Milnrow & Newhey Feb 2017

On page 51, Councillor Neil Butterworth writes 

about what makes him a proud Lancastrian and the 

history behind the County Palentine of Lancashire. 

This month, the Milnrow and District Women’s 

Institute continue with their appeal to the women 

of Milnrow and Newhey to get involved in this 

popular group – they meet on the second Tuesday 

of every month at St James Church, St James Street 

Milnrow and new members are always welcome. WI 

member, Helen Hollinshead, has also supplied her 

own recipe for Smoked Haddock Chowder which is 

definitely a nutritional winter warmer! 

This month Gary Heywood- Everett has written 

another fascinating article which focuses on when 

the Sequah Medicine Show came to Rochdale in the 

early 1890’s. 

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Saving our Green Belt in Newhey! 

Henry Ford once said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is 

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you may know, we came together at a packed out meeting in Newhey Lodge in January. In what's been 

called, "The biggest planning decision since World War 2" in our area - the consultation on the Greater 

Manchester Spatial Framework brought our community together. 

Put simply, this consultation is about building 120 houses on green belt in Newhey plus giving away lots more land for industrial 

space. Not just that - but there are plans to put another 1400 houses and half a million square metres of commercial land across 

the River Beal in Shaw and Crompton. We simply do not have the infrastructure to cope with this. Our already stretched roads 

couldn't cope; neither could our schools and certainly not our emergency services including the Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale 

Infirmary and our doctor's surgeries and dentists. We needed to stand together and say a huge 'no' to these proposals that would 

change our way of life forever. 

Councillor Irene Davidson and David 

Hennigan with the 'objection's box' 

You did exactly that - dozens of you 

marched up to Tandle Hill alongside 

thousands of people in other 

communities affected. Many 

residents came to the fore during this 

consultation including people like 

Judith Jones, Ellen Kay, Irene 

Davidson and Dave Bamford. It 

culminated in an emergency meeting 

at Newhey Lodge just before the close 

of the consultation. Over a massive 

weekend of community campaigning 

- over 800 formal objections were 

signed, hundreds of emails sent and 

banners erected in our villages 

making our point. 

It was standing room only at the packed public meeting at Newhey Lodge. Newhey Lodge had given us their function room for 

free. Speakers at the meeting included Judith Jones, Ellen Kay, Gerard Booth and Chris Sandham. More importantly, you had 

your say too. The meeting was hugely successful and just goes to show how much local people in our villages’ value our green 

spaces and rural way of life. This is just the first stage in a process that has united our area. People left the meeting much 

clearer about the campaign and hundreds then had their say. All paper responses were delivered to Manchester Town Hall by my 

office. This is just the start though and we will be building on this coming together of locals to improve where we live." 


Keith Swift, Judith Jones, Andy Kelly, Rick Wallis and Ellen Kay were just some of the 

residents who delivered posters and leaflets against plans to build on our green belt. 

Judith Jones, a 

green belt 

campaigner who 

played a blinder 

said, "What a 

fantastic turn out 

to our public 

meeting against 

the proposal to 

build on Green 

Belt land 

in Newhey last 

Friday 

(Newhey Lodge) 

Well done to 

everyone. We are 

being listened to, 

so please don't think you can't 

make a difference, TOGETHER WE 

CAN." 

Speaking on Facebook, local 

Letting Agent Ellen Kay said, "I am 

so proud to be part of our 

wonderful community & our 

villages who are working together 

to "save our villages” Our meeting 

on Friday the 13th 

at Newhey Lodge showed how 

much we care about our villages 

and we have had an 

Gerard Booth, Ellen Kay and Judith Jones address the meeting. 

overwhelming response with lots of 

people volunteering their help." 

We will be meeting again later this month to discuss the next move. Our objections will now be carefully considered but we have 

let Greater Manchester Council bosses including local Council Leader Richard Farnell know that we don't want our area becoming 

an urban sprawl. They will report back to us in July at the earliest. Thank you to everyone who got involved - together we are 

stronger, together we can save our green belt... not just for us, but for future generations. 

