A Cumbrian Four walk the Yoredale Way At last year's AGM Jim Crockett volunteered to organise the 2012 Long Distance Path Group Walk. There were several suitable LDP's but it was the Yoredale Way that was chosen. This is a hundred miles walk from York to Kirkby Stephen tracing the course of the…
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Seventy nine miles is the length of this National Trail making it one of the shortest and thus very suitable for our Away Weekend. The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a journey from the Humber estuary to the Cleveland coast at Filey passing through typical downland scenery with its rolling chalk hills,…
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This year's Away Weekend began in fine style as ten of us left Penrith on a beautiful October morning. Five group members were suitably balanced by five guests and the gender ratio was similarly harmonious allowing conversation and banter to flow smoothly throughout the holiday! As last year we…
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The Dales Way was the choice of route this year and the day dawned fair as seven old hands travelled down by minibus from Cumbria to Ilkley to renew last year's acquaintance with Brenda at the start. Numbers were reduced due to Jim's illness and we were also shocked to learn that Valerie had…
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This is a selection of photos taken on the Dales Way during our Away Weekend in October 2008. The photographers are Barrie Blenkinship, Tony Deall and Paul Hatcher
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The Border Abbeys Way is a 65 mile route linking the four great ruined Abbeys in Jedburgh, Melrose, Dryburgh and Kelso; and also including the towns of Hawick and Selkirk. It was chosen for our 'Away Weekend' in 2007 and was walked from 5th - 8th October. The Weekend started extremely well as 15…
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This ia a selection of photos taken by Barrie, Paul & Tony
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THE FURNESS WAY ARNSIDE TO RAVENGLASS 6th - 9th OCTOBER 2006 Six of us left Penrith on the Friday morning to journey down the M6 by minibus in time to leave Arnside at the civilised time of 10am. The first day of our first ever "Away Weekend" was one of heavy showers though we managed to…
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This is a small collection of Barrie's photos taken on the recent Furness Way walk. To display the photo title simply "hover "your mouse over each photo.
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