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I did wonder about how close to the edge it was, I've never actually been up there, only seen it off the 'motorway' . I've have been top o slate though the halo is amazing. It does stick out like sore thumb but I like it. There's a stone maze in rossendale valley, it was designed so it could seat a class of school children for field trips apparently, I like that idea to.

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As someone who goes up everday with my dog there are a couple of points I'd like to make. 1. The shelter is used by more than "druggies & wino's" it's open on every side but only two are used due to vandalism. It's a great place to sit in and look at the surrounding views - Darwen tower from one end and Hamledon at the other. So yes the shelter ought to be renovated and maybe a couple more dotted about. 2. There was a map on the motorway end which depicted the various hills Pen Y Ghent etc but was nicked. 3. A proper ranger service would stop the idiots on scramblers wrecking the paths etc and the bridle paths need remarking too, between the motorbikes and horse riders not using the correct paths these are being eroded.

I like the singing ringing tree and the egg at Wycollar park places I wouldn't normally visit but because of these monuments in fact the egg would've made a good shelter.

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so which one of you lot as written on the stone at the top??....c'mon own up...lol, i know I have;) but that was about 20 yrs ago;)

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I wasn't at Holy family yet, was still at St Annes Junior, must have been either summer of 67 or 68

I believe all the local junior schools took part and each was assigned various areas

we were told it was because of the slippage that was occuring and would continue until both sides of the coppice were just a gravilly sandy mess

I'd rather have trees than that, but agree there are too many

But it was great to get out of maths lessons etc for a few days that summer.............lol

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Ah the walks up the Coppie, a snog in the shelter, then a walk past the flooded quarry, and down to Hapton Inn, a couple of bitters, and the bus home.
Please renovate the shelter.
When I was there there was no motor way, only a good view of Peel Park
How many mill chimmneys can you see from there today?
I think it used to be 26 (Maybe age exagerates)

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Your suggesting the Relief of the coppice shelter then Lance:D