Will Yo' Come O' Sunday Morning? Traditional Cache
Will Yo' Come O' Sunday Morning?
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Will Yo' Come O' Sunday Morning For a walk o'er Winter Hill?
Ten
thousand came last Sunday But there's room for thousands still.
In August 1896, the local landowner (and factory owner) Colonel
Richard Ainsworth, decided that a track known as Coalpit Road was
private, and put a gate across it to allow him to use the whole
area of open moorland for grouse shooting. Two locals, the
wonderfully named Solomon Partington and Joseph Shufflebotham,
decided to organise a mass trespass to reclaim the "historical
right of way". On 6th September, around 1000 assembled at the
bottom of Halliwell Road near Bolton town centre and set off on a
seven-mile walk via the disputed track and over the top of the
hill. More joined the walk as they headed towards Coalpit Road,
many of them employees at Ainsworth's bleach works. By the time the
gate was reached, there were 10000 walking, led by a brass band.
The area is very boogy so waterproof footwear is a must. Please
make sure that you dont leave a cachers trail and spoil the area.
There is sheep in the area so please keep you dog on a lead. There
is room for one car to be parked near the gate, please do not block
the gate as this is needed by the emergency services. The cache is
opened from the bottom, please make sure that the lid snaps back on
tight when you replace it. The views from the cache site are
stunning on a clear day.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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