A robin greeted us as we strode towards the broad path leading to the Stockley trail on a tranquil summer’s evening. Sunlight was filtering through the trees and as we moved into a field, we disturbed a pheasant that rose from the long grass with an angry squawk. We walked past “Breaking the Mould”, an […]
July 2024 Magazine
Magazine – July 2024
Newbold Women’s Group June 2024
For our meeting on 5th June, we were pleased to welcome back local historian Marjorie Dunn, who talked to us about The Brontes. Her approach was to understand why people are still drawn to them so much, which she felt was partly due to the hundreds of letters which they wrote and still exist, thus […]
Walking Group June 2024
For our June late afternoon / evening walk the weather was kind to us, the sun was shining and the temperature ideal for our walk. The five of us met outside church and decided on a circular walk from Ashover Church. Earlier in the week Bob and Evelyn had walked the route in rain with […]
Walking Group May 2024
Since it was completed in 1984, the Five Pits Trail has become well known as a place to go for a short walk in our delightful county, so we left the Timber Lane car park at 4.30pm to begin our first summer evening walk of the year – and the weather was glorious. Our leader, […]