16 “Stramblers” met at Ainsdale Station on a miserable, grey, blustery morning. At least the rain had stopped.
We headed west from the station towards the beach, passing some very nice houses with interesting gardens.
We eventually reached Continue reading
On a grey but dry day, eighteen walkers met at Bromborough Rake station. We walked along The Rake to Bromborough Village where Anne pointed out the Bromborough Cross, and told us that the steps of the cross date from 1278 with the cross itself a later reproduction. Bromborough Village Road took us to the busy Continue reading
Pier Head to Aigburth 24/03/2022
Eleven of us met at the Beatles statue at the Pier Head and had our photo taken with them. The statue was created in 2015 by Andrew Edwards, who had also created the statue outside the “Bombed out Church”, of the British and German soldiers, titled “All Together Now”. By coincidence ? there is a track on the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine album with that title. Andrew had framed his statue to reflect the way Continue reading
Despite the gloomy weather forecast, a (fool?) hardy twenty strong group met at Aigburth Station for today’s walk. We left the station and walked down Mersey Road to Otterspool Drive. Because of the strong wind, we decided not to walk on the prom and instead repeat an earlier walk through Continue reading
A Baker’s Dozen of walkers took the train to Meols and made our way through the village to the sea front. The weather was bright and sunny without a cloud to be seen. We walked past Moreton Shore along Meols Parade towards New Brighton, with redshanks Continue reading
The Anderton Boat Lift trip had been cancelled due to staff shortages, and it was decided to stay local for now and resume the Cheshire Ring walks in March. Fifteen of us assembled at Aigburth Station for a walk through South Liverpool’s parks. Leaving the station along Mersey Road brought us to Otterspool Drive where we Continue reading
We met at the car park in Siding Lane, just off the Rainford By Pass. Sixteen walkers assembled under grey skies. Setting off uphill through woods, we followed an undulating path with steps cut in to help with the slopes. We came out of the woods into a clearing and picnic area where Continue reading
Sixteen walkers met at Lydiate Parish Hall for a walk to Clieves Hill. It was warm but cloudy as Anne took the roll call, but before we set off, the cloud cleared and we had glorious weather for the rest of the trip. We walked south on Southport Road and turned off into Sandhurst Way. A kissing gate in Sandy Lane took us on to a footpath Continue reading
We met at Hightown Station and signed the register to say we’d read the Risk Assessment. Crossing the Railway Line by the footbridge, we set off along a tarmac path parallel to the railway. Soon we reached the entrance to Altcar Training Camp, one of the UK’s premier facilities for small arms marksmanship training. Signs on the Continue reading
Fourteen walkers met at Lydiate Parish Hall for our first canal walk for fifteen months. It was great to meet up with friends and have a good catch up about where we haven’t been in the meantime. We set off along Southport road to see Continue reading