We are the Wigan and District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
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There will be two walks on this coach ramble !
Walk one will be led by Andy and it will be a 7 mile walk to the Singing Ringing Tree,it is quite a steep ascent and goes on for a mile with a height increase of about 800 feet,once at the Singing tree we should have magnificent views in all directions.Hopefully lunch will be taken there as picnic tables are available,there are 4 stiles on Andy's walk two of them are challenging but no worse than others we have done on other walks !
Walk two will be led by Denise this is a 5.5 mile walk & 3 stiles with similar terrain to Andy's walk.Both walks have a quite steep ascent for around a mile , walking poles will help with this ! Once both walks are completed there should be enough time for a visit to the Ram Inn for a well earned beer 🍺 or wine 🍷!
Coach prices.Members = £15 & Non Members = £18
Coach pick up times
8-45 Golborne
8-50 Abram
9-00 Wigan Library Street
9-05 Mesnes road
9-10 Wigan Road
9-15 Standish
The return coach will depart at 4-00
Both walks are classed as Moderate
Walk leaders may refuse permission to join a walk if the leaders judge the person is NOT fit or Adequately clothed for the outdoors.Leaders may vary the walk if the conditions are judged to be unsuitable.Walkers safety is their own responsibility.
No liability or claim can be accepted by the Wigan Ramblers Committee or walk leaders for any loss,damage,accident or personal injury however caused !
Singing Ringing Tree, Panopticon for Burnley
The 'Singing Ringing Tree' is a unique wind powered sound sculpture resembling a tree, which overlooks Burnley from its position high above the town on Crown Point. The site was once that of a rediffusion transmission station, complete with a run-down brick building and unused telegraph lines. The station was dismantled and the lines cut down to be recycled, to make way for the Tree that was to stand out against the stark, rolling landscape of the Pennines.
Singing Ringing Tree is a 3-metre tall structure constructed of stacked galvanised steel pipes of varying lengths, orientated to lean into the directions of the prevailing wind. Some of the pipes are primarily structural and aesthetic elements; others are tuneful with a cut across their width enabling the sound. As the wind passes through the different lengths of pipe, it plays different chords. To ensure that the tree sings in harmony, the pipes have been tuned according to their length by adding holes to the underside of each
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