After dry weather for the Jubilee celebrations the weather for the church walk turned out to be wet. With this in mind we decided to change the planned route for a more local walk. As you can see from the picture, we all dressed in wet weather clothes. We set off from Tapton Lock to do a 4-mile walk.
We joined the towpath at Tapton Lock to walk along the Cuckoo Way which is signposted for the whole of the original 46 miles of the canal. However, there is still a section of the canal that is not navigable by boat, with a section of the canal missing. We had the towpath mainly to ourselves with only the odd dog walker or cyclist around. We did see a rabbit watching us before he decided to jump off. There were two horses in a field with their heads down eating grass.
We carried on along the canal until we reached the bridge over the canal that leads to a track into Brimington. We commented on the change in the hedgerows over the last week from bright spring colours to rich greens.
We walked down Station Road and onto Newbridge Lane to get back onto the canal. We stopped for the photo at Wheeldonmill Lock, all agreeing it had been worth making the effort to get out on the wet Sunday afternoon.
If you wish to join the July walk, we will meet at the church gates on Sunday the 3rd at 4pm. You are all welcome
Julie Franks