Welcome to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary search and rescue charity and a member of Mountain Rescue England and Wales that represents 49 teams. Bolton MRT is made up entirely of volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We cover an area of over 800 square kilometres extending from Darwen in the West Pennine Moors to the north to beyond Manchester Airport in the south, and from Wigan to the west to the centre of Manchester in the east.
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team
The chances are you will never need our services. However, since 1968, a great many have. Our callouts are diverse. For example, we help walkers, runners, bikers, climbers and even dogs that have found themselves in a precarious position. We also search for members of the public who are missing outside of urban areas, particularly those classed as vulnerable by the police.
It costs around £60,000 per year to run the team. Securing this amount of money each year is a constant challenge. We rely on the generosity of the public and other organisations who provide us with donations. Visit the donations page to learn more about how you can help raise money for the team.
Latest News
During May, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team responded to seven separate incidents across our area.
Every callout was carried out by volunteers who gave up their time to help people in difficulty, at short notice, and often in challenging conditions.
Alongside these incidents, our operational team and probationers continued to train regularly to maintain and develop the skills needed for search and rescue work. This included casualty care, rope work, navigation, search techniques, and working safely in difficult terrain.
Behind the scenes, our support team and trustees also gave countless hours to keep the organisation running. From fundraising and administration, to vehicle maintenance, equipment checks, and welfare support, there was a huge amount of work that happened away from the hillside.
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team is entirely volunteer-led, and none of this would have been possible without the commitment and dedication of everyone involved.
Thank you to our team members, supporters, and the public for your continued support throughout another busy month.
At 15:01 today the team was contacted by North West Ambulance Service for an incident in the Tockholes plantations.
A 47 year old male was mountain biking on one of the bridleways and had sustained multiple injuries in a fall from his bike.
An NWAS ambulance crew had reached the patient on foot, and our help was requested to assist with additional equipment and extrication. The male was carried through the wood on stretcher to the waiting ambulance.
We wish the casualty involved a speedy recovery and return to the sport.
Our second visit to Hindley in four days came thanks to a callout at 14:46 yesterday from North West Ambulance Service.
A 33 year old female was reported to have sustained a lower leg injury in the stream valley at Borsdane Woods.
Two team vehicles attended and team members worked alongside an NWAS ambulance crew to treat and evacuate the casualty to the road.
Our best wishes go to the casualty for a full and speedy recovery.
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Event Safety Cover
In case of an emergency, DIAL 999, ask for ‘Police’ then ‘Mountain Rescue’
Give all your prepared details of the incident and ‘STAY WHERE YOU ARE’ until contacted by the rescue team.
If you have to make a further 999 call, follow this procedure in full again.