Lord_ash2000 broke the news at UKClimbing.com last Friday that the popular Lancashire climbing area Wilton Quarries were up for sale by the owners United Utilities.
A long thread ensued,
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=262977 with people asking questions and even offering to pledge money to buy Wilton -- there were 121 replies and over 3,000 views of this thread. These questions soon changed into messages of thanks to the BMC.
Read more at
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/
If you haven't joined the BMC yet, please do. You can do it online http://thebmc.co.uk/Pages.aspx?page=46 or phone the BMC on 0161 445 6111.
It costs £28.50 a year.