COUNCILLOR ANDY KELLY 


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Local Area Forums:- 

The date for the next Milnrow, Newhey & Firgrove Local Area Forum is 16th 

March. This will take place from 7pm at Milnrow Cricket Club, Harbour Lane 

Milnrow. 

Please note that dates and times of these meetings are subject to change so 

please do not hesitate to contact your Local Townships and Engagement 

Officer, Tracey Knight, for Pennines on 01706 922227, who will be able to 

confirm dates and times of all future Local Area Forums. 

If you have any issues or concerns please come along to air your views. You 

can help to make a difference in your community. 

Guided Walks & Tours 

The Syke Walk and Talk Group meet every Monday at 1.00 pm and Friday 

10.00am at Syke Methodist Chapel where there will be toilet facilities and 

hot drinks and socialising after the walks. There are 2 levels on the walk on 

Monday, a high quick walk and a slower one. There are also three levels on a 

Friday. A high fast walk, an intermediate walk and a slower one if needed. 

So there is something to suit everyone and all abilities. 

The Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group 

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leaving out at 10.00am on walks around the local countryside. There are 2 

levels of walks, a slower walk lasting 60 mins grade 2, or a longer walk 

taking 90 mins grade 3. 

They are suitable for people wishing to increase their activity level, meet 

socially and make new friends. The walks are free and lead by volunteer walk 

leaders. After the walks the group returns to the library for refreshments and 

a friendly chat. Please make sure you have suitable outdoor walking shoes or 

boots. 

Milnrow Library Events 

Knit & Knatter 

Every Monday from 2-4pm 

Beginner Computer 

Every Tuesday 10-12 noon (Numbers are limited for this session) 

Family History 

Every Tuesday from 2-4pm 

The library subscribe to an ancestry website so you are welcome to bring 

along the names of your ancestors and research them. 

Sure Start Under 5's Story Time 

Every Tuesday morning 

Poetry Group 

Every Thursday 11am-12 noon 

Craft Group 

Every Friday from 10-12 noon 

Bring along any craft you are working on 

JAZZ ON A SUNDAY presents the following in February 2017: 

5th February – Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz 

19th February – Mike Owen with Spirit of New Orleans 

Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery 

Tuesday 14th February 12.15pm-1.45pm 

The Studio - TOUCHSTONES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

An opportunity to learn about the work of the Art Gallery and the activities of 

the friends. 

Tea, coffee and biscuits served 12.15 to 12.45pm 

Venue - New Town National Club, Nixon St OL11 3JN from 8-11pm 

Rochdale Phoenix Opera Society presents: 

Gilbert & Sullivans Opera "Patience" 

From Wednesday 8th March -Saturday 11th March 2017 at 7-30pm at 

The Curtain Theatre, Milkstone Road Rochdale OL11 1EB. 

Tickets - £12 Adults and £6 Children. 

Available via www.phoenixopera.org.uk. or tel Mrs Hatton on 01706- 

842785 Mrs J Hatton 

Fliers with a ticket order form will be available at most libraries and other 

outlets. 

Springhill Hospice Events 

Sunday 19th March – Spring Fair 

Something for everyone with over 30 stalls including gifts, homebake, crafts, 

raffles and tombolas. 

Free entry, 10am-3pm, Springhill Hospice. 

Friday 28th April – The Women of Rochdale 

Watch as the Woman of Rochdale 2017 is crowned and help her celebrate 

with a three course meal 

and fizz reception. From 11.30am, Rochdale Town Hall. 

The Milnrow District W.I 

The Milnrow District W.I. 

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Next Meetings:- 

14th February 

Manchester-based author Rosie Garland is to do readings from her books 

and poems, and speak about the creative process. Also suggestions and 

discussion on 2017 local charity support. Local chosen charity is yet to be 

announced. 

22nd February 

Craft club fused glass event at the Yarn barn. 

Milnrow District WI host lots of interesting events and talks throughout the 

year and host of number of clubs including the quiz, tipple, gourmet, craft, 

curry club and many more. 

New visitors and new members are always most welcome. 

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Come and see what the WI does to Inspire women! 

