Health Walk - Tuesday 25th July 2017
Photos by Michael S - Please click on photos if you wish to see a larger one
Forty-eight walkers this morning, twelve opted for the short walk
Lawrence was leading the main walk with Frankie back marking. Suzi was leading the Optional Short Walk Group with Pat back marking.
It was a gloomy morning, Scotch mist, some of the out of focus photos reflect this
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Lawrence led us round the back of the Barn round to the front of the Hall
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I noticed this vehicle, something to think about in about in the future possibly not too far away
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Walking round the Hall, I think this is the first photo from here.
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We joined the main path and walked down Snake Hill. Who are those people in front of us?
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The short option walkers crossing the Stone Bridge. They had gone direct down Snake hill passed the new building, the path is open again. We turned left before the bridge but the Elite walkers walked along the river to the Wooden Bridge and walked up Snake Hill. As they entered the Pinetum they turned right up the steep incline to walk alongside the new building and back along the sunny side (ha ha) of the Hall down past Sue Ryder's cafe and round the back to the Barn.
Lawrence took the main group up through Walkers Wood into Cock Cabin Wood and round the pond
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Canada Geese on the pond, not seen them here before, this photo is poor, hopefully it was too dark and not me.
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Off again after a short rest
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Back down Bikers Hill, Photo 10 another new angle
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The Rowen berries are glowing red, is it autumn already? Should have used flash
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We crossed the Stone Bridge
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and walked along the bottom of the Dam up the long steps to the Lake
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Where the white object on the tree
aroused our interest. Is it a plastic bag or
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could it be a Heron, think it was a Heron
Lawrence took us round the Lake, through the Kissing Gate up the steps into the Field where we had another short rest before walking down to the other Kissing Gate and up into Dog Kennel Wood.
Through Gravel hole Wood, over the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill, through the Pinetum back to the Barn
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Today's walks
Red - main group - 2.5 miles
Green - short option group
Where there are green arrows on the red route it means the Elite walkers had followed the main >> or the main group had followed the Elite walkers >>
Today's walkers:
Main Walk - Alan C, Anneke, Barbara, Barry, Bill, Brenda, Brian C, Carmel, Carol W, Chris B, Christine D, Christine S, Clare, Frankie, James Mc, Janet M, Janet S, Joe Mc, John Mc, John W, Keith, Lawrence, Linda E, Marie, Marilyn, Maureen Mc, Michael G, Michael S, Roseanne, Sheila C, Susan G, Sylvia, Teresa, Victor & Yvonne & Otis. Chris, first time with us, is Alan & Brenda's Grandson.
Short Walk Group - Ann S, Carol R, Carole, Elizabeth B, Elizabeth H, Jennifer J, John B, Margaret W, Muriel, Norman, Pat R & Suzi
The Chorley Walk - Find Your Feet scheme.
Compiled by Michael Swarbrick
