Brookside
Brookside
Brookside has always been at the heart of the Stanhill community: used for farming, mining, quarrying, and the textiles industry. Perhaps most famously, Stanhill is where James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny in the 1760s, which kickstarted the industrial revolution in Britain! All of these activities shaped the local landscape and brought prosperity to the region. However, they also came at a great cost to the natural environment.
Brookside volunteers, alongside our project partners came up with the following vision for Brookside:
“A living model of nature recovery, community wellbeing, and a climate resilient future.”
We now have the once-in-a-generation opportunity to make our vision for Brookside a reality.
A view across woodland and lodges
This is an ambitious project that will take place in stages over the next few years. The Brookside Story Map is a free resource that tells you all about the plans for the site. Simply click the link and explore using your mouse!
The story map works best on a computer rather than a phone.
The project has six themes, you can read more about each theme on the following pages and find out how to get involved.