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NEWS: Good Wilton News From The BMC

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 Michael Ryan 13 Oct 2008
In September United Utilites, owner of the popular Wilton Quarries near Bolton, Lancashire put this popular climbing area up for sale. Climbers were worried that access would be lost. However, working with Bolton shooting club, the BMC are near to a solution that will benefit all recreational users of this area.

Guy Keating, BMC Access & Conservation Officer, has been working hard on this for all of us and reports:

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/older.html?month=10&year=2008#n45379
 GrahamD 13 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Good work. Any idea about what sort of sums are involved ?
In reply to GrahamD:
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> Good work. Any idea about what sort of sums are involved ?

Let's just say the BMC won't have to be nationalised.

Congrats BMC/shooting club.
 James Oswald 13 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Glad to hear it.
 toad 13 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:Sounds like very good news, but have they/ are they about to be definitely withdrawn from auction?
 middlevern 13 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Great news! Thanks to all involved for their hard work on our behalf. They might seem a bit green on first aquaintance but there is amazing climbing in all of them and it would have been a tragedy to lose access. Thanks again.
OP Michael Ryan 13 Oct 2008
In reply to toad:
> (In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com)Sounds like very good news, but have they/ are they about to be definitely withdrawn from auction?

I was told this afternoon, unofficially and off the record, that it was a done deal.

Mick

 Daniel Duerden 13 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
nice one.
 Pekkie 15 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

So have the BMC bought Wilton One or what?
OP Michael Ryan 15 Oct 2008
In reply to Pekkie:
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> So have the BMC bought Wilton One or what?

It appears so.

 toad 15 Oct 2008
In reply to Pekkie: looks promising

http://www.pugh-company.co.uk/auctions/lot.x?a=20081016&l=008&v=man...

sold prior to auction - hopefully to BMC/ shooters etc?
 Chris Craggs Global Crag Moderator 15 Oct 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Maybe now we can get a roof on them and make the quarries into a really popular venue!


Chris
OP Michael Ryan 15 Oct 2008
In reply to Chris Craggs:
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> Maybe now we can get a roof on them and make the quarries into a really popular venue!

You just settle down Chris Craggs.

In reply to Chris Craggs: That would never work!
Robin Ashcroft 16 Oct 2008
Good news - outstanding, in its outstandingness.

And well done the BMC.
 Andy Farnell 16 Oct 2008
In reply to Chris Craggs:
> (In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com)
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> Maybe now we can get a roof on them and make the quarries into a really popular venue!
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> Chris

Hey - why not bolt them while your at it...

Andy F
crackers 16 Oct 2008
In reply to Chris Craggs: Put a roof on them? That's a very kind offer, off you go then.

It might be cheaper to just choose a route and clean it.
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