FIRST WALK FOR 2017
Happy New Year to all our walkers. Just a reminder that our first walk for 2017 will take place on
Monday 16th January 2017
Time : 6.30pm;
Place: Maghull Baptist Church, Hall Lane, Maghull
(The Active Sefton Friday walk starts on 20th January 2017 at Crosby Leisure Centre)
Ian
NORDIC WALKING TRAINING COURSES for 2017
Crosby course;
Sat 18th & Sun 19th March
11am – 1pm at
Crosby Leisure Centre
Southport course;
Tue 28th & Wed 29th Mar
1 – 3pm at
Dunes Splash World
The courses are free with qualified instructor and poles provided. You will need to do the course in order to take part in the advertised Nordic walks with our U3A and Active Sefton.
Places are limited, please contact the Active Sefton team on 0151 934 2824 or walking@sefton.gov.uk
HAPPY NORDIC WALKING,
Ian
We had a great meeting in December when we explored logic puzzles, played some games, and tried to work out how to get Father Christmas home on time.
Answers and best solutions will be available at our next meeting which will be this Wednesday, 4th January, 2.30 – 4.30 when we will look at dice, how to win at Monopoly, and the important numbers of the national lottery.
All welcome No stress Plenty of laughs See you there
Our next meetings are as follows:
THURSDAY GROUP
12th January 19:30
I Saw a Man, by Owen Sheers
FRIDAY GROUP
27th January 10:30
The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies
NORDIC WALKING GROUP – CHRISTMAL WALK & MEAL
Our last walk of the year took place on Monday, 12th December 2016. The walk commenced at The Great Mogul Pub, Station Road, Maghull. Unfortunately it rained throughout the walk, but we remained in good spirits. The route took us past lots of gardens displaying Christmas lights. One garden in particular, close to the Red House Pub, was full of inflatable snowmen and a Father Christmas. IT was rather like a Christmas grotto. Our walkers, were also doing their festive bit, by wearing Santa hats and antlers, with flashing red lights on our arms and clothing. On our return to the Mogul car park and after cooling down exercises, we went into the pub for our Christmas meal. The food was good and everyone had a nice time, with various quiz sheets being passed around and good conversation, we were really in the festive mood.
WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
From Ian, Brenda and John (Walking Group Leaders)
Our next walk will be on;
Monday 16th January 2017,
Meeting at Maghull Baptist Church,
at 6.30pm, (for a 1 Hour Walk).
CHRISTMAS BIKE RIDE
Our Christmas cycle ride took place on Monday, 5th December 2016. The ride commenced from Ormskirk Rail Station. Eleven cyclists took part in the ride. The weather was crisp, clear and sunny. We then cycled to the Lathom, Martin Mere, and Burscough areas, using lovely country lanes, with a tea/coffee break en-route, returning to Ormskirk and the Toby Carvery, where we enjoyed a well earned pint and a rather large carvery.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
WALKING GROUP – ORMSKIRK WALK – 8th DECEMBER 2016
The last walk before Christmas took place today (08/12/16), and was led by Ian Gent. The weather was dull, misty and wet but warm for the time of year. The group met at Ormskirk Rail Station, where the walk was to start. There was 16 people on the walk, who braved the wet weather and muddy conditions.
The route took us across Wigan Road, down St Helens Road to Chapel Street (past the Cricketers Arms) to Brook Lane, passing the cricket ground on our left. We then went through a narrow tunnel with a very low roof under the railway line and turned left on a pathway along side the railway, to Black Moss Lane. Here we turned right into Prescot Road and left into Long Lane. At Christ Church we crossed the main road and walked up a track to the reservoir. Our circular route took us around the reservoir along rather muddy paths, stopping off for a coffee break along the way at a seat, where extensive views over the river Mersey estuary can be had, on a nice day, but not on this occasion. After leaving the reservoir path, we descended towards Ormskirk via Red Gate Farm, and made our way back to Ormskirk, passing a shop selling large metal animal statues en-route. After saying goodbye to the animals, we headed for the Toby Carvery for our Christmas meal.
On arrival at the restaurant, Bill Langham was presented with a gift from the group by Margaret Schumacher, who also presented Ann Langham with a bunch of flowers. Bill, has been the leader of the Walking Group for many years but has had to relinquish his leadership for health reasons. Margaret Kendal has now taken on the role of Walking Group Leader. After a very nice carvery meal, good company and conversation, we all departed for home.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
The walks for 2017 have already been planned and will be advertised.
The group will have its last meeting on Dec. 12th
We will resume on Monday Jan. 9th
Enjoy the break and hope to see you in the New Year.
If you fancy Bridge, Scrabble or some other ‘table game’ come along and try us out
Leeds Liverpool Canal Walk 24th November 2016We started in the narrow valley of the R Douglas at Gathurst which was shared with the canal and railway on an unbelievably beautiful morning. After a couple of hundred yards we passed under the spectacular M6 viaduct and low rail bridge , not to be out done immediately adjacent where a twin set of canal locks with handsome bay windowed lock keepers house.
Images from the recent walk