Monthly Updates

April 2024 Update

Happy Easter - A time to eat plenty of chocolate and then look for walks to burn it off! April is always a busy time for challenge events. Although we are not holding the Daffodil Dawdle this year (Replaced in July with the Rodent Wriggle) locally there is 'The Capital Challenge' next weekend.…

March 2024 Update

Wow what a wet one! Well done to all the LDWA stalwarts that embraced all the mud and flooding and continued to support the winter walks programme. The Winter Poppy was certainly challenging this year with the mud underfoot and the heavy rain in the night. This did not however deter the walkers who…

February 2024 Update

Welcome to the February walks update. Congratulations we have made it through the shortest days. With the longer days on the horizon we will soon be able to extend the length of our group walks and look for signs of spring! We were super lucky with the weather for our New Years days walk with…

January 2024 Update

New Year Walks Update Happy New Year! May the new year bring health, happiness and plenty of walks!! I hope you are all enjoying the Christmas break and are ready to start the new year off with a bang…...or a 15 mile walk around the Suffolk coast! This year's New Years Day walk will be…

2023 Christmas Walks Update

I am sure like me many of you are looking forward to our Christmas walk and meal on Saturday. It is never too early for Christmas dining! We have had some fabulous autumn walks in the last month and we have been really lucky with the weather. Looking at the photos on the gallery Norfolk & Suffolk…

November 2023 Update

Welcome to the November update. I am so pleased to see that that the social walks have picked up again now that summer is over. Thank you to all the walk leaders that responded to my plea. The November and December schedule has now filled up nicely. It is great to see and catch up with everybody…

October 2023 Update

Welcome to the Autumn and ultimately one of our favourite walking seasons. Good news for walk leaders. There is now money provided for N&S LDWA walk leaders to recce social walks. This is intended as a contribution as opposed to full reimbursement, and recognises the time and cost (in particular…

September 2023 Update

Welcome to the September walks update. I would like to start by congratulating all our members that completed Essex & Herts Shotley 50. It has been four years since it was last held so lovely to find it back on the schedule. It was a great day enjoyed by a number of our members and for some their…

August 2023 Update

Welcome to the August Walks Update. Well done to all that turned out to the Summer Poppy, it was a bit wet! We forgot to order in the sunshine but everybody still seemed to enjoy it. Thank you to Jayne and her team for their hard work ensuring another successful event. Check out the photo's on the…

July 2023 Update

Welcome to what is probably going to be a very short monthly update as my computer has broken down I am therefore writing this on my phone!   Summer is always a busy period for everyone however we have had a nice selection of walks on the schedule for those that are still around. It has been lovely…

June 2023 Update

Welcome to the June update and hopefully Summer 2023! With the holiday period now upon us you may notice that the group walks tend to tail off a bit as leaders and in fact walkers are otherwise engaged with summer activities. The annual 100 is now very fast approaching (this weekend)  and a few of…

May 2023 Update

Welcome to the May walks Update What a busy month April has been with Challenge events as well as social walks on the agenda. If anyone is looking for inspiration for next year, I have added a few photos to the gallery on our website of the various challenge events our members have participated in…

Future Walks

Future Walks

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Past Walks

Past walks

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Local Group News

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National LDWA

National LDWA

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LDWA Walks

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Challenge Events

Social Walks

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