by admin | Jan 21, 2016 | Donations
Not previously reported has been a very kind and thoughtful donation from our dear friend David Bisset of Turton, in memory of his friend and colleague Doctor John Aspbury. David informed our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE in a letter dated 16th January 2016,... by admin | Jan 21, 2016 | General news
On Tuesday 15th December 2015, we opened our latest recruitment drive for those interested in joining the operational membership of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (please click here for a direct link to the report published on Tuesday 15th December 2015) We have now... by admin | Jan 21, 2016 | General news
Each Bolton MRT operational member is equipped with a compact radio handset giving access to multiple frequencies in use by UKSAR / colleague MRTs – SRTs within the UK, including ground to air frequencies to talk to air SAR assets. In common with many other MRTs we... by admin | Jan 20, 2016 | General news
On Sunday 29th March 2015, we reported within the website that very experienced team operational member Matthew Hailwood, aged 25 at the time, had undertaken his last formal team appearance, before setting off in mid April for a six month appointment at sea, with... by admin | Jan 20, 2016 | General news
This evening, at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ, twenty seven operational members, and one Support Group member, spent the evening carrying out team equipment checks, some arising from recent incidents, where equipment had to be washed and cleaned. Specifically, an... by admin | Jan 20, 2016 | General news
On Tuesday 15th December 2015, we opened our latest recruitment drive for those interested in joining the operational membership of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (please click here for a direct link to the report published on Tuesday 15th December 2015) Already we... by admin | Jan 20, 2016 | Training
Today long serving team member and Deputy Team Leader Chris Greenhalgh, attended a full day course in Civil Protection Training at GMP Force Headquarters in Manchester. Alongside Chris on this course were GMP Officers from various different departments and... 
by admin | Jan 18, 2016 | General news
Whilst responding to an emergency via Whitefield yesterday (17/01/2016), a liveried Bolton MRT vehicle with its emergency warning equipment activated was hit in the windshield by a ball of ice. The team’s volunteers were responding to the second of three snow-related... by admin | Jan 18, 2016 | General news
Following the three incidents we attended yesterday, on Sunday 17th January, a large amount of team kit was in need of cleaning and drying. Unfortunately as we arrived back at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ at the conclusion of the third consecutive incident, we were... by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 15.43hrs this snowy afternoon, whilst still present at Incident 17/2016 at Whitefield, we were paged by NWAS (Cumbria and Lancashire) Broughton EOC, to respond to assist with an incident at Prestolee, Bolton. A woman walker, aged 45, had fractured her ankle, whilst...