Winter Hill Trespass 125th Anniversary
The 125th anniversary of the 1896 mass trespass on Winter Hill was blessed with sunshine on Sunday 5th September 2021.
The Ramblers banner was well photographed all the way to Smithills Hall...
where it was put next to the Bolton Ramblers stall.
Kate Ashbrook (General Secretary of the Open Spaces Society and chair of the Ramblers) spoke at the beginning of the rally.
A stop was made at the memorial stone where the Bolton Clarion Choir sung and then it was up to Winter Hill for a quick rest.
The following photo (courtesy of Mark Hughes of MWW) shows some of the thousand or so walkers ascending Winter Hill.
We dropped down to the road into Belmont where free buses picked us up and took us back to the beginning or the station. It was good to see Ramblers from the area groups: Bolton, MAD Walkers, MWW, M&S and elsewhere.
Well done to Bolton Ramblers and the rest of the organising group!