Our plans for 2024.....
Celebrating the Latrigg Fell Trespass of 1887.
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On Sunday 29th September 2024 we commemorated the
Latrigg Fell Mass Trespass by walking to the summit
of this small fell just north of Keswick, Cumbria whilst
telling the story of these Victorian campaigners.
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I have written a blog detailing the walk and also calling for a stone marker to be placed along the route to let fellow hikers know of this important event in Cumbrian history and the right to roam movement. Please click on "blogs" on the tool bar to read.​
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On 1st October 1887 an estimated 2500 people walked to the top of Latrigg fell as an act of mass trespass, an event organised by the Keswick Footpath Preservation Association. The court case that followed resulted in a ruling that acknowledged the right of the generality to access this uncultivated mountain top in perpetuity. A victory to celebrate!
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Henry Irwin Jenkinson.
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We are very pleased to announce that a printed booklet telling the story of the Latrigg Fell Mass Trespass of 1887, and Jenkinson's role in this episode of our social history, is now available through this website. Please click on the shop button to purchase.
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Meanwhile, we continue to walk the ancient ridge-ways of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and visit the places clubmen met to shoot short videos on location to expand the Clubmen1645 story.
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Haydn has put all the information he has accumulated to date into a wonderfully informative book: Clubmen1645, neutralism in a revolution that can be purchased through the shop on this site.
To find out more about the Clubmen go to www.clubmen1645.com
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Artist Stewart MacArthur has created a fascinating piece of artwork for the project called
'In a Rut' that features all the main characters in the Clubmen story.
Prints & cards of the painting can be purchased through this site.
Also available for sale are copies of the
Clubmen1645 Dorsetshire Map also by local artist Stewart MacArthur
.....plus t-shirts, badges and tea towels. Go to the shop on the toolbar.
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