Milnrow & Newhey May 2021

There are many recreational facilities in the park, for
young and old. Well maintained flower gardens and
Crown Green Bowling, Tennis and Basketball courts,
Sports fields, Swings and Play Areas. An area for
leisure and suitable for a picnic.
Continue straight along a raised bank path, with the
stone wall on your left and the Business Park way
down right. Bryney Heys Farm is before you, and the
path takes you left via three waymarked stiles, around
the farm. Continue over the field in the direction of
a double steel field gate but take the wooden gate
to its left. A single wind turbine comes into view, so
proceed in its direction, over another stile, and along
the field path with the wire fence on your right.
At the end of this field, turn left, signposted Whitfield
Hall 1 mile. Proceed with the wire fence on your
right, past the wind turbine in the adjoining field, to
the next signpost. Turn right and go down the field,
over a stile on the right and follow the way marker
down the track with a wall to your right and wire
fence on your left.
Continue down the path with high banking either
side. In wet weather this section of the path
becomes a stream, with deep ruts and sections of
bedrock exposed, so take extreme care. The stream
then diverts from the path and is culverted; the
path emerges onto Moss Gate Lane. Turn right
and it’s a short distance to the entrance of High
Crompton Park.
To return, either retrace the Route that you have
travelled, or go along Rochdale Road and Broad
Lane down to Chadwick Lane and the Business
Park back to Milnrow Memorial Park.
Geoff Ogden
Walk Leader
Covid 19 Update
Following the Government’s Roadmap out
of Lockdown, step 2, Milnrow Library is
now open, but only for borrowing books,
browsing and computer users. We are still
not able to return to use the Library as our
Walking Group base.
We will continue to meet every Monday
morning outdoors in Milnrow Memorial
Park, from 9.30am & leaving out at 10am.
The Rule of 6 and social distancing will
apply. Walkers must give their names
and contact number for track and trace
purposes as well as provide their own PPE
(masks, sanitizers etc) From Monday May
17th, step 3, is likely to come into effect,
which means we can walk in larger groups,
though not over 30 people. We will assess
the situation at that time in accordance with
the Government’s directive.
No matter what rules apply, if you want to
walk for exercise with a friendly group of
people then come along and join us.
Geoff Ogden
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