Bolton's Lost Words
Breightmet Library - Seven Acres Estate
PARTNER: AGE UK
ARTIST: NERISSA CARGILL THOMPSON
WRITER: CAROLE OGDEN
Discover the Seven Acres story, memories and poems inside. A beautiful day – where to go, what to see? It’s got to be close and it’s got to be free, With something for all of the family - Let’s get some ideas from the library!
Central Library - Queens Park
PARTNER: START WELL
ARTIST: KATE BUFTON
WRITER: JULIE PELLOWE
Stand in the circle. How many trees can you see? Are they the same or do they have different sizes, colours and smells? Have you found the lake? What wildlife can you see?
Children from Start Well explored Queen’s Park, find the natural treasures that inspire their poems...
Farnworth Library - Farnworth Park
Magical Mr Magpie
Startwell children explored Farnworth park, follow in their foot steps with Magical Mr Magpie.
High Street Library - Heywood Park
GROUP: LIBRARY OF SANCTUARY
AND PRECIOUS GEMS
ARTIST: NAYNA LAD
WRITER: ANJUM MALIK
Community groups Precious Gems and Library of Sanctuary wrote poetry inspired by the park. Step into their shoes, by reading the poems inspired by the beautiful park around you.
Westhoughton Library - Central Park
BEAUTY
Created as part of the Bolton’s Lost Words project 2021, in collaboration with Andrew, Chris, Colin, James, Janet, Kellie, Linda B, Linda S, Marge, Marilyn, Pete & Stephen.
Central Park is home to a lot of things you may think are beautiful, and some things you might find ugly. In this trail, we’ll rethink the way we look, to try to find beauty even in ugliness.
Westhoughton Library - Central Park
COLOUR & SHAPE
Created as part of the Bolton’s Lost Words project 2021, in collaboration with Andrew, Chris, Colin, James, Janet, Kellie, Linda B, Linda S, Marge, Marilyn, Pete & Stephen.
There are all kinds of shapes and colours hiding in plain sight in Central Park. In this trail, we’ll try to experience the park differently, from close up, from far away, from new angles, to see what we’re missing if we pass by too quickly.
Westhoughton Library - Central Park
HIDDEN
Created as part of the Bolton’s Lost Words project 2021, in collaboration with Andrew, Chris, Colin, James, Janet, Kellie, Linda B, Linda S, Marge, Marilyn, Pete & Stephen.
Central Park is home to more than meets the eye! In this trail, we’ll search for the places nature slips through the cracks, and think about how it came to be here.
The Lost Words - Book
by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
Since the Lost Words’ publication in October 2017, this book has had a transformative effect on all who have come in contact with it. Described as a ‘cultural phenomenon’ in the Guardian, it has become a huge bestseller, has taken root in thousands of schools across Britain, been widely acclaimed as an instant classic, won numerous prizes, and inspired many creative thinkers, young and old. It was shortlisted in 2017 as one of Britain’s favourite books of all time on the natural world (alongside titles including Tarka the Otter and Gilbert White’s The Natural History of Selborne).
