| Sat 31st Aug 2013 |
This year's Gritstone Charity Walk will take place on Saturday 31st August. Organised by the Rotary Club of Kidsgrove, the event will again be based at the Bleeding Wolf pub in Hall Green, near Alsager, Cheshire. There are a range of distances, from 3.5 up to 22 miles; all taking in sections of…
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| Sat 11th May 2013 |
Congratulations to all of our members (and everyone else) who completed this year's Sandstone Trail Challenge! Susan Fielden, Janet Gillison, Roger Hand, Jerzy Matuszewski, Mary McEwan & Irene Pike all succesfully walked or ran the 32.5 miles of the Mid-Cheshire Ridge, as did many members of our…
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| Sat 6th Apr 2013 |
Congratulations to South Manchester members who took part in this year's event. On a sunny - if chilly - Saturday, Jerzy Matuszewski (29 miles), Roger Hand (27 miles), John Knight & Mary McEwan (22 miles) all completed circuits of the latest incarnation of Staffordshire group's hugely-popular…
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| Sat 1st Dec 2012 |
Two new local paths are described in December's Strider. The Two Saints Way is a pilgrimage route, a 143km/89 mile route linking the shrines of St Werburgh, Chester and St Chad's in Lichfield. It takes in sections of the Shropshire Union Canal, Beeston Castle, South Cheshire villages,…
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| Sat 24th Nov 2012 |
Minutes of South Manchester Local Group AGM 24th November 2012 1 The Chairman Quentin Blagg opened the meeting held at The Dog & Partridge pub, High Lane at 2.56pm and welcomed and thanked members for attending. Unusually Quentin had written a report as this was his final time as chairman; more…
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| Fri 19th Oct 2012 |
From The Ramblers: Hello LDWA WalkersI love the Peak District, it's my favourite part of the country to go walking. When I want to escape, I head to Hathersage for tranquility and awe-inspiring scenery. I'm sure fellow walkers, you must know what I mean. But on some paths, instead of solitude,…
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| Wed 20th Jun 2012 |
Steve Rennie has told us about a new Long Distance Path not that far away - the Stanza Stones Trail. 47 miles in length, it links Marsden with Ilkley, visiting six monumental stones inscribed by Pip Hall with specially-commisioned poetry by Simon Armitage. It is divided into three stages -…
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| Mon 4th Jun 2012 |
Congratulations to all members & friends of South Manchester LDWA who completed the Games 100 last weekend. Dora Deaville, Roger Hand, Carl Harris, Jerzy Matuszewski, Viv Pike, Dave Sheldon & Frank Tonge all completed the course, running from near the Olympic Village in East London, past Surrey…
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