On leaving the car park we were pleased to see four alpacas/lamas sharing a field with ten rooks before our leader Bob, indicated we should turn right towards Sheldon. Our way took us onto a grassy path boarded by nettles and purple thistles with green fields all around us. Steve stopped to stroke a honey-coloured […]
Walking Group July 2025
At the start of the walk we were greeted by four ponies and two even smaller ones in a nearby field. There were lots of bulrushes on the water’s edge and the bright yellow, cupshaped flowers of the water lily, floating on the slow moving water of the canal. On the canal path we passed […]
July 2025 Magazine
Magazine – July 2025
Newbold Women’s Group June 2025
The group welcomed Kevin Morley to the evening meeting when he gave an enlightening talk about the origins of the Saltergate Children’s Home in Ethiopia. Kevin was born and raised in Chesterfield and after working in London, he returned to this area to study at Sheffield University, subsequently becoming a maths teacher. Feeling the need […]
Walking Group June 2025
Bob was the leader for our 4 ½ mile walk along the Chaffinch Trail from the Royal Oak in Barlborough. Five walkers set off along Westfield Lane as it started to rain and crossed the dual carriageway onto a farm track. It soon stopped raining, and it was sunny and warm for most of the […]