James Hall
The project has been a very enjoyable and interesting experience. Coming in to the project I knew a great deal about the wildlife at Seven Acres and its importance amongst the local community. However, this project has opened my eyes into its past and how its heritage is something that is really important not just locally but for the whole of Bolton. Learning about this heritage with a group of excitable young people has been a unique and enjoyable experience.
Hannah McGuiness
The things i learned about seven acres are wildlife,mining and also the bleaching industry. I live close to seven acres i’ve also spent time in seven acres with mates. Also used to walk the dog down there.
I have really enjoyed being part of this project with the group and James and Darren. The thing I learned about the most is the wildlife here are some of the animals we learnt about one was a deer we found evidence of one down there because deers use their antlers on trees to sharpen their antlers. Another animal is a butterfly, butterflys need it to be sunny to be able to fly.
I think this has been a fantastic project to be and to learn about the local history right on our doorstep.
Stacie Casey
My name is Stacie-Louise Casey I am 14 years old, I am a pupil of Bolton St Catherine’s Academy. My hobbies are trampolining the things I liked about the trips was going to the museums, Seven Acres and when we went to Middle Wood. The things I didn’t like was he toilets.
Zoe Bromley
I like going to Seven Acres to walk around and see the wildlife around me. When we went to Bolton Museum I like the tribe printing stamps!? On our visit to Seven Acres we learned about a lot of different plants and I remember the sweet ciceley it use to be used as mouth freshener.
I enjoyed making stools at Middle Wood like the woodlanders did but I wouldn’t like to do it for the living. I like being with the team.
Katie Bailey
I really enjoyed working on the Seven Acres project with everyone. I like animals and have lots of pets I also enjoy horse riding. I really liked going to Middlewood were we made a fire to cook our food on, we made charcoal in drums. Bambi showed us how to make stools using hand tools which was really hard work and I got blisters on my hands . we had a go at building shelters using branches this showed us what life would have been like as a woodlander and how hard it was. I enjoyed walking in the river and nearly fell over. I enjoyed the visits to Bolton Museum and to MOSI which were very interesting and I learnt about bleaching and mining a lot about how Breightmet and Seven Acres have changed in the last hundred years.
Natasha Waugh
I enjoyed it when we made stools it did take ages though. And when we went to the museum I learned about the beaching industry I also copied 2 paragraphs about it. When we went to middle wood I learned how to make a shelter with only sticks, leaves, twigs and plants and we didn’t need to use sellotape or glue o r anything like that. It was a strong holding shelter to. Whilst we were wandering around we saw lots of animals, Emma thought she saw a fox at some point.
Emma Gagg
Hi, my name is Emma Gagg, I am 13 years old and I go to St Catherines Academy. I like every animal and any food! My hobbies are reading, dancing, singing, looking after myself and pets! I don’t like spiders (they’re scary and hairy). I also don’t like talking about rude things whilst I’m eating.
I liked making my stool on the trip to Middle Wood but what I didn’t like was sleeping with spiders and going to an outside loo! I learnt what it was like to be a woodlander and how hard it would be to live like they did.
But I had loads of fun and I would love to do it all over again!
Dillion Hewitt
I enjoyed Seven Acres, I liked walking round because it was very interesting. I liked going to the Bolton museum because I liked all of the maps that dedicates Breightmet. I also liked the Museum of Science and Industry because I liked how the machines worked and I also liked the play area.
Julie Massey
My experience of the Seven Acre project is that Seven Acres is a piece of the country side located in the centre of Breightmet. It is a quiet peaceful place with lots of woodlands, plant life, wildlife and a river to explore and learn about both past and present. I learned about its past history including the bleaching factories, I learned about he various plants and trees that are located there and explored the footpaths and walkways. I have enjoyed seeing and learning about all these aspects of the Seven Acre project. The maps of the area in the 1800 to 1900’s were very interesting and factful about the past history of the area.
Jackie Cross
Seven Acres is at the heart of the community in Brieghtmet. A lot of the young people who attend Bolton St Catherines Academy spend a lot o their spare time there. Many of the families have been a part of this community. The most exciting part of this project has been learning about the local history and heritage of Seven Acres and watching all the young people involved in the project grown in confidence as they explore, stretch their imagination and experience what life might have been like 100 years ago. It has been a fantastic opportunity for the students in our school and one I am glad I have been a part of.
Jordan Edge
When I went to Seven it was very good and I learned about all the plants and the old stuff that used to be in Seven Acres. Like the visit of Breightment. I learned all the history, in Seven Acres. The Manchester museum was very good it showed us what machines. Then we went to the field trip and we went to this wood and we swept in it then we made an old house out of sticks. If you want to make it, you need to collect loads of sticks with leaves on them then you put big sticks in to the ground and then put sticks all over them put sticks with leaves on them all over them put sloppy mud all over. I enjoyed learning new things about the people in the olden days. I enjoyed the Wild Life Project.
Paul Daley
The students tried many of these skills themselves working hands on sawing, chiselling and carving. The best part for me was just spending quality time socialising with everyone especially the students, it was particular nice to see students offering support to each other.
Bambie and his team who runs the project were incredibly knowledgeable and taught the students well, teaching them to respect the land around them and teaching lots of new skills. On return to the school all the students were buzzing and told me that they had, had a brilliant time and would love to go again. I really enjoyed my-self and would definitely recommend that others experience this.