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Horwich Heritage Town Centre Trail

The Horwich Heritage Town Centre Trail

Why not try following our Horwich Town Centre Trail and test your knowledge on the buildings you pass along the way. View The Town Trail >

Reservoir Monument Trhail: Rivington

Reservoir Monument Trail: Rivington

A guided trail around the Upper Rivington Reservoir which takes the walker to six monuments positioned to tell the history of the Rivington Reservoir chain. View The Reservoir Trail >

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.

SPEAKERS & EVENTS

All Talks Take Place At Horwich Community Centre

Tuesday 7.30pm

14th July
M. Watson / S. Westhead - Our Legendary Local Running Clubs

11th August
Frank Pleszak - Manchester Aviation Heritage

8th September
Diane Duffy - Elizabeth Gaskell & Manchester Poor

13th October
Steve Drinkwater - The Western Front Way Challenge

10th November
Norman Nuttall - Bolton Cinemas & Music Halls

8th December
Christmas Event - Horwich Community Choir

EXHIBITIONS

June – Aug 2026
Rivington Pike

Sept – Nov 2026
20 Years of Horwich Heritage Centre

Nov 2026 - Feb 2027
The Mechanics Institute

All Open Days Are
ADMISSION FREE

MEMBERSHIPS

Membership: £15 per annum
Non-Members/Visitors: £2 per meeting

CONTACTS

General Enquiries: 01204 847797
Membership: 07789 367677
Family History: 07784 737660

WHY NOT JOIN US IN OUR 41st YEAR?

This year's programme is turning out to be another good one and the leaflet with the list of speakers & Open Days for the first half of 2025 is now available from the Heritage Centre. Please renew your membership now. If you are not a member why not join? Only £15 for 11 talks.

HORWICH HERITAGE CENTRE is open every weekday 2- 4pm & Saturdays 10 - 12.30pm. It has a shop, shows and sells films about Horwich and has a range of professional exhibitions and displays to delight all the family. Help is also available for family history and other research. ADMISSION IS FREE!

The monthly OPEN DAYS provide additional exhibitions on topics of local interest. SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS currently running include: Horwich Loco Works, A Victorian Kitchen, The Way We Were, World War II, Winter Hill Mines & the Turnpike Roads. School Parties and other groups welcome.