by admin | Oct 9, 2015 | Training
This afternoon, team members Steve Nelson and Elaine Gilliland, who are both members of SARDA Wales, will be journeying to North Wales, for this months SARDA Wales training and pre assessment weekend. Steve who is our Trailing Search Dog Handler, and Elaine who... by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | General news
This evening three members of the team travelled to Hebden Bridge to enjoy a evening at the Picture House cinema to enjoy an evening premier of mountaineering films, raising funds for Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team. The cinema was filled to capacity with 480... by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Training
Tonight at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ our Training Logbook Editor Michael Wakerley spent some valuable training time with Team Trainee members Heath Doran and Steve James, regarding all the types of stretcher in use within the team, including Bell and SAR Alpine... by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Donations
In January 1996 we were involved in the rescue of Mrs Deborah Garlick at a very wintry and snowy Rivington, when she suffered spinal injuries in an unfortunate snow sledging accident. Deborah thankfully went on to make a full recovery and was even featured alongside... by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Donations
Via Mrs Fiona Montague, the Executor of the Will of the Late Mr Ernest Morgan, who sadly passed away on 15th January 2015, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE has received on behalf of the Bolton MRT, a letter from Mrs Montague informing us that we have been bequeathed... by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Donations
On Friday 26th June 2015 we reported that we had received via Worthingtons Funeral Service, a number of individual donations all made to the everlasting memory of the late Mrs Doreen Wilcox. Fourteen very thoughtful and kind donations were received, totalling £220.00.... by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Donations
On Thursday 27th August 2015, we reported within our website the following; Today we have received the following very kind and thoughtful comment at 09.45hrs on our website ‘Guestbook’ pages; From Wendy Ellis; “Hi, my mum and I would like to sincerely thank members of... by admin | Oct 7, 2015 | General news
This evening nine team members spent time at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ preparing items for our Annual Bolton MRT Foundation Course in Mountain Rescue residential training weekend, to be held from Friday 9th October to Sunday 11th October 2015, at Bibbys Farm Scout... by admin | Oct 7, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce our September 2015 month end collection box figures, with £417.94 collected, against £375.23 for September 2014. The total so far for 2015 is £2,692.73 compared with £2,431.76 for the same period in 2014. We currently have 111x... by admin | Oct 4, 2015 | 2015, Incident
On Saturday night, 3rd October 2015, our Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson (who is a member of SARDA Wales) was put on standby at 21.00hrs to join a search operation by Cockermouth MRT, for a missing man, last seen on Wednesday 30th September 2015. This...