Good Wilton News From The BMC

© Chris Craggs
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.

The BMC Access and Conservation team has been working hard on this for all of us, and Guy Keating (A&C Officer) reports:

"Negotiations between the BMC, United Utilities and the Bolton shooting club are in an advanced state with all parties having reached agreement over the future of the famous Lancashire quarries.

The exact details are being finalised, but it looks as though the BMC will be the new owners of Wilton 1, with the shooting club taking on the remaining quarries. All parties intend that climbing access to 2, 3, and 4 will continue as before."

Source and more: www.thebmc.co.uk


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13 Oct, 2008
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.
13 Oct, 2008
Glad to hear it.
13 Oct, 2008
Sounds like very good news, but have they/ are they about to be definitely withdrawn from auction?
13 Oct, 2008
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.
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