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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

Sunday 11 September 2011

Horwich heritage center and -Rivington pike/winter hill

I went to see the Horwich heritage centre -
this is a model of HMS Hood


Here is a mode of  the Horwich locomotive works
I saw the back of the these from Red Moss
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/red%20moss


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horwich_Works
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/website/Pages/SPDHorwichLocoWorks.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horwich#Horwich_Works

a model of a old tram , these used to go to Horwich from Bolton
http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/s-good-old-days.html
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/collections/local-history/archivesimages02/1954loc?term=horwich&s_tags=localhistory&sort_by=Title&item_number=60&b_start:int=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davel59/3518163788/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davel59/3518166216/
I just love this 

 
its great you can pull and learn about all the levers !
These Bricks are made in Horwich we have found some when we have been out exploring
you can see the map of the tramway on the left
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J-JyECAtUG0/Tj2kD7xirkI/AAAAAAAACCQ/aZG7nvtStlE/s1600/IMG05383.jpg


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1oiFdBu9GZg/Ti80suGtCvI/AAAAAAAAByk/s00OgnYNxgw/s1600/IMG05139.jpg

As well as coal, seams of dry clay were drawn and supplied works making bricks, and sanitary ware. Crankshaw's pipeworks, whose mine was known as Klondyke, closed down in 1961. A new housing development now stands on the site, 
taken from http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=36



My run on Winter Hill ,




4.78 miles
conditions very wet underfoot plus moving across tussock grass and driving rain in the dark



 





Lower Rivington reservoir
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/underground/reservoir/history.shtml
Winter Hill mast

just taking a rest
two lads and Brown Hill from the path to the Pike
brown Hill ,two lads
http://wfdbwgua.blogspot.com/2011/08/earlier-on-winter-hill.html
 thanks to JtE for showing me this !

my size 4  I am testing these out

Note from dad : Jake normally uses  PB junior trainers , we are using winter grade socks
http://www.walshsports.co.uk/images/FellRunning.pdf

can you see the Reebok ?
I enjoy the view



The mast from the Pike
the pike
can you see the carving ?
crossing between the pike and the mast  near the river Douglas  -its starting to get dark






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Douglas
http://www.bolton.org.uk/rivington.html

http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/collections/local-history/social-history-images/200296?term=postcard&s_tags=&sort_by=Title&item_number=199&b_start:int=0
http://www.brianherald.co.uk/home/58422_moorland-stream.html
http://www.wiganman.co.uk/Content/history/Douglas-1.html

note from dad : we are testing winter equipment and hi vis strobe lighting
here Jake is crossing is a stream , you can see a walkie talkie, Jake has a mobile phone plus a gps tracker,
Jake has a torch,whistle plus spare torch , he has two strobe lights on


what weather we can have !

Note from Dad : the weather closed in , the rain became driving and cold , almost sleet at one stage,
Jake was testing a new coat today in what turned out to be poor conditions,
Winter Hill can bite !  we had chosen this route to get used to poor underfoot conditions in low light conditions  which are very tiring ,  this is very tough for Jake  , Jake  is used to this  the terrain  and is fully equipped  ,we were testing his winter wet grade kit with a set of  spare layers to take this to cold wet weather ,   visibility was reasonable.  
http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main

the mast in driving rain !