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Sefton’s Autumn Walking & Cycling Newsletter Issue 45 / October – December 2017 It’s a great time of the year to enjoy the Autumnal colours on our walks and rides. Contents Walking Cycling Walking Diary 3 Cycling Diary 23 Monday 4 Pedal Away 24 Maghull Health Walks Southport Hesketh Centre 25 Netherton Feelgood Factory Health Walks Ride Programme Macmillan Rides 25 Crosby Health Walks Tour de Friends 26 Ainsdale Health Walks The Chain Gang 27 Tuesday 6 Tyred Rides 28 Bootle Health Walks Bike Tagging 28 Hesketh Park Health Walks Ditch the Stabilisers 29 Formby Pinewoods Health Walks Dr Bike – Free Bicycle Maintenance 30 Walking Diary Box Tree Health Walks Wheels for All 31 Waterloo Health Walks Active Walks is Sefton’s Please arrive 15 mins early for your first Wednesday 8 Freewheeling 31 walk as you will need to fill in a Registration Wednesday Social Walks local health walk Form. Seaforth Health Walks programme and offers Please note: Please attend a Grade 3 walk Take a walk on the Lakeside before joining a Progressional Walk. Introduction a significant number Progressional Walks: brisk pace, varied Sefton Trailblazers Walking and cycling is a great way of regular walking groups terrain, can include stiles/steps/gradients Litherland Sports Park Walking Club of keeping active and healthy if and uneven surfaces. Thursday 10 done on a regular basis. We should across Sefton. The walks Guide dogs are allowed on all health walks. Formby Pool Health Walks be doing at least 150 minutes continue throughout Grade 1: suitable for people who have not Prambles of physical activity every week the year and are led walked much before. Torch Walks that raises our heart rate, makes Grade 2: suitable for people who are looking May Logan Health Walks us breathe a little faster and feel by volunteers. to increase their activity levels. Ainsdale Sands Health Walks warmer. There are many group The walks range from 10 to 30 minutes Grade 3: for people looking for more Walking for Health in Hesketh Park walks and cycle rides taking place up to 90 minutes for the Walking for Health challenging walks. News 12 walks and 90 to 150 minutes for walks Special Interest walks: health walks with throughout the Autumn and every beyond Walking for Health. Nordic Walks 18 week, you can just turn up and a twist. Walking is the perfect exercise as it places Progressional walks: for people who have Friday 20 join in, no need to book on. little stress upon bones and joints but uses undertaken Walking for Health Grade 3 walks Southport Central Health Walks over 200 muscles within the body and can and are now looking to take their next steps. Sefton Opera Health Walks help develop and maintain fitness. Southport Promenade Health Walks Southport & Formby Macmillan Health Walks Dunes Health Walks Saturday 22 Kings Gardens Health Walks Sunday 22 Sunday Health Walks 3 Maghull Health Walks 2nd Oct: The Alt Crosby Health Walks 9th Oct: Brunswick to the 16th Oct: Village Diner Pier Head† Walk leaders: Brian, Sheila, Walk leaders: Sue, John and Beryl Christine, John and Sue 6th Nov: Hartleys Time: 10.30am 23rd Oct: Brooms Cross † Time: 10.00am 20th Nov: Sefton Meadows Place: Crosby Library (foyer), 13th Nov: NEW WALK Place: Maghull Health Centre 4th Dec: Hayloft Crosby Rd North, Crosby L22 0LQ St Michael’s to Aigburth † MONDAY (outside building), L31 0DJ 11th Dec: The Alt We meet on the second and fourth 27th Nov: Round the Wall MONDAY The Maghull walks will take around Monday each month. The group (from Aldi) † 90 minutes to complete, the walks are sometimes use public transport so 11th Dec: Coast Guard to based around the rural areas of walks marked with (†) require a travel Hightown † Maghull/Sefton and Lydiate so suitable pass or cash. We leave the Library Lunch optional clothing and footwear will be required. promptly at 10.30am where transport The group use local cafes to have a is involved, or you can meet us at tea/coffee stop and a chat. Waterloo Train Stn (when appropriate) for the 10.40am train. Ainsdale Health Walks Oct: 2nd | 9th | 16th 23rd | 30th Walk leaders: Alasdair and Paul Time: 11.00am Nov: 6th | 13th | 20th | 27th Netherton Feelgood 2nd Oct: 4 Bridges and 2 Parks Dec: 4th | 11th 9th Oct: Edge Lane Farm Place: MeCycle Café (next to Ainsdale Factory Health Walks 16th Oct: A visit to Copy Train Stn), PR8 3HH Walk leader: Billy Farm Park The Ainsdale walk is a medium walk Time: 10.00am 23rd Oct: A walk around lasting for around 60 minutes, Place: Feelgood Factory, Glovers Lane, Stand Park the group passes through the dunes Netherton L30 5QW 30th Oct: A visit to the Barn Owl so sensible footwear suitable for in Jubilee Woods The Feelgood Factory walk is a walking through dunes is advised. 