THE WALKING GROUP Ten members ventured out for the monthly walk on a sunny, Sunday afternoon in December. We managed to park our cars in Baslow despite the fact that many people were parking in the area and then walking to Chatsworth market which was being held on that weekend. Apparently, parking was restricted at […]
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Walking Group November 2019
Ten walkers gathered outside Church on the 3rd November before leaving in our cars for our starting point at Winster. We had checked the walk the previous Sunday, after Saturday rain saw flooding in Chesterfield and flood warnings issued in other parts of the Peak District. Then we had to drive through flood water to […]
Walking Group October 2019
Sunday morning dawned with heavy rain which looked as if it would continue into the afternoon, but our group decided to chance it by driving to the start of our walk at Great Hucklow. The sun appeared behind grey clouds and stayed with us for the rest of the day. We welcomed two new members, […]
Walking Group September 2019
We started the walk from Dronfield Hall Barn which had been derelict for several years, but thanks to a lottery grant, had been restored for community use. It has a café, functions rooms, a small courtyard and landscaped gardens. We ate a leisurely sandwich lunch in the garden then set off uphill from the barn, […]
Walking Group August 2019
Eight members met at the church gates for our intended walk from Great Hucklow and decided that as thunder storms had been forecast for that area we ought to change our destination to somewhere more local, so Linacre Woods was chosen. As Great Hucklow is approximately 13 miles from Whaley Bridge we had been made […]