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I'm a search controller & have previously held the posts of Tresurer, Secretary & Support Group Co-ordinator. My paid role is as a high school teacher. I've recently been elected as the Secretary for Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation which Bolton MRT is a member of.

Today marks the start of Voluntering Week, so this is the start of a series of meet the team profiles. I'm Diane. I have been a member of Bolton MRT for over 27 years. I initially joined to complete the volunteering section of my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.

North West Ambulance Service contacted us at 08:05 on Monday requesting help with a person fallen near Darwen Tower. 18 team members responded, locating and treating the casualty before conveying to a waiting ambulance. Thanks to Lancashire Constabulary for help on this incident

As team members continued with search, 2 members met with the awaiting ambulance crew and helped gain access to the casualty. With help from friends and family, a stretcher was used to transport the casualty a short distance to the awaiting ambulance.

V busy bank holiday weekend! On Sunday: 13 of the team cleaning base, doing maintenance, undertaking safety tests on equipment. 5 of the Water Team were at High Rid reservoir for water skills and powerboat training with our Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.

We hope you enjoyed our carol service last night as much as we did! Thank you if you were able to join us and for donating, we raised £126. A huge thank you to Horwich Community Choir, the Holcombe Duo, and Christ Church Heaton Bolton for the fantastic music and beautiful venue

We wish all our supporters a Merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year Thank you for all your donations, especially during the current climate Our volunteer team members are on call during the holiday period as always, 24/7/365 inc Christmas Day and New Year's Eve

At 11:26 today, the team was contacted by the North West Ambulance Service to assist with a casualty having serious breathing difficulties in Rivington Terraced Gardens. Eleven team members were involved for an hour and very quickly got the casualty into the awaiting ambulance

To support us in this way when you shop just open the app, select 'community' in the bottom right hand corner, and then select Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. As always, thank you for supporting Bolton Mountain Rescue Team! membership.coop.co.uk/causes…

We are delighted to announce that we have been selected by the Co-op to be a "supported charity" for the next 12 months. Co-op members can select Bolton Mountain Rescue as their chosen cause and then the Co-op will donate every time you shop and scan your membership card or app

Best of all, it doesn't cost you any extra. To support us in this way when you shop just open the app, select 'community' in the bottom right hand corner, and then select Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. As always, thank you for supporting Bolton Mountain Rescue Team!

If you shop via the Amazon app, open it and find 'Settings' in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone. If you browse, the link to use is: smile.amazon.co.uk

Browsing for a bargain on Amazon?Please use the charity site, AmazonSmile. Easy way to support us that doesn't cost you any extra. Same Amazon store, same goods and prices, for purchases choose Bolton Mountain Rescue Team as your charity, we receive a % at no cost to you.

Today, on a lovely sunny morning, the team attended North Bolton Runners 5km run from the Last Drop Village Hotel to Turton Tower and back. Eight team members in two vehicles provided standby rescue cover for the 86 runners. One incident, the runner concerned was treated on scene

Today's training exercise was a success, with 100 people from 16 different agencies and departments all coming together to search for a missing person, treat three exercise casualties and undertake a scenario that turned out to be a crime scene.

Large exercises are challenging, but being able to train and work together led to lots of positive feedback. Thanks to colleagues from the agencies that joined us, our Support Group for the catering and to Rivington Hall Barn, United Utilities and Rivington Heritage Trust.

Thank you to United Utilities, Rivington Heratage Trust and Rivington Hall Barn for their support. #BoltonMRT #boltonmrt #rivingtonhallbarn #unitedutilities #rivingtonheritagetrust