Rochdale Antiques Society 

Rochdale Antique Society meets at St Vincent’s Community Centre, 

Caldershaw Road, Rochdale OL12 7QL at 7.30pm 

Contact: Ann Lord, Secretary, email: rochantiquesoc@hotmail.com 

Membership is £25, Visitors £4 per visit (max. 2 visits) 

First class expert speakers at every meeting September 2016 to May 2017 

At the next meeting their will be a popular speaker who has been to the 

Society several times. Dr David Allen will be speaking about Crown Derby 

from 1750’s to present day. 

The talk will take place at St Vincent’s Community Hall, the same as our 

other meetings, on Wednesday 8th February at 7.30pm. 

This is a ticket only event, £7 per person, obtainable by telephoning 01706 

844026 or 812242. 

There is an earlier chance to hear this at Stand Church, Whitefield, on 

Sat.11th March, 7.30pm. This longer concert includes In Terra Pax (Finzi) 

and Piano Concerto No.14 (Mozart) played by Jonathan Ellis. Tickets £12 

(students £6) 

Refreshments at both concerts. Visit burychoral.org. 

Ellenroad Engine House 

Steaming days 

Steaming days are held the first Sunday of the Month from 11am – 4pm 

(except January for boiler inspection). Entrance £5 for adults. Free entrance 

for accompanied children. 

Non Steaming Days 

These are volunteer working days, for the restoration and maintenance of 

exhibits. You are more than welcome to visit on non-steaming days when 

the Engine House is manned. For non steaming days admission is free but 

donations are welcome. 

11am – 3pm Tuesday and Sundays 

12am – 3pm – Saturdays (day before steaming) 

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NSPCC Fashion Show 

The NSPCC are holding a fashion Show by Dennis Hope Womenswear, 

Norden and Dennis Hope Rochdale. This will be held on 5th April at 

Rochdale Town Hall, commencing at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. 

Tickets are available from Dennis Hope or on the door, at a cost of 

£7.50. Tea and coffee will be available and the bar will be open. 

Bury Choral Society at St.Mary-in-the-Baum 

“The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace”, St.Mary-in-the-Baum, St. 

Mary’s Gate/Toad Lane, Rochdale, OL16 1DZ An hour-long concert 

Sun.19th March from 3 p.m. with Bury Choral Society and Bury Camerata, 

Director of Music Juan Ortuño. This moving hope for peace by Karl Jenkins 

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From the 

archives 

From the archives - 

When the Sequah Medicine Show 

came to Rochdale 

The Cattle Market used to be a cobbled open space where the current Police Station now stands. 

It was the venue for a series of performances in the early 1890’s which must have both puzzled 

and amazed the good folk of Rochdale. 

Imagine this. Through the streets of the town comes a large painted waggon or golden chariot pulled by a 

team of horses. Behind it, a group of whooping characters dressed as cowboys and Indians and behind them 

a brass band in full wild west outfits playing marching music. Driving the chariot was a man in a long tasselled 

buckskin coat and Stetson hat. A stage is set up at the Cattle Market over which the word ‘SEQUAH’ is 

emblazoned and a fairground steam organ would be playing to draw the crowds. After the procession, the 

frontiersman calling himself the Great Sequah, climbs onto the stage and putting himself forward as a medical 

practitioner, claims to represent The Yankee Company and begins to sing the praises of a rheumatic cure to 

the milling hundreds who have followed the procession. 

After some entertainment, the crowd would be asked if there 

was anyone there in need of a cure. Of course a number of 

troubled souls came forward and – whilst the band played 

‘forte’ at the side – one by one they were ‘rubbed’ with 

Sequah Oil. According to eye witnesses (recalling the event 

in the Rochdale Observer in 1928) the infirm would 

suddenly spring around the stage, dance a jig with the 

Great Sequah and run off into the crowd, cured. Of course 

this led to much selling of the purported cure, either there 

or at local chemist shops which had been primed with 

the ‘cure.’ 

