2024

Shaw Gem

 

Saturday 28 December 2024

Distance: 18 Miles

Leader: Norman Johnson 

Where are we again?

Photos from Eric and Pete - click here

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Saltaire Brewery

 

Thursday 19 December 2024

Distance: 18 Miles

Leader: Kevin Hudson 

Bingley

More photos from Eric and Barbara, click here

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New Route of the 587

 

Thursday 5 December 2024

Distance: 17 Miles

Leader: Andrew Underdown 

 

Eric on camera at Cat Stones

Photos from Pete and Eric, click here

Photos from Eric, click here

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Christmas Tree Festival

 

Thursday 28 November 2024

Distance: 17 Miles

Leader: Kevin Hudson 

 

 

Photos from Eric

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Covid Capers

 

Saturday 16 November 2024

Distance: 18 Miles

Leader: Pendle Pete

Group at Thieveley Pike trig

Photos from Pete and Eric

 

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Lyme Park

 

Saturday 2 November 2024

Distance: 19 Miles

Leader: Peter Graham

Group on the day

Photos from Pete

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Last of the SUMMER TIME

 

Thursday 24 October 2024

Distance: 20 Miles

Leader: Ron

 

Photos from Carmel

More photos from Steve - click here

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Pendle’s Lakes & Boulsworth Hill

 

Thursday 10 October 2024

Distance: 22 Miles

Leader: Pendle Pete 

 

Steve & Peter at Barrowford Locks

 

Group on Castle Road Colne

 

Saucer Stone on Boulsworth

 

Eye Eye

 

Checking for right way up

 

Flying the flag, loud and proud

 

Timex Peter and Pendle Pete

 

Photos from Pendle Pete

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A Walk With No Name

 

Thursday 29 August 2024

Distance: 21 Miles

Leader: Kevin Cronshaw

Passing Colne Town Hall

 

Coming off Pendle Hill towards Sabden

 

Heyhouses at Sabden

 

Heading back home

 

Photos from Pete

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Whaley Bridge Walk

 

Saturday 24 August 2024

Distance: 23 Miles

Leader:

Ron Wallwork 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from Pete

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The Farm in the Middle

 

Thursday 1 August 2024

Distance: 25 Miles

Leader: Ron Wallwork 

Good to have Rocket leading again

 

Pendle Pete at Blackstone Trig

 

Sporting the colours for Yorkshire Day!!

 

Happy Yorkshire Day Folks

 

Dropping down to Scammonden Reservoir

 

 

The farm in the middle of the M62

 

Smashing Pub visit to finish in style…

 

Cheers Everyone...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caption

Photos from Pete

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Peel Tower

 

Saturday 27 July 2024

Distance: 23 Miles

Leader: Peter Graham 

 

Group at Peel Tower

 

Natures Regeneration

 

Lunch at Helmshore

 

Irwell Vale Station

 

City of Wells

 

 

River Irwell

Photos from Pete

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Gisburn-Barrowford and Back

 

Saturday 13 July 2024

Distance: 19 Miles

Leader: Pendle Pete

15 people out on this one and three groups represented, SP, WL & WY

 

 

Ayres Rock of Lancashire

 

Rooting for England on Weets Hill

 

Stepping Stones at Roughlee

 

Lancashire’s Finest

 

Stang Top above Whitehough

 

Flying the Flag at Wheathead

 

Felix, Louie & Grandad

 

Homeward Bound

 

Leader serving-up the refreshments

 

 

Photos from Pete

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Three Rivers

 

Thursday 6 June 2024

Distance: 23 Miles

Leader: Pete


Sporting Burnley Fan

 

We would have loved a cuppa!

 

Greengore House Near Hurst Green

 

Sonyhurst College

Photos from Pete

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The West Craven Way

 

Saturday 11 May 2024

Distance: 24 Miles

Leader: Pete Smith

 

Group at Duck Pond Farm near Weets Hill

 

Bracewell near Barnoldswick

 

Ingthorpe Grange

 

Karen and Jane at Double Decker Bridge East Marton.

 

Anyone for Cricket

Photos from Pete

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More Haslingden Moor

 

Saturday 27 April 2024

Distance: 20 Miles

Leader: Ron 

 

Photos from Pete and Carmel

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OWT with Kevin

 

Saturday 13 April 2024

Distance: 20 Miles

Leader: Kevin 

 

 

Angela, Kevin, Andrew, Steve and Janice

 

Old Jalopy at Burnsall

 

River Wharfe

 

Canoeing above the Strid

 

Easter Egg Hunting in Bolton Abbey Woods

 

Bolton Abbey and the Wharfe

Photos from Pete

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Burnley Ramblings

 

Saturday 21 March 2024

Distance: 20 Miles

Leader: Pendle Pete

Down the River without a Paddle

 

 

Classic side-on view of Pendle Hill

 

The Mucky Duck, it probably was after our visit

 

 

Photos from Pendle Pete

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Lancashire Mountain

 

Saturday 16 March 2024

Distance: 23 Miles

Leader: Pendle Pete

Stephen NY, Jeff WY, Janice NY and Kevin SP

 

Upper Leck Beck

 

Stepping into Barbondale

 

Jeff above the Lune Valley

 

Stephen and Janice at Caste Knott

 

Stephen, Kevin and Jeff at Calf Top

 

High Lathe Gill

 

Flying the flag on Lancashire Mountain (Gragareth Trig)

Photos from Pendle Pete

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Todmorden (Every Leap Year)

 

 

Thursday 29 February 2024

Distance: 21 Miles

Leader: Steve Clark

Group of the day: Anne, Ian, Ron, Norman, Steve, Stephen, Kevin and PP on the shutter

 

Nice County Boundary Stone

 

Top County!

 

Group approaching Gisburn Mill in Hardcastle Crags.

 

Crossing the Hebden River

Photos from Pendle Pete

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Four Rivers of Stockport

A route from Marple Bridge

 

Saturday 17 February 2024

Distance: 21 Miles

Leader: Peter Graham

Goyt Hall Farm

 

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Meadow Mill Stockport

 

Colourful Cottages

 

Cheers

 

Photos from Pendle Pete

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Hillyborough

A route from Littleborough

 

Thursday 4 January 2024

Distance: 20 Miles

Leader: Andrew Underdown

 

 

 

 

Photos from Pete

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Saturday nn April 2024

Distance: 20 Miles

Leader: ???? 

 

 

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Photos from Pete

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Future Walks

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