My first walk for the group as leader and I wasn't sure wether I wanted a good turn out or none at all. As it was there was myself, Sue, John, Norman, Peter. Some guests from South Manchester Dave, Ken, Steve and Bess who turned out to be the best walker of the day. My mate John who I thought…
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Worry, stress, cold sweats, sleepless nights and mood swings. Not sure all this can be connected with leading your first walk Julie.Hoping nobody showed up so she could sneak home again, she was stunned to find 15 souls including members from W Yorks, East Lancs & Calderdale waiting to be led…
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Rebecca, our guest leader had had a sleepless night worrying about todays walk. Would there be any speed merchants or dawdlers who could potentially disrupt the planned pace? Ten people arrived from various parts of the country and I suspect many locals and our own group members were put off by a…
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Where Goshawks DareThe Line up: Myself, Harold, Dave S &RebeccaStart Point: Beacon Fell Country Park From the car park we headed in a northerly direction, and within less than a mile we encountered our first bog at Heathcray. Little did I know then it was to be the first of so many. With wet feet…
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South Pennine New Year walk and Meal. Marsden Moor and the Cross Keys. Attendees: The South Pennine cast of thousands and special guests from the Ramblers and West Yorks…and two tiny Yorkshire terriers. Weather: Overcast and very windy but dry. It was nice to see that all my efforts were not…
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Driving down the M56 I realised that I had forgot my camera. How would this look without pictures. So I was relieved on arrival at the car park to find that our offical photographer had spent a day in Stoke having his pentax repaired and had brought it with him. Off we set, an all male…
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Sat Dec 10th - 19 miles from Friezland Sat Dec 10th - 19 miles from Friezland Maybe therealisation that Christmas shopping days were reducing in number happened, as only a small group of 4 arrived for South Pennine's last walk before the festive season. Anne arrived with several flasks of…
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Weather: Glorious blue skies, crisp snow and NO wind!! Attendees: Usual South Pennine suspects along with special guests from South Manchester, East Lancs and the West Yorks crew…26 walkers in total. We all gathered in the skating rink that was doing its best to resemble a car…
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It was still dark when I turned up to lead this walk. Several people were already there, some of whom, particularly Dave, had experienced difficulty in finding Watergrove Reservoir. Unlike Hollingworth Lake which has signage for miles around, Watergrove is a well kept secret. The first sign you…
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An interesting day in prospect. Bright & breezy, and thats just the leader. Jackie couldn't make it (get well soon) so an emergency leader was drafted in (yours truly). Only a smallish group with ten members including a few guests. A frontal assault on Shutlingsloe blew away the cobwebs and…
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THANKS TO JULIA GREENWOOD FOR THE PHOTOS Wakey Wakey Ideal weather Tales of witchcraft Conversation flows Helen takes photos Climbs galore On to moorland Up Pendle Hill No need to rush Tea & cake at Barley Return along river Years since witch trials, 400
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Despite the fact that I hadn't thought up an interesting name for the walk 13 people turned up at Brabyn's Park. All pleased that the weather had done another u turn and we had chilly sunshine. All went well and we had a nice , bright spot in a children's playground for elevensies. Luckily there…
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A gentle workout for Easter Saturday. 2000 foot ascent and 19 miles. Ribble Way westwards to Longridge, climb up to summit of Longridge Fell and then to the magnificent Stoneyhurst College. Parts of the proposed 2015 100 were visited and good views in the afternoon across the Ribble valley.…
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special thanks to Helen for supplying the photos
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