Walkden Heritage Trail
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The Old Warke Dam Information Board
The Civic Trust has paid for a replacement information board ‘at the end of the pier”
Worsley Urban District Council Mug
A mug with the former Worsley Councils Coat of Arms is available for £8 from Glenn Kennedy tel no. 07504831456 or
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Walkden Heritage Trail - Maintenance
Before After
Board No 6 alongside Lady Harriet’s Memorial, next to St Paul’s Church
The Walkden Heritage Trail was put in place in 2017 and was the Trust’s first attempt at creating information boards telling the story of Walkden. Lessons were learned from the initial implementation and the medium upon which that information was carried has been found to be not very resilient. The plastic medium on which the information was printed has deteriorated over time affected by both weather and sunlight degradation.
In December 2023 an application was made to the Salford Council’s Community Grant scheme to replace five of the information boards that are out in the open air. We are pleased to say application was successful and the five replacement boards have now been printed on Dibond, a metal based medium. The stands on which the boards are mounted are also in need of some cosmetic touching up and the full refurbishment should be carried in January/February this year.
A new addition to the Publications Page
An account of the visit to Manchester and Worsley by King Edward VIII and Queen Alexandria for the opening of Manchester Royal Infirmary and a review of the East Lancashire Territorial Regiments in July 1909.
Walkden Gateway Exhibition
Four display boards depicting he building of the Bridgewater are on display and were be part of a ‘Reminiscing Day’ which was held on the 4th December 2024.
A book about Wigan’s Roman connection.
It contains information about the Roman Road that ran from Manchester to Wigan through the Worsley area.
Another new addition to the Publications Page
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