FIRST OF THE YEAR 2012 Eleven stalwart members, and one dog named Tommy, of the Group, under the leadership of John Titterington set off from Abbey Village for the annual 10 mile First Of The Year walk. Hot ginger wine was consumed and the walk commenced. From the start the weather looked as…
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PUDDING PLOD 2011 Thirty-seven members attended this eagerly awaited social occasion at the new venue of the Calf's Head, Worston, enjoying a three-course Christmas menu. Plenty of good quality, Lancashire fayre went down extremely well with all concerned, served by staff eager to please. …
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Two Roses Way (A walk in 6 stages) Stage 1 - Thursday 14th. July 2011. Whalley to Gisburn - 15 miles. Picture is of five members of the Group, all raring to start at Whalley bus station. What a great day and what lovely weather. Will our luck continue??? …
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Tuesday Walk from Read Cricket Club 31st. January 2012. In order to avoid the muddy fields we've been having to go through on recent walks, Tom Targett led a group of 20 walkers out to the towpath on the Leeds/Liverpool canal, then through an urban area on the outskirts of…
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Tuesday 17th. January. No rain today, just blue skies, a hoar frost to start with and no muddy fields. What a contrast from what we've been having! Dave Taylor led, what for us is a large group of 26, from a lay-by above Sawley, out through the fields to join the Ribble…
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Tuesday 10th. January. Our 3rd. walk of the year started at Hurstwood nr. Burnley and was led by Sue Allonby. The route took our group of 19 past Swinden Reservoir and mainly through fields to Sue's barn, where we stopped for lunch. From there we were led past Coldwell…
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Walk from Grange over Sands. Saturday 18th. February 2012 It was raining and unpleasant as our group of eleven left Grange and made it's way up through Eggerslack Wood towards Hampsfield. The weather forecast was for an ever improving situation and sure enough, within half an hour or so, the sky…
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Stage 1. Todmorden to Midgley 22nd. March (15 miles) ALL READY TO GO IN TODMORDEN It was a beautiful early spring day as our group of 13 took the path out of Todmorden and headed steeply uphill, to Todmorden Edge, before dropping down to the valley floor again at Centre Vale. This…
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Cross Bowland Walk. Saturday 28th. April 2012 A hired mini bus took our 10 strong group from Dolpinholme, on the west of Bowland, to the start of our walk at Tosside to the east. We then followed the skyline of the River Hodder, skirting the Gisburn Forest and taking in Whelp Stone Crag,…
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Walk from Fell Foot. Tuesday 17th. April 2012 The rain had stopped as our group of 17 left Fell Foot (nr. Chipping) and attacked the steep climb onto Parlick. From there we made our way along the very windy ridge to Fair Snape Fell. This ridge is one of the best walks in Lancashire. Now came…
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