Monthly Archives: August 2017

Walking group.

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A day of style or should I say stiles???

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17 members of the walking group set out today for Parbold. 5 members completed a short walk taking in the canal and local footpaths, and from the feedback at lunch had a very pleasant walk. Thanks Kath for leading this. The remaining 12 set out from the Fairy Glen for a walk, just under 7 miles, negotiating muddy paths, fields of wheat and barley, herds of cows, the odd sheep or two, a hazardous walk of a mossy plank over a stream and 25, yes, 25 stiles!
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NORDIC WALKING

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animated-nordic-walking-image-0014[1] 10 MILE CHALLENGE – Sat 9 th. Sep

Calling all Nordic Walkers. In order to celebrate the Year of the Sefton Coast 2017, Active Sefton have organised a series of challenges for walkers, including Nordic Walkers, to take part in, and enjoy our wonderful coastline. The walks are free to join and no booking is required. Just turn up and join in.

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Canal walking group – July

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There were sixteen walkers on the July leg on 27th. Here’s David’s resume:

Leeds Liverpool Canal Clayton Le Moors to Burnley July 2017

Our 3.5 hour walk on the meandering canal was one of dramatic landscape and weather changes. As we left the outskirts of Clayton le Moors we were in farmland with long distance views of Pendle Hill to the north and moorlands to the south. Soon we came to a lovely wooded narrow valley as the canal turned sharply northward. Beside the usual canal barges the far canal bank was home to two bright orange enclosed lifeboats normally seen on ocean going craft and a narrowboat in a floating “dry dock”.

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