Of course there have been many medicine shows, quack 

doctors or snake-oil salesmen, but Sequah seems to have been a popular and regular 

visitor to Rochdale. In fact, the Sequah Medicine Company had begun as early as 1887 and its ‘patent 

medicines’ eventually sold across Britain, Ireland, the West Indies and South Africa.There seems to have been 

some dispute as to who the showman was who visited Rochdale. Some said that his name was Hannaway 

Roye from Huddersfield, others that he was William Henry Hartley who sold his Sequah Prairie Flower and 

Sequah Oil. William Hartley, from Silsden in West Yorkshire certainly seems to have been the original ‘Great 

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Sequah’ but due to its popularity, many ‘Sequahs’ 

toured the country – up to 23 shows at any one 

time - and it is likely that a Lancashire Sequa 

landed in Rochdale, drawing thousands of 

customers who paid hundreds of pounds a day to 

be rid of their infirmities. 

Sequa would also appear at the Old Circus (later 

the Hippodrome) in the town, offering to pull teeth 

from the aching mouths of audiences. This would 

be done for free, the archives recording that 7 or 

8 would come forward and – again the band 

playing loudly to hide the cries of suffering – 

teeth would be extracted with little apparent pain 

being shown, the Great Sequah brandishing 

huge forceps and – bizarrely – wearing a 

lightbulb on his forehead ! The finale was 

usually a man with a particularly swollen face 

having a tooth pulled and the extraction held 

aloft over a cheering crowd. 

Such medicine shows drew the vulnerable to 

part with their hard-earned money until the 

British government declared such activities 

illegalin the late 1890’s. William Hartley 

died a bankrupt in 1924 but before that, by 

the turn of the century, Sequah as a 

company had gone into liquidation and was 

seen no more on the streets of Rochdale, or 

any other, town. 

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Milnrow Brass Band 

The Milnrow Brass Band is a top class group of amateur musicians aged between 18&65. 

The Band is ranked among the top 30 in the world and competes at the highest level, 

having held their position at the British Open Championship for the last 4 years. 

Whilst concert and competition 

engagements see the band travelling 

both locally and nationally, the Band’s 

roots are firmly planted in Milnrow and 

the village and community are still very 

strongly supported with engagements 

such as Remembrance Sunday, Milnrow 

Carnival, carolling round the village and 

the annual Christmas Concert at 

Milnrow Cricket Club being firm 

favourites of the Band. 

Milnrow Band has no corporate sponsorship 

and relies heavily on the engagements we 

attend and the support of locals and 

business alike. 

History 

The Band’s roots trace back to 1869, when 

it formed as the St. Stephen's Band. Before 

the Second World War, the band changed its name twice more, finally settling on the name of the village in which it 

was based. 

From this period until 1995, Milnrow remained in the lower sections, but then began its successful competitive drive. 

Over the next decade, Milnrow progressed through the sections, finally achieving Championship Section status in 

2006 and has proudly held the position ever since. 


Recent Success 

In 2011 the Band enjoyed a further string of successes and, in 2013, qualified for the National Finals at the Royal 

Albert Hall, the first time in its long history. Keen to build on this success Milnrow won the 2013 Grand Shield, 

qualifying for the British Open - another first for the band. 

Since 2013, the Band has grown from 

strength to strength obtaining many 

accolades such as runners up at the All 

England Masters, winners of Rochdale 

Contest, a string of prizes at the Whit 

Friday competitions in Saddleworth as 

well as maintaining its place at the 

British Open Championships. 

The cost of running the Band is around £20,000 per annum and, without corporate sponsorship, this is quite a 

difficult task. The Band are therefore always on the lookout for further engagements and financial support. Should 

you wish to book the band, or look to support in any way, then please contact Natalie Beer on 07795 148620. 

Catch us at Milnrow Cricket Club on Friday 21st April for our annual St George’s Day concert 


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CRIME PREVENTION TIPS/ADVICE – MESSAGE FROM YOUR LOCAL POLICE FORCE 

Do you know how to stay safe online? 

Our new campaign, #trappedintheweb warns people of the potential of 

becoming a victim of crime on the internet, focusing on cybercrime in general 

but also drawing on four crime types – child sexual exploitation, sextortion, 

fraud and human trafficking. 

Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing crimes in the UK, affecting both 

businesses and individuals. It includes a range of cyber-dependent (which can 

only be committed online) and cyber enabled (which can be conducted on or 

offline) crimes. 

There are a number of steps you can take to help make sure you don't get 

trapped in the web and become a victim of crime online 

Don't believe everything you see 

Not everyone is honest and not everything you see on the internet is 

what it claims to be. Use your judgement - if something seems too 

good to be true it probably is 

l If you receive an unexpected email asking for your bank 

details, or a message from a stranger asking for some 

photographs, take a moment to question whether they are 

who they say they are. 

l Remember that you don't always really know who you are 

talking to online. 

Be diligent 

Be prepared to question what you see online 

l 

l 

l 

l 

l 

Is the website a respectable source? 

Is it likely that your bank would ask you to email them your 

personal data? 

Does it feel right that you have won a lottery you've never 

heard of and never entered? 

Is the person asking you to send them a 

personal video really who they say 

they are? 

Is your new friend really the age 

they say they are? 

If you have any suspicions or doubts, or if 

something just doesn't just feel right, it's 

best to be cautious and step away. 

Don't get caught by phishing 

l Beware of phishing, which is when you receive emails or 

messages designed to get your personal information from you 

to be used inappropriately 

l Don't respond to emails asking you for your personal 

information and don't share information if you are unsure of 

the source 

Protect yourself on social media 

Check your privacy settings on your social media accounts as your personal 

information could be used by criminals. 

Use protection 

l It's simple enough - use protection when online. Antivirus 

software can help protect your computer from viruses, worms, 

malware and ransomware. 

l Always make sure you keep your antivirus up to date to keep 

you protected from the latest threats online. 

Stay up to date 

l Updates for operating systems like Windows and Mac OS are 

released regularly and often help make your computer more 

secure and help protect against security threats. 

l Keeping your web browser (such as Chrome, Firefox or 

Microsoft Edge) up to date also helps protect your computer. 

Get help 

If you suspect you have been a victim of cyber crime contact us to report it. 

Call 101 and give as much detail as you can. 

Crime Figures for the Past Month 

In the past month there have been five cases of Domestic Burglary, two cases 

of burglary other than dwelling, one theft from a vehicle, three thefts of a 

vehicle and five cases of criminal damage. 

To help us identify those responsible for issues in your area please 

get in touch. 

Telephone Number INPT2 Rochdale East 0161 856 8549 

Email: Rochdaleeast@gmp.police.uk 

Main web page: www.gmp.police.uk 

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GMPRochdaleEast 

Follow us on Facebook at 

https://www.facebook.com/GMPRochdaleEast 

Surgery Dates.... 

The date for the next Forum is yet to be confirmed. 

Please check out the GMP website at 

www.gmp.police.uk for further updates and details of 

future meetings.

What makes me a Proud Lancastrian? 

Well, let’s see... On November 27th, 1295 the first elected representatives from Lancashire were called to 

Westminster by King Edward I to attend what later became known as "The Model Parliament". 

Town criers throughout the county read out the Lancashire Day proclamation: 

To the people of the city and county palatine of 

Lancaster Greetings! 

Know ye that this day, November 27th in the 

year of our Lord One Thousand Two Hundred 

and Ninety Five, the 23rd year of the reign of 

His Majesty King Edward I, Duke of Lancaster, 

is Lancashire Day 

Know ye also, and rejoice, that by virtue of His 

Majesty's County Palatine of Lancaster, the 

citizens of the Hundreds of Lonsdale, North and 

South of the Sands, Amounderness, Leyland, 

Blackburn, Salford and West Derby are forever 

entitled to style themselves Lancastrians. 

Throughout the County Palatine, from the 

Furness Fells to the River Mersey, from the Irish 

Sea to the Pennines, this day shall ever mark the 

people's pleasure in that excellent distinction - 

true Lancastrians, proud of the Red Rose and 

loyal to our Sovereign Duke. 

