We started our walk from the cenotaph in Bolsover under cloudy skies and strolled down a steep road, following our leaders, Steve and Julie, to turn onto a track bordered by a wild flower meadow on the right and wonderful views around us. Behind us stood Bolsover Castle and before us, in the distance we […]
Walking Group May 2019
The walk started at the picturesque village of Ault Hucknall. We walked along a quiet lane with fragrant May blossom and clematis flowering in the hedgerow; we were close to Crosswood and Oxclose plantation. We walked steeply downhill (Broadoak Hill) to a road where traffic was flowing steadily towards Hardwick Hall where a Food Fair […]
Newbold Women’s Group April 2019
On 3rd April the group meeting was led by Diane Badger, who is our new Secretary. The speaker was Angie, a Community Fundraiser with Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, who gave us a very interesting presentation. She emphasized that the hospice is a happy place, with plenty of joy and laughter, definitely not a place for […]
May 2019 Magazine
Magazine – May 2019
Walking Group April 2019
Eleven people turned up for our walk near Alton which was postponed from last month. We parked the cars and scrambled up to Ashover Rock where a marker showed us the direction and mileage of various cities, towns and historic places, with Lincoln being the farthest away. Unfortunately, due to low cloud visibility was restricted. […]