Health Walk - Thursday 6th October 2016

Photos by Michael - Please click on photos to see a larger one

Today we had twenty-four walkers - Ann, Bernadette, Brenda, Colin D, Carole, David, Elizabeth H, Frankie, Graham, Helen, Irene S, James, John W, Linda D, Linda E, Linda P, Margaret W, Mary, Michael, Muriel, Paul, Peter, Sandy, Suzie and Alison's dog Freddie

It was Brenda's first walk with us.

It was another lovely morning, a bit nippy but lots of sunshine

Michael was leading, Helen was coerced into back marking and Peter led the short walk

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down the Cinder Path and on to

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the Cycle Track where Michael lost the aerial to the walkie talkie. (How do you know he lost it there?)

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We entered Cock Cabin Wood,                        

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emerging on to the the Cycle Track to go down into Walkers Wood        

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Blue sky over the Hall

We all crossed the Stone Bridge and walked along the bottom of the Dam

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up to the Lake.  Graham is helping Ann to retain her balance.  We walked round the Lake and up into the Field

As we paused to catch our breath Michael realised That the aerial was missing from the radio!

We carried on to the entrance to Dog Kennel Wood where Michael decided to backtrack in the hope of finding the aerial.

James led the walkers up into Dog Kennel Wood and through Gravel Hole Wood and crossing the Wooden Bridge, up Cardiac Hill into the Pinetum and back to the Barn.

Michael was exceedingly lucky to find the aerial on the level just before the climb to the steps to the Cinder Path

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It was lying just where Paul was standing earlier.  He continued back down the Cinder Path, along Sue Ryder Drive and back to the Barn.

Peter and the short walkers decided they wouldn't follow the main group, Brenda preferred not to do any hills without her Nordic sticks.  They entered the Pinetum and walked up to the Viewing Area before continuing down the steps.  Not leaving the Pinetum they climbed up the path alongside the new building, onto the main path but turned left to the Hall.

They walked down Sue Ryder Drive and entered Cuerden Close.  Before Shady Lane they walked through the little wood onto Berkeley Drive, up behind the Barn and back through the Hall outbuildings.

Good to see you all this morning to walk in Walking for Health's Find you Feet's Cuerden Valley Health Walk

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick