• Disused taget Midhope ©John Fielding
    November 30, 2015

    Langsett at War Walk: Round Route

    Sunday 13 December Meeting Point: Langsett Barn Car Park (free) Time: 10:00am for a prompt 10:30am start Aprox distance: 6 miles/10 km Grade: Easy- Mo...
  • Unexploded-Ordnance
    August 4, 2015

    Unexploded Ordnance

    The local area around North America and Midhope was used as a tank and Military training area during the Second World War.  Both SPENT and LIVE ammun...
  • Langsett & Midhope launch
    March 16, 2015

    The Project

    The Langsett and Midhope at War Project in the beginning How did it all start? In the pub of course. Three members of Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team an...
  • Langsett and Midhope
    March 16, 2015

    Wind over Langsett

    Wind over Langsett So much is known by the wind that scours the moors, exposes stones, buried bones, grey heather roots in blackened peat, half-hidden...
  • Memories of an Evacuee
    August 6, 2014

    Memories of an Evacuee 1939-1945

    Now that I am reaching more senior years, I think of the past with joy and tears. The innocent years of carefree play, with barrows, hoops and bales o...
Disused taget Midhope ©John Fielding

Langsett at War Walk: Round Route

Sunday 13 December Meeting Point: Langsett Barn Car Park (free) Time: 10:00am for a prompt 10:30am start Aprox distance: 6 miles/10 km Grade: Easy- Moderate. Places are limited to 20…

Unexploded-Ordnance

Unexploded Ordnance

The local area around North America and Midhope was used as a tank and Military training area during the Second World War.  Both SPENT and LIVE ammunition is still found…

Langsett & Midhope launch

The Project

The Langsett and Midhope at War Project in the beginning How did it all start? In the pub of course. Three members of Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team and a local…

Langsett and Midhope

Wind over Langsett

Wind over Langsett So much is known by the wind that scours the moors, exposes stones, buried bones, grey heather roots in blackened peat, half-hidden high explosive quietly rusting; so…

Memories of an Evacuee

Memories of an Evacuee 1939-1945

Now that I am reaching more senior years, I think of the past with joy and tears. The innocent years of carefree play, with barrows, hoops and bales of hay….

Call the Police or the Mountain Rescue Team if you see Unexploded Ordnance

Langsett at War Walk | Sunday 10th August 2014

Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team and the Peak District National Park Ranger Service are hosting a walk around the Langsett area on Sunday 10th August to visit the numerous evidence left behind…

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D Day Newspapers

D Day Newspapers | Birmingham Evening Dispatch Tuesday the 6th of June 1944 D Day Newspapers | Evening Standard Tuesday the 6th of June 1944 D Day Newspapers |  The German Metzer…

Signage Installation

Langsett at War Signage

The Heritage Lottery Funded signage is now installed around the Langsett Reservoir. Thanks to the Langsett at War team and Woodhead Mountain Rescue team for installing them over a busy…

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Danger on the Moors

Which is the most dangerous. Small metal item is an unexploded fuse which is unstable and has the potential to remove a number of fingers or a hand. The unexploded…

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Open Day 2014 at Langsett Barn

For the third year running, Langsett & Midhope at War will be holding an Open Day for people to catch-up on what’s happened on the project and bring along any…