Six members braved the showers and arrived at Somersall Park for our monthly walk from the car park towards Holymoorside. We walked over the nearby bridge, across the road and through three fields, the paths of which were very muddy. At one mature oak tree, Mary ran up and threw her arms around it causing […]
Walking Group
Walking Group November 2021
Steve Franks was born in Chesterfield but brought up in the village of Clowne and was happy to lead five of us in this area for our November walk. We settled down to eat our sandwiches on the old platform of the Clowne & Barlborough Station, only 40 yards from Clowne South Station. We set […]
Walking Group October 2021
Three walkers gathered outside Church on the 3rd October. Over the past week supply problems meant that finding a petrol station actually selling petrol was a headache so we decided to start our walk from church rather than driving to a starting point. We walked through Newbold village before crossing Loundsley Green Road and entering […]
Walking Group September 2021
Four walkers gathered outside Church on the 5 September for our first ‘away’ walk since the Covid-19 outbreak. When we got to our starting point in Old Whittington, we had our lunch break. Before starting the walk our numbers were reduced to three when one of our group could not find their car and house […]
Walking Group August 2021
After many months of lockdown the St. John’s Church group finally ventured out on the first walk. We welcomed back Eric and Helen and as a decision had been made to not share cars, we began our journey by walking through the churchyard, along Kendal Road, down to Coniston Road and up to Silverdale Close […]