Walking Group Eight of us met at the Church gates for our late afternoon walk from Hartington. For once the weather was sunny and warm with no chance of rain. When we arrived at Hartington the village was still busy – it was their ‘open gardens’ day with sixteen local gardens open to the public. […]
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Walking Group July 2016
WALKING GROUP Blue skies and warm sunshine greeted us for this walk, in sharp contrast to the previous day when the annual church fete was held amid constant heavy showers. We parked at the Robin Hood pub and began our climb up to Birchen Edge, where men and women were releasing their ropes and straps […]
Walking Group June 2016
WALKING GROUP Sunday 5th June turned out to be a hot day so starting the walk at 4pm was a good idea. We parked in a lay-by and set off immediately towards Dethick church, which a week before was covered in scaffolding. Keeping churches open and in good repair takes a lot of money and […]
Walking Group May 2016
May Day Church Walk. We started the walk from Bents Green Methodist Church in Sheffield. The weather was overcast but ideal for walking. Soon we were out into countryside and looking from the bridleway we could see fields of sheep and newly born lambs. We continued downhill to the Forge Dam. It is from here […]
Walking Group April 2016
Walking Group – Drama on April Walk! As we wanted to get back to Church for the Easter Evensong service that evening, it was decided not to travel too far for the start of our walk. Clowne was our starting point on a warm, early spring afternoon. Eight of us parked up and once […]