Walking Group 1

We have had a successful meeting of interested walkers The programme for the next few months is given below.

Walks take place fortnightly, alternating between Mondays and Wednesdays. The meeting place is at the lay-by on Mobberley Road just before the watertower (Travis Perkins) at 9.30 a.m.

If you would like more details of any particular walk (e.g. difficulty or whether to bring a packed lunch) please ring the leader or if you have any other problems or matters for discussion please ring me on 01565 633569.

We have been asked by U3A head office to ensure that we have a first aid kit in our walks so I have obtained one and I would like leaders to use it, unless they have a satisfactory kit of their own. I am usually on walks and will take it and will try to ensure that if I am not on a walk I will pass it on.

Note to leaders: When preparing details of how to get to the meeting place for the walk it would be a good idea to put on your mobile number in case anyone has trouble getting there!

For joint venture with Walking Group 2 to walk the Sandstone Trail between 18th and 29th June see below main list of walks

Date	Walk	Leader(s)
Monday, 23 Jan	Delamere : forest and field tracks, a couple of hills, one superb viewpoint. 6miles, cafe lunch	Lynda Harris 621058 April Canning 0161 928 4544
Wednesday, 8 February	Marbury Park. 5/6 miles flat walking with lunch at the Stanley Arms	Helena Muskett 651524
Monday, 20 February	Little Leigh and the River Weaver. Flat. 5 ½ miles. Pub lunch	Jill Board 652940 Jenny Dean 634264
Wednesday, 7 March	Great Budworth. Five and a half miles. Fairly flat Pub lunch	Evelyn Flett 653048
Monday, 19 March	Walton Hall. 5 ½ mile flattish walk with a pub lunch.	Sue Stinchcombe 621322
Wednesday, 4 April	Alderley Edge and Hare Hill – 5 miles. Home or pub lunch. (see end of programme re Tissington Trail)	Carole and David English 625815
Monday, 16 April	Bottoms Reservoir and Macclesfield Forest. Hilly area. 6 ½ miles. Packed lunch	Margaret Cole 633569 Gill Todd 633543
Wednesday, 2 May	Chinley. A hilly 6 mile walk in this new area for our group. Packed lunch	Val Homer 652282
Monday, 14 May	Todd Brook, Jenkin Chapel, Moss Brook, Charles Head. 6 miles. Hilly area with a packed lunch.	Janet Walker. 634177
Wednesday, 30 May	Hayfield. (another new venture for this group). Hilly. 5 ½ miles. Packed lunch	Jacqui Moore 652469
Monday, 11 June	A walk in Derbyshire hoping to take in a well-dressing. Details later	Lynda Harris 621058 April Canning 0161 928 4544
Wednesday, 27 June	Sandstone Trail [See below] Bickerton Church to No mans Heath. 5 ½ miles. Packed lunch	Rod Howgate. 01625 582924
Monday, 9 July	Rainow. Millenium Stones walk. 6 or so miles. Packed lunch. (as you know its hilly round there)	Judith Shirley(652448), Sue Grassby (01477 535416) and Margaret Fogden (634052)
Wednesday, 25 July	Longnor. 6-7 miles in a hilly area with a packed lunch	Margaret Cole 633569
Monday, 6 August	To be arranged at next meeting
Wednesday, 22 August	Tissington Trail. 5 miles with a packed lunch.	Carole and David English 625815

Sandstone Trail
Between Monday, 18 June and Friday, 29^th June Rod is proposing to walk the Sandstone Trail and these are the details he has given me. This will be a joint venture with walking group 2 and he will lead on 18^th and 27^th June. Rod is happy to co-ordinate all travel arrangements and intends to do all sections of the walk, but other members are encouraged to lead the other four sections. The sections are as follows
Monday 18 June	Frodsham to Barnbridge Gates, Delamere. 7 ½ . 3-4 hours	Rod Howgate. 01625 582924
Wednesday, 20 June	Barnbridge Gates to John St. Willington.	4 miles. 2 hours
Friday, 22 June	Willington to Beeston Castle	5 ½ miles. 2-3 hours
Monday, 25 June	Beeston Castle to Bickerton Church	5 ½ miles. 2-3 hours
Wednesday, 27 June	Sandstone Trail Bickerton Church to No mans Heath. 5 and a half miles. Packed lunch	Rod Howgate. 01625 582924
Friday, 29 June	No Mans Heath to Whitchurch	5 ½ . 2-3 hours