6th Nov: St. Benet’s The group finishes with a chat and medium walk of around 60 minutes. Benedictine Chapel The walking routes vary each week a coffee in the Mecycle Café 13th Nov: Canal to Ormskirk Road afterwards. taking in local parks and The Leeds 20th Nov: Rimrose Valley (The Wabbs) Liverpool Canal. 27th Nov: Maghull through All the walks start and finish at the Jubilee Woods Feelgood Factory. 4th Dec: Canal to Melling Road 11th Dec: The Criddle Estate (Merton Village) 4 5 Bootle Health Walks 31st Oct: Blue Anchor Formby Pinewoods Oct: 3rd | 10th | 17th (late meet) 24th | 31st Walk leaders: Anne, Delia, Helen, Health Walks Time/Place: 10.00am corner of Nov: 7th | 14th | 21st | 28th Sandra, Linda and Mary Park Lane/Watts Lane Walk leaders: Anne, Margaret and John Dec: 5th | 12th Time: Meeting times vary – see listings or 10.30am at Netherton Time: 10.30am Place: Meeting points vary – see listings Feelgood Factory Place: Pinewoods Pub (front) on Wicks TUESDAY TUESDAY The Bootle walks are a medium walk 7th Nov: Southport Lake Green (off Harington Rd), L37 1PR and the group will cover distances of Time/Place: 9.30am corner or The Pinewoods Walk is a medium between 2–4 miles each week depending Park Lane/Watts Lane walk that will take around 75 minutes on location and enjoy a variety of routes or 10.30am at New Strand Stn to complete at a steady pace. All the across Sefton and beyond. (S’port Line) walks use the pinewoods and coastal Don’t forget travel fare or pass! 14th Nov: Albert Dock footpaths, there will be sandy paths NB: Bootle walks are unsuitable for dogs. Time/Place: 9.30am corner of and gentle inclines throughout 3rd Oct: DAY OUT Park Lane/Watts Lane the route. 10th Oct: Abercrombie or 10.00am Paradise St, L’pool Time/Place: 9.50am corner of 21st Nov: Sefton Park Park Lane/Watts Lane Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Box Tree Health Walks Oct: 10th or 10.15am corner of 24th – Jubilee Trail, Park Lane/Watts Lane Walk leaders: Sally and Peggy Norton St/London Rd, L’pool meet at Dunes Splash World or 10.00am at New Strand Stn Time: 11.00am Nov: 7th | 21st 17th Oct: New Brighton (L’pool Line) Place: Box Tree Kitchen for Queenscourt, Time/Place: 9.30am corner of 28th Nov: CHRISTMAS LUNCH 192 Cambridge Rd, S’port PR9 7LS Dec: 5th Park Lane/Watts Lane (unless otherwise stated). or 10.30am Ferry Pier Head A short walk of 30 minutes, at a gentle 24th Oct: Virgins Lane pace around Churchtown, including Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Botanic Gardens and the community Park Lane/Watts Lane gardens. or 10.30am bus stop after Cookson’s Bridge Hesketh Park Health Walks Oct: 3rd | 17th | 31st Nov: 14th | 28th Walk leaders: Tom and Peggy Waterloo Health Walks 3rd Oct: Stanley Park Time: 1.30pm Dec: 12th 17th Oct: Southport Walk leader: Chris Place: Hesketh Park 31st Oct: Otterspool Time: 10.30am (corner of Albert Rd/Park Rd entrance), Place: Inside Sefton Carers Centre, 7th Nov: Waterloo to Hightown PR9 9LN South Rd, Waterloo L22 5PE 21st Nov: New Brighton The Hesketh Park walk is a short The Carers Centre walk is a medium 5th Dec: Ainsdale to Freshfield walk of 45 minutes, gentle pace, walk, the walks will take around 60 taking in views of the lake, wildlife minutes to complete at a relaxed pace, and gardens. the group will visit various points of interest within Sefton and beyond. 6 7 Wednesday Social Walks 1st Nov: Birkdale via Eco Centre Sefton Trailblazers 18th Oct: Circular via Lydiate* Walk leader: Mike 8th Nov: Freshfield to Ainsdale Walk leaders: Gill and Margaret Time/Place: 10.55am, Time: 10.00am (unless otherwise stated). Time/Place: 10.00am, Time: Meeting times vary – see listings Town Green Train Stn Place: The Atkinson, Lord St, S’port S’port Train Stn to catch Place: Meeting points vary – see listings 25th Oct: Coastal walk to PR8 1DB (unless otherwise stated). 10.13am train to Freshfield There is a great choice of walks across West Kirby* 15th Nov: Churchtown via The Southport walks are longer walks Sefton from the beach and dunes and Time/Place: 10.55am, Hoylake Hesketh Park and visit a variety of locations across coastal paths, to the Leeds Liverpool Train Stn, finish at West Kirkby Stn WEDNESDAY 22nd Nov: Halsall to WEDNESDAY Merseyside and Lancashire. Canal towpath, to country footpaths and 1st Nov: Woolton Woods* Scarisbrick Marina Time/Place: 10.35am, 4th Oct: S’port Pier and Kings Gardens lanes and other open areas. The Sefton Time/Place: 9.45am, Trailblazers Walking group explores Hunts Cross Train Stn 11th Oct: Avenham Park, Preston Eastbank St outside Specsavers 8th Nov: Marine Lake & Parks* Time/Place: 10.00am, Lord Street, all that is on offer using Merseyrail to catch 9.49am 300 Bus stations as start and finishing points.