GOD BLESS LANCASHIRE 

AND GOD SAVE THE KING, 

DUKE OF LANCASTER. 

Duke and was also granted Palatinate powers - the royal powers, or the 

powers belonging to the palace. These powers lapsed with Henry's Death, but 

were restored to the most famous Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt and were 

made hereditary. Palatinate status was granted to Lancashire because of its 

strategic position in defending England from the Scots, and it conferred legal 

recognition of the extraordinary powers of the Duke within Lancashire. 

On a slightly less grand scale, I am sure you will have noticed the sign (photo 

above,) proclaiming “The Historic County of Yorkshire” as you drive out of 

Newhey up Huddersfield 

Road, well, I have already 

actioned the erection of 

anew sign on 

Huddersfield Road to the 

effect of “You are now 

entering the historic 

County Palatine of 

Lancashire” along with 

a rose which will give 

visitors an idea of how 

much we value the 

fact that we are proud 

Lancashire folk! If 

anyone has any neat 

ideas for the sign, 

please let me know, 

contact details 

below. 

Fast forward to January 1973, and, dare I mention it... the United Kingdom, 

the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic 

Community, which later becomes the European Union, ouch! 

Following elections later that year the Greater Manchester County Council was 

launched in shadow form before taking power on April 1st 1974. Around the 

same time, Harold Wilson led his second Labour Government. 

Much to the surprise of many people, the appearance of this administrative 

county did not make us all Mancunians, as we lived (and still do!) in 

Lancashire, making us Lancastrians! 

Fast forward again to 2016, I 

was privileged to be present 

for the flag raising ceremony 

on November 27th, to 

celebrate the County Palatine 

we all love. I have often 

wondered, “What does The 

County palatine mean?” 

Well, in 1351 Henry, Earl 

of Lancaster was made a 

Although I am not 

against big 

business, but, in 

these days of 

multi national corporations who have a 

habit of stripping localities of hard earned money to provide returns to 

shareholders from across the world it was really invigorating to celebrate our 

proud and beautiful county on November 27th and I will continue to support 

this tradition. We now see many local economies beginning to realise the 

need to set up an economy that contains “sticky money” which circulates 

locally as many times as possible rather than being syphoned away by the 

multi nationals, as “sticky money” benefits local residents much more than 

that which is syphoned off, it is the kind of economy that supports local people 

and provides social cohesion and inclusion. 

So, there are many reasons I am a proud Lancastrian! Oh, I almost forgot, 

Rochdale Hornets, Rochdale Golf Club and Bury Black Pudding also play a 

part! 

Councillor Neil Butterworth Mobile: 07771 861196 

E-mail: neil.butterwoth@rochdale.gov.uk 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neilbutterworth 

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MILNROW LIBRARY 

HEALTH WALKS 

This is the third of a series of 90 minute circular walks around the beautiful local countryside that 

Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group regularly enjoy. 

The Route is simple to follow, just have suitable outdoor walking shoes or boots, and a coat to protect you depending upon the weather. A 

hiking pole and a mobile telephone are also worth taking. OS sheet SD81/91 or A - Z Newhey to Shaw covers this area of the walk which is of 

outstanding beauty, and within the Green Belt that divides our two villages. 

The Route 

Leaving the Library entrance, turn left and proceed along Newhey Road, under 

the Motorway Bridge, past the Memorial Park and down to the junction with 

Elizabethan Way. Go across the main road and proceed down Bentgate Street 

which brings you to the entrance of Ellenroad Farm. 

Continue through the farm gate, and across the bridge spanning the River Beal. 

Often there are Grey Heron and other water fowl to be seen on this stretch of the 

river. Proceed up the paved track with the motorway over to the right, and 

Garfield lodge fishing lake over the fields to the left. It is a steady climb up this 

track, so take your time and enjoy the views. Nearing the top, turn left through 

a stile at the side of a steel gate and go in the direction of the Way Marker, up 

along another inclined track. 

Again observe a panoramic view of Newhey 

with the fishing lake in the fields below and 

mature deciduous woodland trees to the left. 

