... by admin | May 6, 2016 | Donations
We are pleased to report a kind donation from Alistair Waddell via our online donation portal. Alistair has kindly committed £5 a month (plus gift aid) to support the work of the team. All in the team would like to thank Alistair for this ongoing kind... by admin | May 5, 2016 | Donations
This evening saw Darwen Moor once again in flames, this time in the shadow of Jubilee Tower. The team were not required to assist Lancashire Fire and Rescue service, unlike a fortnight ago (see incidents 43/2016 and 44/2016), however it is a timely reminder that the... by admin | May 5, 2016 | Donations
Horwich Inner Wheel Club President, Mrs Kathleen Pyle, very kindly chose Bolton Mountain Rescue Team as her charity to support during her year in office. Our President, Bob Hutchinson, went along to their club meeting in September 2015 to tell them about our... by admin | May 4, 2016 | General news
This evening our Team Chair, Gill Leigh, and other team members, were pleased to welcome to our HQ Mrs Heather Aspbury, her son Jake and daughter Alicia who had been invited to view the plaque which has been commissioned and dedicated to the memory of the late Dr John... by admin | May 3, 2016 | Donations
On Sunday our Support Group and trainee team members were busy from 11:00 to 17:00 holding a charity collection in TESCO Extra Store, Middlebrook. Operating a rota were our Support Group members Iain Clarkson and Dave Rees, with very welcome help from former Support...