by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | General news
In the early hours of the cold winter morning of Tuesday 16th November 1943, a Wellington Mk 1c twin engined bomber of 28 OTU (Operational Training Unit) Royal Air Force, crashed with the sad loss of all aircrew onto Anglezarke Moor north of Bolton, in the area now... by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | Training
Today saw three team members complete another weekend of SARDA training activities. Team members Elaine Gilliland and Steve Nelson, both of SARDA Wales, attended the SARDA Wales monthly training weekend alongside Trailing Search Dog Boris. Whilst present on this... by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | 2015, Incident
In an almost repeat (time wise) of yesterday, and whilst still on the SARDA Wales monthly training weekend, at 06.30hrs early this morning, our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, with Trailing Search Dog Boris, and Elaine Gilliland as navigator,... 
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | 2015, Incident
At 08:55 this morning the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service (Broughton EOC) via SARCALL. NWAS were requesting our assistance at an incident on the moors above Darwen. A 51 year old female had reportedly been thrown from her horse after it had been... by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce our October 2015 month end collection box figures, with £298.89 collected, against £216.43 for October 2014. The total so far for 2015 is £2,991.62 compared with £2,648.19 for the same period in 2014. We have, unfortunately, lost five... by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | 2015, Incident
Whilst on the SARDA Wales monthly training weekend, at 06.30hrs early this morning, our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, with Trailing Search Dog Boris, and Elaine Gilliland as navigator, were called out to join North Wales Police, NEWSAR and... by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Donations
On Saturday 31st October our Support Group members were at Morrisons’ store, Atlas Mills, Bolton, holding a charity collection in the entrance foyer. Iain Clarkson, Sarah Hindle, Dave Rees, John Ryan, Gillian Gregory, and Andy Keyworth operated a rota throughout the... 
by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | 2015, Incident
At 15:36 on the afternoon of Friday 30th October, Deputy Team Leader Chris Greenhalgh received a call from Lancashire Constabulary who were requesting the team’s assistance in the planned search on Saturday 31st October for a missing 52 year old male in the area... by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | General news
This Saturday, 31st October 2015, our Support Group will be busy all day holding a charity collection at MORRISON’s supermarket, Atlas Mills, Mornington Road, Bolton. We hope their customers will pause from their Hallowe’en shopping to chat to us and, maybe, make a... by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Donations
Following our President Bob Hutchinson’s visit to Davyhulme U3A Group on 26th October 2015, today our Secretary, Gillian Gregory, received a wonderful donation cheque for £50.00 from the Group’s Treasurer, Dennis Poyner. In his accompanying letter, Dennis writes “We...