www.pdwc.org Vol: 29 Issue 1 4 January 2015

HAWORTH Coaches leave at 4.30pm

FUTURE WALKS

COACH WALKS 8.30am start : 5.00pm return Sunday 1 February KESWICK via Penrith A: Graham Hogg B+: Colin Manning B: Chris Cook C: Alison & Lesley 8.30am start : 5.30pm return Sunday 1 March LOGGERHEADS and RUTHIN A: Val Walmsley B+: Barry Mather B: Leader required C: Joyce Bradbury

THURSDAY CAR WALKS 10.30am start Thursday 8 January LONGRIDGE B Walk Chris Cook Meet at the Civic Hall car park Jeffrey Hill Sculpture Walk. An 8½ mile / 13.7km walk climbing an undulating 600ft / 183m Starting from the Civic Hall we pass through the John Smith Park and make our way to Spring Reservoir and on to Written Stone. From here we head north to Cottom House Farm and High House Farm where we cross Clitheroe Road to reach Forty Acre Farm. We take the road for a short distance to reach The Sculpture (as seen on Countryfile). We retrace our steps to cross the golf course, go through woods to Dale House and back through fields to Longridge. Happy Days! Thursday 12 February CHIPPING B Walk with Dave Thornton Meet at the car park

SUNDAY CAR WALKS 10.30am start Sunday 18 January WHITTLE-LE-WOODS B Walk with Chris Cook Meet behind the school An 8½ mile / 13.7km walk climbing 400ft / 122m approx. GR579216 Starting from the Little Monkeys’ car park behind the school we cross the A6 to climb some steps and go through the estate to the M61 and on to Denhem Hall. We go through fields to the canal and on to Withnell Fold. From here it’s back to the canal and, passing Top Lock, we make our way back to Whittle.

Sunday 18 January CUERDEN HALL C Walk with Derek Lowe Meet at Frenchwood rec.

Sunday 15 February BLEASDALE [ 1pm start] B Walk with Chris Metcalfe Meet at Bleasdale church Sunday 15 February GRIMSARGH C Walk with Derek Lowe Meet on Whittingham Lane

STROLLERS Wednesday 21 January Meal at Lakeside Coffee House, Charnock Farm, Wigan Road, Leyland. 12.15 for 12.30

ANNUAL CLUB MEAL Ferrari’s, Thornley. Friday 13 February 2015. 7.00pm for 7.30pm £ 16.50 per person (gratuities included ) Bookings to Tony Ingham ℡ 01772 782480 or sign up on the coaches .

Anyone willing and able to sing, recite or play a musical instrument etc. for us please contact Tony.

If anyone has photos of club members in days of yore, could they let Pete Stevens have them so that they can be transferred to disc for this year’s Grand Night Out. 29 th April 2015.

Today’s Walks

Today’s starting points: 1. A: A6068, Cowling 2. B+, B, C: Haworth

Dick Delf Hill with Dave Colbert

Grade A Distance 11¾ miles / 19km Climbing 2160ft / 660m

Just who the heck was Dick Delf to have a hill named after him? A Dutch Yorkshireman who invented an exquisite blue pottery but then found a ‘T’ added to the end of his surname to disguise his origins? Or a Yorkshire Dutchman, uncle to that bloke Heathcliffe? Despite extensive research by Dr Bente Kanin-Vakmester from Tromso University, who concluded he must have been a member of the ancient Horveht race of pygmies from Lakeland (a theory subsequently rubbished by our very own academic Professor John Warner - see ‘Footprints’ January to June 1992), no one really knows, and I guarantee that by the end of this walk you will be none the wiser either! We start near Cowling on the A6068 and follow the Pennine Way southwards over Wolf Stones (1,453ft / 443m) and down into the Worth Valley, then up past Withins (no Kate Bush impressions allowed) to said hill. The descent to Haworth traverses Penistone Hill. If the clag is down, we will take an alternative route from Withins to Haworth past Bronte Bridge.

A Bit of a Bronte with Barry Hayhurst Grade B+ Distance 9¼ miles / 14.9km Climbing 1507ft / 459m

An undulating walk across peaty moorland, a little steep climbing ... in shortish bursts and some muddy bits , not much in the way of shelter, a bit exposed to the elements if the weather is inclement. From the rear of the church of St Michael and All Angels we go past the graveyard onto part of the Bronte Way, passing farms, bypassing Hope and moving on up to Penistone Hill . Coming down the other side we cross Moor Side Lane before dropping down to cross Haworth Moor up to Spa Hill. From here, turning, we drop down, up Wether Hill and down to Round Hill. This next part is a rather muddy, narrow path steep and rocky in places, but we are rewarded at the bottom as we cross the so called “Bronte Bridge”. It is now up a shortish, reasonably maintained footpath to the top where, turning south, we walk through fields before dropping down to cross more moorland, muddy and rocky in places, eventually crossing Rough Dike via stepping stones and climbing up the other side to a well maintained path along to “Top Within”. From here we retrace our footsteps along a wide track heading in the direction of with to our left and Lower Laithe reservoir in front. Before reaching this we turn and drop down, crossing fields and climbing down to cross a foot bridge with a steep climb up to meet the Bronte Way again. We then join the Millennium Way, skirting around Penistone Hill Country Park, back to Haworth which has an abundance of refreshment establishments amidst its cobbled streets.

Haworth, Bronte Bridge and Withins with Jim & Phyl

Grade B Distance 8 miles / 12.9km Climbing1200ft / 366m

Leaving the coaches at Bronte Village car park (coaches are free) GR030370 we will make our way to the nearby facilities. Heading south back towards the car park we take a right turn onto a footpath leading to Penistone Hill and, eventually, Moorside Lane which we cross to join the Millennium Way. We soon join the Bronte Way and come to Bronte Bridge and the waterfalls. We will take a short break here before scaling the facing embankment to join the Pennine Way. We now head west to Withins and lunch. The return route takes us via Forks House to Bronte Bridge where we retrace our steps on the Bronte Way to Penistone Hill but staying on the road to pass the cemetery lying to the north of the hill. A short field walk takes us back to Haworth.

The Railway C hildren’s Walk with Kevin Alty

Grade C Distance 5 miles / 8km Climbing 550ft / 168m

Starting from the information centre (used as the Butcher’s shop) in Haworth, we make our way to the ABC steps (guess why they're called that). We make our way to Oakworth station where lots of the filming took place and where Perks’ cottage can be seen. We go round "HOOTs" corner past the cottages used for the paper chase and get a glimpse of Mytholmes tunnel. We cross the bridge where Roberta held the chalk board at the end of the film. On reaching Haworth station, we will have lunch. So far we have had good footpaths but now we have grassy paths leading towards station, where, crossing over the train track, we have a short steep climb to” Three Chimneys” ( home of the Railway Children) from where it’s back to Haworth for shops etc.

Please help to keep the coaches clean by removing muddy boots. Please check that you have all your belongings and take newspapers etc. away with you. Thank you.