Pennine Way

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Tom Stephenson addressing a crowd. Alongside Mr Stephenson is Lord Strang and the Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Mr F.T. Willey. Mr Stephenson had first thought of the idea for a long distance walk across the Pennines in 1935. The Pennine Way finally opened on the 24th April 1965, some 30 years later. Mr Wilf Proctor, Head Warden of the West Riding section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park identifies that this was a gathering to celebrate the creation of Public Rights of Way along the entire length of the Pennine Way. Mr Proctor remembers that amongst the photographs taken that day was Tom Stephenson being interviewed by a cub reporter from the Manchester Guardian, one Bernard Ingham who later went on to become the Press Secretary for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.