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Maxine Peake back in Bolton to mark 125th anniversary of Winter Hill trespass MAXINE Peake, who counts ‘hill walking, protest and the north’ as some of her ‘favourite things’ will be helping to launch events to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Winter Hill Trespass in her home town next month. Known as the UK’s biggest ever rights of way dispute, the Bolton born actor will be among those at a public meeting ­— the first of whole host of events planned to mark the landmar...

Thousands headed up Winter Hill in the fight for countryside rightsThe memorial stone on Coalpit Road EVENTS to commemorate the UKs biggest ever rights of way dispute which took place right here in Bolton get underway next month. In September 1896, thousands of Boltonians marched up to Halliwell Road and on to Coalpit Lane to protest the closure of the moors for the grouse season by Colonel Ainsworth of Smithills Hall. To mark the 125th anniversary of the event known as the Winter Hill Tr...