by admin | Aug 30, 2015 | 2015, Incident
At 15.16hrs this afternoon, we were paged by NWAS Greater Manchester Area EOC, initially for help in determining the location of a 999 call they had received, regarding an injured mountain biker. With three team Land Rover Defender Mountain Rescue Ambulances, and... by admin | Aug 30, 2015 | General news
This morning 13x team call out list full members and 2x trainee team members, met at our Ladybridge Hall Base / HQ for our monthly Vehicles, Trailers, SAR Boat and Base / HQ Valet and vehicles checks, Search and Rescue equipment checks. Regardless of our routine... by admin | Aug 27, 2015 | General news
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 Bolton Mountain Rescue Team when they attended on 18th January, 2015... by admin | Aug 27, 2015 | General news
As we reported within our website ‘News’ dated Tuesday 25th August 2015, this evening will feature the fourth and last part of a short series of reports which have been running all this week on the 18.30hrs BBC North West Tonight programme covering ‘mountain rescue in... by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Training
This evenings weekly exercise saw team members gathering at the moorland location of Crookfield Road Car Park, between the villages of Belmont and Abbey Village, at 20.00hrs for a mountain rescue stretcher use familiarity session. With almost clear skies, and an... by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | General news
This evening team member Steve O’Hara attended the fifth meeting of the Greater Manchester 3rd Sector (Voluntary Agencies) Group, representing the interests of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. As previously, the meeting was kindly hosted by the British Red Cross at its... by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Donations
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 | Aug 25, 2015 | General news
This evening saw the second of a four part each evening feature on BBC North West Tonight covering ‘mountain rescue in the North West.’ Starting at 18.30hrs each evening, last night – Monday 24th August, featured Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, and also made mention... by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Donations
Not previously reported has been the very kind donation of a total of £116.89p dated 12th August 2015, to the team via the Charities Aid Foundation. This kind benefactor, known only to our Team Leader, is a very appreciated friend and long standing supporter of the... by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Donations
Not previously reported has been the donation of £5.00 dated 7th August 2015, to the team as a gift via the Charities Aid Foundation, our online donation portal. To our anonymous benefactor we offer our sincere thanks.