The end of this inclined track is restricted by a 

steel gate, so turn right and proceed in the 

direction of the Way Marker across the field 

path in a southern direction. At the end of the 

field look behind you for a panoramic view 

encompassing Crompton Moor to the west, 

Newhey and Ogden, Milnrow and Hollingworth 

Lake to the north, Rochdale to the east with a 

background of Brown Wardle and Middle Hill 

extending to Scout Moor and Knowl Hill. These 

views certainly make the incline exertions 

worthwhile! 


Pass through a stile and continue south bearing 

left following a stone wall on the right which 

leads to a gate with another Way Marker sign. 

This is an area of green belt, rural footpaths and 

public rights of way (eg Crompton Circuit, Oldham 

Way, Rochdale Way) which is threatened with 

massive redevelopment plans under the Greater 

Manchester Spacial Framework by Oldham and 

Rochdale Councils. 

Follow the field path with the stone wall to the left, 

and then through a gate in the wall, continue with 

the wall on your right and head across the field in 

the direction of the wind turbine. The skyline of 

Manchester with its tall buildings stretches out 

before you, and over to the left is Shaw and High 

Crompton. At the end of the field turn right and follow to a stile 

with Crompton Circuit way markers, along the next field 

keeping the fence on your left, to the next stile with a Sign 

Post. 

Turn right at this junction following the footpath in the 

direction of Bryney Heyes Farm (1/4 mile) with the fence on 

your left, go over one stile then pass the hawthorn hedge on 

the left and proceed through a gate and forward in the 

direction of tall trees and with the farm to the left. The path 

leads through a tree coppice and two stiles, then into a field 

where it continues along a raised banking. Head north 

along this raised path, with the Business Park and M62 

motorway down to the left. 

This path leads to two field stiles and down to Garside Farm (circa 1697). Go through the side gate and back onto the paved track 

leading down to Ellenroad Farm. Return to the library via Bentgate Street and Newhey Road. 

This walk distance is 4 miles and the Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group do it in 90 minutes. However for the first time, do it at your leisure 

and look out for a variety of bird and wild life within this precious Green Belt. 

The Walk and Talk Group meet at Milnrow Library for different 60 to 90 minute walks every Monday leaving the Library at 10 am. It is free, 

friendly and everyone is welcome. 

Geoff Ogden 

Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group 


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Hake with Confetti of Vegetables 

and Girolle Mushrooms 

Hake is one of those fished that can take on really robust and 

earthy flavours and this recipe uses ingredients that provide exactly 

that. The wild girolle mushrooms are classed, alongside ceps, as 

the most flavoursome mushrooms around. Wash them well to 

remove any soil and dirt, but do not soak them otherwise they at 

like a sponge and absorb too much water. Once washed pat them 

dry with a paper towel. Girolles have a firm, yellowish-white fruity 

flesh with a slight pepper taste. They are the perfect 

accompaniment to chicken or fish. 

Serves 4 

1 tablespoon olive oil 

4 x 180g fillets of hake-skin on but boned 

1 small carrot-cut into very small dice 

½ courgette-cut into very small dice 

1 tablespoon chopped chives 

1 tablespoon tomato sauce 

1 teaspoon sugar 

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 

1 tablespoon olive oil 

Salt and freshly ground pepper 

1 knob of butter 

1 shallot-chopped fine 

½ clove garlic-chopped fine 

120g girolle mushrooms 

To Finish 

Squeeze fresh lemon 

Mixed leaves 

1) Heat the olive oil in a non stick pan and seal the fish, skin side 

down until golden. Turn the fish and continue cooking until it 

oozes milky fluids. 

2) Mix together the carrot, courgette, chives, tomato sauce, sugar, 

Worcestershire sauce, olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 

3) In a small frying pan add the knob of butter and sweat off the 

shallot and garlic until softened. Add the girolles and stir gently. 

Cook until the liquids have evaporated and the mushrooms are 

cooked through. Season 

5) When ready to serve place the vegetable mixture in a ring on 

the plate, a pile of salad, place the fish on top and finally top with 

the girolle mushrooms and a squeeze of fresh lemon. 

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