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 landmark moment in the ongoing issue of the right to roam in England The meeting, chaired by Bolton FM’s Keith Harris, will feature a number of high profile speakers, including Prof Paul Salveson, an historian and writer for whose book Moorlands, Memories and Reflections, marking the centenary of Allen Clarke’s book Moorlands and Memories, Maxine has penned the foreword in which she wrote: “Hill walking, cycling, literature, philosophy, protest and The North…. these are a few of my favourit
Thousands headed up Winter Hill in the fight for countryside rightsThe memorial stone on Coalpit Road EVENTS to commemorate the UK s 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 Trespass a whole host of events are planned, starting with a public meeting featuring high profile speakers.
Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in Worktown Studies at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history Bolton is a multi-cultural town and has been for centuries, going back to the Flemish weavers who arrived in the 1300s. By far the largest wave of immigration in the 19th century came from Ireland and this was explored in a previous Looking Back feature. Those first Irish immigrants were fleeing dire poverty and starvation. They settled in Bolton and created their own institutions – cultural, religious, educational and political. By the middle of the 20th century they were very much integrated into Bolton life, but have kept their distinctive cultural identity.
Jan. 19, 2021
This week’s art picks include drawings that explore deaf rage and experiences of trauma; a new age radio station broadcasting from a Santa Monica gallery; and a series of irregularly shaped paintings that embed found objects on their surfaces.
Christine Sun Kim, “Turning Clock,” 2020. Mural, Edition 1 of 3, 1AP, Dimensions adaptable 136 x 240 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles. Photo by Paul Salveson.
This is the last week to view Christine Sun Kim’s exhibition of drawings at François Ghebaly downtown. Though this exhibition focuses on drawings, Kim is a multi-disciplinary artist who works in drawing, performance, and sound. Kim was born deaf, and this exhibition titled “Trauma, LOL,” blends communication modes of ASL, infographics, feeling charts, clocks, and musical notation to create works that communicate an array of ideas as well as various obstacles that are faced by the deaf community. One pair of drawings focu