Here are a few of our friends that has helped us achieve our aims and supported us throughout

Click for directions and to download ANY of the walks below;
 
    WALK 1 - 2
Hawkshaw - Holcombe
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    WALK 3 - 4
Holcombe - Ramsbottom - Park Farm
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    WALK 5 - 6
Park Farm - Nangreaves - Rowlands Road
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    WALK 7 - 8
Rowlands Road - Greenmount
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    WALK 9 - 10
Greenmount - Walshaw
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    WALK 11 - 12
Walshaw - Ainsworth
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    WALK 13 - 14
Ainsworth - Affetside - Hawkshaw
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  This website is dedicated to John Hopkinson, Bury Council - Parks and Countryside - Ranger  

Artwork Janet Brady - ‘our favourite artist’. Admire her watercolour paintings and the pen and ink drawings for each map section!
Website Design and Build Adam Shackleton at TheAdShack.co.uk

Holcombe

John Ireland -  the Unsung Hero of the
Village Link
Location Maps Nigel Wright and Sharon Blackman-Wright
Holcombe Jon Whitaker – Village Link leaflet copywriter
Bury Council Community Fund Liz Saunders – Programme Support Officer
Forever Manchester – Community Foundation Grant Gwen Morgan
Bury Council Public Rights of Way section David Chadwick – Team Leader
Bury Council – Countryside section Graham Schoon - Countryside Officer
Bury Council - Department of Environment and Development Services Chris Wilkinson - Greenspace Projects Manager
Bury Council, Department of Communities and Neighbourhoods Gill Long - Communications Manager
Bury 3rd Sector Agency – B3SDA Emma Balfe – Development Officer – Grant Application Support -
Helen Herd – publicity in their magazine
Derek Burke – Chief Officer
Fish Design Steve Tibb – web support
Waymark design David Bailey – Affetside resident
Vital Signs & Graphics Ltd Sharon Byrne – Waymark production of superior standard in metal
The Pack Horse - Affetside Advertising -publicity
The Ramblers’ Association Stewart Brady
Holiday Fellowship Stephen Booth – map support
Mike Bell – Inaugural Walk
MOD - Hawkshaw Army camp
The Holcombe Society Holcombe residents – funding
Long Distance Walking Association John Bullen – Secretary Bolton Division
Bury Times Andrew Bardsley – reporter
Lancashire Living Phil Wheelhouse – Fulphil Marketing
Falshaw’s Cafe Rowlands Road, Bury

Walkers John Ireland - Holcombe
Noelle Leather - Ainsworth
Malcolm Starkie - Nangreaves
Roseanne Davies - Affetside
Anthony Davies - Affetside
John Haes - Holcombe
Richard Youngman - Holcombe
Nigel Wicock - Affetside
Joanne Wilcock - Affetside
Eric Shortt – Hawkshaw
Christine Taylor - Greenmount
BRIF Members –
Bury Rural Inequalities Forum
Dr. Falmai Binns – Chair – Holcombe
John Ireland - Holcombe
Roseanne Davies - Affetside
Anthony Davies - Affetside
Joanne Wilcock – Affetside
Gordon Hartley – Ainsworth
Alan Walkden – Hawkshaw
Malcolm Starkie – Nangreaves
Chris Minshull – Nangreaves
Chris Liston – Nangreaves
Christine Taylor – Greenmount
Faith Greenhalgh - Greenmount

 

  Below are a selection of useful links

The Holcombe Society
Affetside Society
Ramsbottom Heritage Society
Bury Council
Forever Manchester
The Ramblers Association
The Holiday Fellowship Walking Group
East Lancashire Railway – Ramsbottom
Transport for Greater Manchester


Greenmount Village Community

Walk 1 - 2 Walk 13 - 14 Walk 11 - 12 Walk 9 - 10 Walk 7 - 8 Walk 6 - 7 Walk 3 - 4