Saturday, 18 January 2020

Sherwood Pines parkrun

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      This parkrun takes place only a couple of miles from Center Parcs, so I popped along whilst the others got a few minutes ...
Friday, 17 January 2020

Center Parcs 2019 (1)

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  Here we are, duly assembled for another active weekend in Sherwood Forest. 
Thursday, 16 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (9)

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  Here, I'm packing up near the summit of Beinn na Caillich, on 18 May 2010, after one of the best nights I've had in a tent, w...
Wednesday, 15 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (8)

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  The route I'm currently vetting has a camping spot below the Munro summit of Creag nan Damh, on the South Glen Shiel ridge. Sue a...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (7)

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  This one is for fellow vetter, Barbara, who asked about access to the Schiehallion path from Kinloch Rannoch (where ice creams are an...
Monday, 13 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (6)

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  Today I'm vetting a route that passes Ryvoan bothy, near Glenmore Lodge. I stayed outside the bothy on a lovely flat piece of gra...
Sunday, 12 January 2020

Saturday 11 January 2020 - Wythenshawe parkrun number 424

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  On a routine Saturday morning on the 5 km 'Reverse Flag and Sandcastle' course, Jan rests under the supervision of Oliver aft...
Saturday, 11 January 2020

Friday 10 January 2020 - A Walk from Stockport to Ashton

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  I did this walk on my own back in September, reporting on it here , where you'll find a bit more greenery in the pictures, and a ...
Friday, 10 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (5)

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  This photo is from 10 May 2009, when Sue and I camped near the summit of Gulvain. The route I vetted yesterday went very close by, an...
Thursday, 9 January 2020

Wednesday 8 January 2020 - Motoring in the Edwardian Era - A Talk by Craig Horner

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  These two members of SWOG had clearly dressed for the occasion!   In a fascinating presentation, backed by the tome shown below,...
Wednesday, 8 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (4)

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I've had the pleasure today of vetting a route that includes a day that almost exactly replicates the day Sue and I spent on 19 May 2...
Tuesday, 7 January 2020

Monday 6 January 2020 - Deco Delight Jazz Band at Eagley Jazz Club

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  Another excellent night at the Jazz Club, with an entertaining performance from this band of accomplished musicians, details of whom ...
Monday, 6 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (3)

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  Another picture from the same (2009) Challenge as the previous two postings.   Our route joined the Great Glen Way for a while, p...
Sunday, 5 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (2)

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Here's our camp that preceded the idyllic spot beside the Finiskaig river in the previous posting . I suppose that given the pace of ...
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Saturday, 4 January 2020

The TGO Challenge - Vetting Days (1)

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Following the sad demise of Bernie Marshall last year, I offered to help the organisers - knowing that he was supposed to be on Challenge...
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Friday, 3 January 2020

Friday 3 January 2020 - A Middlewood Way/Macclesfield Canal Circuit

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  2020's Friday morning walks got off to a start this morning. Billy No Mates turned up on time at Rose Hill in Marple and enjoyed ...