by admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Training
This evening team members departed our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ and GMFRS Bolton North Community Fire Station garage, in all four of our Land Rovers and our Incident Control Vehicle, at the slightly earlier ‘start’ time of 19.00hrs, journeying to LFRS Darwen Fire... by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | General news
In our website ‘News’ report on our attendance at the Thursday 6th August Greater Manchester Emergency Services Day 2015, we mentioned that during the day we were visited by three interested persons from ‘Handsfree,’ a Trafford Park, Manchester, based Vehicle... by admin | Sep 27, 2015 | General news
The whole team membership wishes to extend its best wishes to SARDA Handler Alison Nicholson and her Search Dog Floss, on their retirement from operational SARDA duties in August this year. Alison, a long serving operational member of Bowland Pennine MRT, spent 4 to 5... by admin | Sep 27, 2015 | General news
Following our Valet Day, and with other members already at two fundraising events being held to support the team, another small group of team members in our Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulance, ‘Bolton Mobile 2,’ consisting of Training Officer Alistair... by admin | Sep 27, 2015 | General news
Today Sharon Readey, the Treasurer and Ladies Captain of Blackrod Cricket Club organised a Rounders Tournament, with funds raised being split between her Cricket Club and Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (in memory of one of our players – Elspeth Stears). The... by admin | Sep 27, 2015 | General news
Today the annual Haigh, Aspull and Blackrod Annual Ploughing Competition took place, hosted on the land of Brinsop Hall Farm, off the A6 Chorley Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, in great dry and sunny weather. It is the seventh event to be held in the borough after... by admin | Sep 27, 2015 | General news
This morning, commencing at 11.00hrs, 13x team call out list full members, 2x trainee team members, and Support Group member Iain Clarkson, met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for our monthly Vehicles, Trailers, SAR Boat and Base / HQ Valet and vehicles checks,... by admin | Sep 27, 2015 | Training
Early this morning our DVSD Water Search Dog Handler Dave Marsh with DVSD Search Dog Sasha, alongside his regular DVSD colleague Mike Dermody, and his DVSD Search dog Quincy, journeyed to Ullswater, in the Lake District, to undertake a training exercise, which also... by admin | Sep 26, 2015 | General news
With David Cook our Equipment Officer – Water, being unable to attend our usual last Sunday in the month scheduled Valet and Equipment Check tomorrow, he attended our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ this evening to carry out some routine checks on our 3.4 metre long semi... by admin | Sep 26, 2015 | Donations
We are very pleased to announce the receipt of a thoughtful donation via the Charities Aid Foundation of £237.49 from a very kind person who wishes to express support for the team, following our involvement in the search for a missing 50 year old man at Moses Gate...