Future dates for June:
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Thursday June 9th – A walk from the Hop Vine in Burscough to Crabtree Lane and by various footpaths to a farm shop/cafe near the Martin Inn then back along the canal to the Hop Vine for lunch. If coming by car, the pub has a small car park but there is a large Tesco store over the road with a much larger car park. If coming by bus, the 2A leaves stand 6 at Ormskirk at 9.48 and arrives at the Hop Vine at 10.06 The walk starts at 10.30am.
Leader Judith Jones
Thursday 7th July – This was going to be our coach trip for a ramble around Barley/Pendle Hill. Unfortunately due to lack of support the trip is not viable and therefore it has been cancelled. For the few who have paid, please see me at the Walking desk for your refund.
Thursday 11th August – A walk from West Kirby Rail Station, along the Wirral way for a short distance then up to the Beacon, along Caldy Ridge then down to the shore line and back into West Kirby for lunch at Wetherspoons. The walk starts at 10.30 am
Leader Margaret Schumacher
Bill
June Friday 24th June in Waterloo and Crosby.
Meet Queens Picture House (Wetherspoons) on South Road from 1pm
This month (29/04/16), ten members of our group met up at the ‘North Western’, Lime Street. The premises, formerly know as the ‘Head of Steam’, Lime Street station, is now owned by Weatherspoons. It has been renamed in honour of it’s original use as the North Western Hotel, built by the London and North Western Railway and first opened in 1871, with 330 rooms.
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This article has been forwarded from an e-mail I received from Nordic Walking UK. I have posted it here for your information.
Ian
Books we are reading:
14 April The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
22 April: And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
12 May Sunshine on Scotland Street by A. McCall Smith
27 May: The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst.
Contact Anne Carr 526 2734 or David Kearney 526 6001
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FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT.
IT’S GOOD TO BE WALKING IN LYDIATE AGAIN
On Monday 4th April, 2016, we had our first walk back in the Lydiate area. The 1 hour 30 minute circular walk commenced at Lydiate Parish Hall car park.
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Now that the nights are getting lighter, we are moving back to Lydiate for our Monday evening walks, commencing on Monday, 04/04/2016. The walks will now be 1 hour 30 mins duration using the lanes, footpaths, canal towpath and the old Cheshire Lines railway footpath.
Please meet at;
Lydiate Parish Hall car park,
Southport Road, on the A5147
Monday evenings @ 6;30pm,
(excluding Public Holidays).
See you there,
Ian
The Real Ale Appreciation Group had their first outing on 26th February, when they made a visit to Liverpool. We met in the Lime Kiln and then made our way to: