Walkers on the Pennine Way near Oldham will from this weekend  know when they are
crossing the Lancashire / Yorkshire border.

A marker post made from local stone will be
erected on Bleakedgate Moor, close to Readycon Hill and accessed from the A672. It will
represent the most easterly point of Lancashire. 

The Friends of Real Lancashire have commissioned J. Child & Son Ltd of Bury Road,
Rochdale to prepare the stone and inscribe the appropriate roses on the post.

 It will be
unveiled at 3pm on Sunday 22 March by Debbie Abrahams MP who although was born in
Yorkshire, proudly represents the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency and whose
husband John Abrahams played cricket for Lancashire! Mrs Abrahams is President of
Greater Manchester and High Peak Ramblers. 

The Friends of Real Lancashire have commissioned J. Child & Son Ltd of Bury Road,
Rochdale to prepare the stone and inscribe the appropriate roses on the post. It will be
unveiled at 3pm on Sunday 22 March by Debbie Abrahams MP who although was born in
Yorkshire, proudly represents the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency and whose
husband John Abrahams played cricket for Lancashire! Mrs Abrahams is President of
Greater Manchester and High Peak Ramblers. 

The MP sees great health benefits of walking and the role theRamblers have to playin promoting walking for both health and enjoyment. Mrs Abrahams recently said, “Walking is extremely important for the nation’s health, particularly in tackling obesity and improving mental health.” 

The Friends whose aims are to protect, preserve and promote the true identity of the
traditional county of Lancashire have already marked three compass points with plaques;
the most northerly at Elterwater in the Lake District, the most westerly on Walney Island
near Barrow in Furness and the most southerly at Hale on the River Mersey.

The marker post comes at a time when the Government are changing highways
regulations to allow traditional county names to appear on boundary road signs.

Philip Walsh, Chairman of the Friends of Real Lancashire said, “The marking of the
most easterly point in real Lancashire is indeed a milestone in our campaign to see the
traditional boundaries of Lancashire restored. People are proud of their heritage. In this part
of England, you are either a Lancastrian or Yorkshireman and ironically rather than being at
war with one another,
it actually binds us together.”

Roger Gregson of J Child & Son Ltd Monumental Masons said, It has been a great
pleasure to be involved in this historic event.

Ramblers are encouraged to join the unveiling party by meeting up at 2.30pm on the
A672 southbound near to the “West Yorkshire” sign (Near J. 22 M62)

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