2024

After the Walk January 2024

Ambleside Weekend 26-29th January.     Wednesday January 24th.Taking Stock. 13 miles. Leader: Stephen Hindley.   12 walkers met for a 13 mile circular walk from Slaidburn with the forecast of a dry day and sunny intervals although a little breezy, this was the tail end of storm Jocelyn Leaving…

After the Walk February 2024

Sunday February 25th. Edenfield Round. 20 miles. Leader: Roger Jackson.   The Edenfield Round was the group's very first walk and this our second re-enactment the first was for East Lancs LDWA's 40th Anniversary celebrations.  A good turnout of seventeen walkers though sadly no dogs brave enough…

After the Walk March 2024

  Sunday March 31st. Come Fly with me. 14.5 miles. Leaders: Dave and Alma Walsh.   Twenty-two of us, who had all remembered that the clocks had gone forward, set off from the car park at Beesley Green on a dry sunny day. We dropped onto the loopline heading South & followed it to the end of the…

After the walk April 2024

Wed April 24th. Flash in the Pan. 14.5 miles. Leaders: Dave and Alma Walsh.     Twenty walkers plus Poppy & Alf set off at 10am. The weather forecast was good & a reasonably mud free walk was expected.   A path from the car park led us along the side of the Flash to the Bridgewater canal. We…

After the Walk May 2024

Wednesday May 22nd. The Dog Ate my Homework. 10.5 miles. Leader: Caz Tennant.   As I made my sandwiches in the morning, I realised I had not warned people that my walk might be quite muddy. I then looked at the weather and decided that, with their being a yellow rain warning, anyone who came out…

After the Walk June 2024

Sunday June 30th. Pendle Way Part 4. 17 miles. Leader: Paul and Jeanette Banks.   Sunday 30th June 2024 - Pendle Way in Four Circular Walks - 4 Reedly to Barrowford   17 walkers met at Barrowford for the last of the 4 circular walks that covered the whole of the 45 mile long distance path The…

After the Walk July 2024

Sunday July 28th. Silverdale Circuit Revisited. 21 miles. Leader: Pauline Melia.   I thought I would lead this walk again as it is one of my personal favourites and shows off the best of the beautiful Lancashire/Cumbria coast and countryside. Three years since the last time! Time flies! Twelve of…

Meeting Minutes 2024

Meeting Minutes 2024.   East_Lancs_LDWA_Group_Meeting_9th_January_2024.docx   East_Lancs_LDWA_Group_Meeting_5th_Mar_2024.pdf   East_Lancs_LDWA_Group_Meeting_7th_May_2024.pdf   East_Lancs_LDWA_Group_Meeting_13th_August_2024.pdf   East_Lancs_LDWA_Group_Meeting_1st_October_2024.pdf  …

After the Walk August 2024

Wednesday August 21st. The Fourth Panopticon. 11.5 miles. Leader: Barbara Shelton.   Most of the 19 people on this walk hadn’t seen the Panopticon of the title but many had seen the other three – The Atom, The Halo and The Singing Ringing Tree. The Panopticons are art installations with…

After the Walk September 2024

Wednesday September 18th. Rocking Up and Down. 13 miles. Leader: Andy Griffin.   Seven walkers joined me at Todmorden Sports Centre car-park on the near 13 mile walk which was a clock wise circuit of the Upper Calder Valley to Hebden Bridge via Hole Bottom, Whirlaw, Great Rock, Blachshaw Head and…

After the Walk October 2024

Wednesday October 30th. Parklife. 14 miles. Leaders: Dave and Alma Walsh. Twenty people were introduced to Betty Banks (border terrier puppy) on her inaugural walk for the Club.Conditions were dank, but mild. The paths were slippy with wet leaves as we made our way to Clifton Country Park through…

After the Walk November 2024

Wednesday November 27th. Ronnie's Radcliffe Roundabout Plodder. 10 miles. Leader: Phil Chapman.   An excellent turnout for today's walk RONNIES RADCLIFFE ROUNDABOUT. Starting from Leverhulme Park car park were 20 walkers, some of whom just managed to find it. Some new faces and some we'd not seen…

After the Walk December 2024

Sunday December 29th. The Shorter Wheel. 19 miles. Leaders: Paul and Jeanette Banks.   17 walkers (including a new walker from the Meet Up group) and one dog met to complete a shortened version of the Preston Guild Wheel.    After 4 days of heavy mist it was pleasing that it had finally lifted…

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