LOCOMOTIV8ORS 2025

As in previous years, we are able to report on another successful year of our ‘Locomotiv8ors’ schools project supported by a grant of £20,000 from the National Lottery Awards For All programme.

This year we have hosted 4 local Primary Schools and over 80 pupils, who have interacted with older members of the community, with more to follow in 2026. This is in addition to visits from the other Primary Schools in the town.

We cover subjects as varied as a Victorian Childhood, The Industrial Revolution, Evacuees & WWII, Climate Change & Sustainability and Health & Wellbeing. So if you wish your school or group to be involved please contact: whittlestuart@aol.com

Locomotiv8ors Project

Horwich Heritage is pleased to have a close association with all the Primary & Secondary Schools in Horwich.

In particular it has for the past 4 years run a successful Schools Programme called 'Locomotiv8ors' in partnership with Bolton Playing for Success (Bpfs) which is supported by the Big Lottery Fund.

This enables every Primary School in Horwich & the surrounding area to bring pupils to our Heritage Centre to learn about the Locomotive history of the town in an imaginative & fun way. If the schools wish, the sessions can be extended to include topics like 'The Victorians', 'WWI & WWII', 'The 1960s' & 'A Horwich Heritage Trail' and many schools choose to bring classes separately to learn about these specific aspects.

If your school would like to organise a visit to our Heritage Centre to learn about any aspect of Horwich's rich history please e-mail: whittlestuart@aol.com

This invitation also extends to any group or society. We would be happy to see you.