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Winter Hill ,Horwich, UK
About Me Jake ,I am 11 years old and have Autism. This Blog is about what I can do not what I cannot,sometimes people think I cannot because I have autism ,this blog is about challenging that!I have lots of special interests, in particular running, exploring and this blog shows a small amount of what I get up to! Please be careful as some of activities I do may look easy are not , I know Winter Hill very well I can get off safely and know what to do when the weather closes in ,to keep myself safe I use high performance clothing and footwear,waterproof/ breathable/reflective/thermal layers. in layers so I keep warm and dry , I take my safety seriously and I always take care when out exploring. My dad is very experienced on the fells he is teaching me how to keep safe.I can use a map and compass, the hills can be windy , very cold, be wet , misty and boggy. STAY SAFE! check out under my link's for advice on safety from Bowland and Pennine Mountain rescue. Try my Winter Hill Challenge http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-or-14-peak-courses-on-winter-hill-by.html

Saturday 13 November 2010

Disused Turton Moor Colliery/brickworks site ?, Turton Moor, near Belmont ,Blackburn With Darwen



spooky woods 

tramway to the mine

going up the mountain

 Whitaker, Darwen brick

site about bricks


 Bull Hill Fire Clay works Darwin - look at the Brick
Note from Dad
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/34497
at Bull Hill there was a sanatorium , plus evidence of mines -based upon maps unknown location of the Brickworks ?
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1731735
Turton Moor Colliery site ? two shafts Winter Hill on right hand side in the background

Turton Moor Colliery  view of site looking down the hill 

Turton Moor Colliery  -another waste tip ? 

Turton Moor Colliery  waste tips -lots of burnt coal ?

Turton Moor Brick Works - lots of old bricks here !

4 ramps for the tramway ?

where they put the gold ;)  in the spooky woods -the woods were very dark and  wet!


Dads Note :pipe works by Blackburn Road,? lot of iron engine mounting's found as well 

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53115
history of the Blackburn and Darwin area

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pennine_Moors 
information about the West Pennine Moors 


http://www.westpenninemoors.com/discover_intro
information about the West Pennine Moors

http://www.enotes.com/topic/West_Pennine_Moors
information about the West Pennine Moors


http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.21132&setPaginate=No
Walks in this area with ref to pipe works by Blackburn Road,


http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=257
 history of the Blackburn and Darwin area







Friday 12 November 2010

Winter Hill Three Peaks at Night, Two Lads To Winter Hill To Rivington Pike -


Note :Weather -Cold below 4c wind chill high  (wind sleet -very cold rain) visibility good apart from some driving rain 

it is really windy, wet and cold

I'm having a hot chocolate  -two lads

it is a really good view  from the Two Lads

me in the dark

the haunted  mast -it was spooky covered in sections of  mist ,sleet was falling  gave a red glow around  in the sky ! Note from Dad - poor quality sorry !



the creepy  sheep (mast)
falling ice sign -if the lights flash on the mast -take care !


me having a hot chocolate at winter hill Trig point
rain and sleet in the middle between Winter hill and Rivington pike


Rivington pike  (pike wall  in background)- I kept my eyes down to keep my night vision


Links
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/index.php
fell runners forum -used for hints and advice

http://www.brightkidz.co.uk/being-bright/how-hi-vis-works.html
what colours to wear in the dark
http://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=55DBAF69-B9DF-D469-FA98511BEAA5ED18
good running route -too long for Me !!!


http://www.go4awalk.com/hill-skills-and-navigation/navigation-skills/night-time-navigation.php
night navigation advice

http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/hill-skills/night-navigation-skills/6750.html
night navigation advice

Note from dad - Jake is very experienced in most weathers in this area and can pick out features in what appears to be a barren environment  even at night  , The distance is well within his capability ,
Risk reduction - Jake has multi layers of high performance Waterproof/wind/ breathable and warm clothing, Hi Vis clothing is used where the visibility is poor or I need to know where Jake is , headlamp, backup Torch , Jake has on him high energy  food plus spare top layer.
Dad has more  spare clothing,compass,map food and in this case the hot chocolate. Emergency Hi vis bivi, Two Blackberry's(BB), one is used for GPS  tracking/ Photo and the other is used for phone/e mail -backup GPS. either can be turned on to show current GPS position/route on the web. torches and BB's  are fully charged and  checked for charge before the run.