Winter Hill Trespass ~ 125th Commemoration

Winter Hill Anniversary Walk
Sunday 5th September

Celebrating the 125th anniversary ofBritain's biggest rights of way dispute, Winter Hill, Bolton, 1896.

Winter Hill: Britain’s biggest mass trespass - By Paul Salveson - www.bigissuenorth.com



lancashireloominary.co.uk / Facebook Group / @125Hill

Love the poem

“Will yo’ come o’ Sunday mornin’
For a walk o’er Winter Hill?
Ten thousand went last Sunday
But there’s room for thousand still!
Oh there moors are rare and bonny
And the heather’s sweet and fine
And the roads across the hilltops –
Are the people’s – yours and mine!”

my mates going on this walk

When I was about 15 or so, my mates and I walked up Winter Hill...in the winter. There was snow around but we were tough little kids. We stood under the new, large ITV tower and were really impressed with the height.

There was a brick building beneath with glass doors. We pounded on them until someone came and opened them. This was on a Sunday also. We asked to look around in our rough Wigan accents. We were politely told to check with the management and make an appointment. We never did, of course but it's a memory that I have treasured all these years.

Great fun, growing up in Wigan, what!!!

We went up there about six years ago..it was snowing.

Link - johnnycampbell.bandcamp.com

There’s a great write up about this Sunday’s event in September’s ‘Country Walking’ magazine.



Free eMagazine service available to all Wigan library card holders - Link

Today’s the day!

Free Family Arts & Heritage Festival,
Sun 5th Sep, 11am - 3pm, Smithills Hall, BL1 7NP



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The Ramblers charity has a petition urging the UK government to protect access to green spaces

Access to Nature - Link

ITV news

https://twitter.com/i/status/1434599715954384896

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-09-05/bolton-to-marks-one-of-biggest-rights-of-access-disputes-in-british-history

I believe that all people should have the right to roam our beautiful land...along with the responsibility of treating the land properly.

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The 4th March 1977, Winter Hill Transmitter was invaded by the Welsh in protest that English language TV was reaching Wales... they briefly turned off the Transmitter.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/night-welsh-invaded-moors-above-chorley-3077780

Also... this is an excellent history of Winter Hill, The Mast and Rivington Pike. It was a labour of love by the author, and is free to download.

https://daveweb.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Winter-Hill-Scrapbook-WEB-EDITION.pdf