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 […]
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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 […]
Walking Group March 2020
March Walk Following Heather’s retiring lunch 12 walkers set off later than usual for a walk from Calver village. After so many storms in the previous weeks it was refreshing to be out in the sunshine. After leaving the village we walked passed Calver Mill to cross a field with its own pond (flooded) to […]