Health Walk - Tuesday 28th February 2017
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos to see a larger one
Not very promising weather but forty-one walkers and a 'passenger' turned up. Abi, assessing Carmel, brought her young daughter along.
Carmel was leading, Michael S was back marker and Peter W leading the Elite walk, eight today including two new walkers.
Carmel led us into the Pinetum and down over the Wooden Bridge turning right then left up into Gravel Hole Wood.
We walked through Gravel Hole Wood into Dog Kennel Wood emerging to climb up into the Field and dropped down to the Lake.
We walked along the Lake and down to the Stone Bridge. We crossed the Stone Bridge and walked up the slope to Walkers Wood.
Carmel cut the walk short as the rain was rather wet she turned left and walked down Bikers Hill across and up Snake Hill. Unbelievably Murphy's Law came into action and the rain stopped and we had some sunshine.
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Approaching the new building
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we met another group but they didn't seem as happy as us.
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The side scaffolding has gone back up so that the cladding can be completed on this side.
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The roof is coming along nicely now but even with professional roofers the small shingles are taking a long time to build up.
Peter led the Elite walkers in the opposite direction to the main group by going down Snake Hill. They went up to the Lake and then into Dog Kennel Wood, Gravel Hole Wood, Wooden Bridge and up Cardiac Hill. Peter led the more able/less tired walkers up round the Viewing Area but the others took a less hazardous route through the middle of the Pinetum .
We all arrived back at the Barn for our refreshments where we were rather crammed into the corner of the atrium and again the noise was deafening.
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Today's walks
Today's walkers:
Main Walk - Abi and daughter, Anneke, Barbara, Bill, Brian C, Carmel, Christine D, Christine H, Clare, Colin D, Colin C, Denise, Elizabeth M, Frankie, James, John Mc, John W, Judy, Lawrence, Linda E, Margaret W, Marie, Marilyn, Mavis, Michael G, Michael S, Muriel, Paul, Sandy, Vic, Vivien, Yvonne and Zandra.
Short Walk - Ann, Carol R, Elizabeth H, Mary, Norman, Pat, Peter W, and Suzie. It was Carol R & Norman's first Health Walk and although they have lived in Leyland all their lives they didn't know about Cuerden Valley Park!
The Chorley Walk - Find Your Feet scheme.
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
