2025

After the Walk January 2025

  Wednesday January 29th. Flat paths and Lanes around Sefton. 11 miles. Leader: Steve & Noreen Martin.   Seven adults, including one guest, and a dog set off from McDonalds at Aintree retail park.   Glorious blue skies, 7 degrees, with very little cloud with a slight northerly wind in places.…

After the Walk February 2025

Sunday February 23rd. The Greys and The Egertons. 17 miles. Leader: Bob Kelly. (helped by Luna)   Ten walkers and Luna the dog set off from Bowden at nine o’clock with a very variable weather forecast.   We headed west over the Dunham Forest Golf Course and into the Dunham Massey estate with…

After the Walk March 2025

  Wednesday March 26th. Definitely no pie today. 11 miles. Leader: Gerald Dentith.   A select seven folk met just outside Threshfield for a perfect Spring day. It’s easy to forget how glorious the Dales can be when you haven’t been for a while.   We proceeded through Linton and Thorpe to…

After the Walk April 2025

Sunday April 20th - Saturday April 26th. A Trip to Melrose.   Monday April 21st. Hiltonshill Old Toll House to Melrose. 15 miles, 2400' ascent. Tuesday April 22nd. Galashields to Tweed bridge. 14.5 miles, 2800' ascent. Wednesday April 23rd. Day off. Thursday April 24th. Melrose Circular, 14.5…

After the Walk May 2025

Sunday May 18th. Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom. 3/5 17.5 miles. Leaders: Paul and Jeanette Banks.   19 walkers and Luna the dog met at Slaidburn for the third of the five series of circular walks that complete the 46 mile walk in the Ribble Valley and the Forest-of-Bowland.   The…

After the Walk June 2025

Sunday June 22nd. Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom.  5/5. 17.5 miles. Leaders: Paul and Jeanette Banks.    13 walkers and one dog completed the last of the 5 circular walks making up the Journey Through the Centre of the Kingdom' long distance path.   Despite the dismal weather…

After the Walk July 2025

Wednesday July 23rd. Arnside Amble. 15 miles. Leader: Geoff  and Louise Halliwell.   There were 9 walkers including Geoff and I on last weeks walk. They were all from the  Lancaster and Lakeland area, just one lady from East Lancs and the first time on an LDWA walk for her. She was in training…

Meeting Minutes 2025

Meeting Minutes 2025.   East_Lancs_Committee_Meeting_7_1_25.pdf   EL_Committee_Meeting_18th_Feb_2025.pdf   EL_LDWA_Meeting_8th_April_25.pdf   EL_Two_Crosses_report_2025.pdf   EL_Committee_Meeting_10th_June_2025.pdf   EL_LDWA_Meeting_5th_August_2025.docx   EL_AGM_Minutes_4th_November_25.pdf

After the Walk August 2025

Sunday August 31st. Return to the Promised Land. 19 miles. Leader: Steve Martin.   A light breeze with scattered sunshine, dry ground beneath, with showers and winds picking up expected PM. At 9am, twenty walkers and a dog departed from the car park, making their way to Ashurst Beacon for a photo…

After the Walk September 2025

Sunday September 21st. Peelers Orphans. 23 miles. Leader: Nick Halford.   Fifteen of us met by the mousetrap at Burr’s park for a day of perfect walking weather, having nicely missed the recent very heavy rains. First through Bury to Elton reservoir, then curving north to Affetside and Hawshaw,…

Fife Coastal Path 2025

Fife Coastal Path 2025. Members of East and West Lancs completed the second part of the Fife Coastal Path in September 2025. Below is a photographic record of the journey. Day 1. Kingsbarn to Elie. 14 miles. Day 2. Kingsbarn to Leuchars. 14 miles. Day 3. Leuchars to Wormit Bay. 16 miles.  …

After the Walk October 2025

Wednesday October 29th. A Short trip to Japan. 13.5 miles. Leader: Roger Jackson.   Sixteen walkers set off from the Cheetham Pub car park at 10.00 am. The weather was surprisingly good, much better than had been forecast. We knew it would be wet underfoot but not a problem for a rugged group like…

After the Walk November 2025

  Wednesday November 26th. Tri Ressy Rover. 11 miles. Leader: Phil Chapman.   The Weather was kind to us on todays walk. Forecast Rain but stayed away for us 12 intrepid walkers. Starting from the Jumbles Cafe we made our way along the shores of Jumbles to our first Port of Call for toilet &…

After the Walk December 2025

Sunday December 21st. Winter Solstice. 16 miles. Leader: John Shortt.    This was a walk on the shortest day of the year, finishing just before sunset. Seven walkers set off from Jeffrey Hill for a 16.1 mile walk through Bowland.  The route took us over Longridge Fell and through Chipping. …

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