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Walks Diary 2015 Final Docx DIARY OF WALKS FOR 2015 04 Jan HAWORTH via Crosshills Coach 05 Jly GARSTANG Sunday Car A Dick Delf Hill Dave Colbert B Meet at the Riverside car park Chris Metcalfe B+ A bit of a Brontë Barry Hayhurst STOCKS IN BOWLAND Sunday Car B Haworth Hubris Jim Wilson C Meet at Slaidburn car park Derek Lowe C The Railway Children Walk Kevin Alty 09 Jly TEWITFIELD nr Carnforth Thursday Car 08 Jan LONGRIDGE Thursday Car B Meet at Tewitfield Locks Dennis Barnish B Meet at the Civic Hall car park Chris Cook 19 Jly ALSTON Coach 18 Jan WHITTLE-LE-WOODS Sunday Car A Pennine Pot-Pourri Stella Wadsworth B Meet behind school at GR579216 Chris Cook B+ Alston Adventure Val Walmsley CUERDEN HALL Sunday Car B Alston Anarchy Jim Wilson C Meet at Frenchwood Recreation G’nd Derek Lowe C Tyne Trailblazer Derek Lowe 01 Feb KESWICK via Penrith Coach 02 Aug PILLING Sunday Car A Skiddaw Graham Hogg B Meet at Golden Ball, Fluke Hall Lane Kevin Alty B+ Blencathra via Scales Fell Colin Manning WALTON-LE-DALE Sunday Car B Keswick Killer 3! Chris Cook C Meet at the Capitol Centre Bill Manning C Keswick Winter Wonderland Alison & Lesley 13 Aug SCORTON & NICKY NOOK Thursday Car 12 Feb CHIPPING Thursday Car B Meet at Scorton picnic site Dave Tilleray B Meet at the car park Dave Thornton 16 Aug RAVENGLASS Coach 15 Feb BLEASDALE (1pm Start) Sunday Car A Yoadcastle and Hesk Fell Dave Colbert B Meet at Bleasdale Church Chris Metcalfe B+ Cumbria Coastal Way Allan Benson GRIMSARGH Sunday Car B Muncaster Fell Tony Ingham C Meet on Whittingham Lane Derek Lowe C A Ravenglass Ramble Derek Lowe 01 Mar LOGGERHEADS & RUTHIN Coach 30 Aug WHITE COPPICE Sunday Car A Moel Arthur Val Walmsley B Meet at the cricket ground Phyl & Jim B+ Moel Famau Barry Mather 10 Sep KNOTT END Thursday Car B Ruthin Circular Dorothy Dobson B Meet at the car park Dave Thornton C Afon Clwyd Circular Joyce Bradbury 13 Sep BUXTON Coach 12 Mar TOCKHOLES Thursday Car A Cats and Tors Stella Wadsworth B Meet at the visitor centre Jill & Bernard Croft B+ Tunstead and Wyedale Tony Ingham 15 Mar LONGRIDGE Sunday Car B Axe Edge Moor Chris Cook B Meet at the Civic Hall car park Dorothy Dobson C Buxton Blast Derek Lowe BARTON Sunday Car 27 Sep LANCASTER CITY WALK Sunday Car C Meet at Billsborrow Village Hall Bill Manning B Meet at Lancaster Leisure Park Chris Metcalfe 29 Mar GREAT LANGDALE Coach RIVINGTON Sunday Car A Crinkle Crags Colin Manning C Meet at the Lower Barn Derek Lowe B+ Pike o’Blisco Dave Thornton 08 Oct BOLTON BY BOWLAND Thursday Car B Loughrigg Bill Manning B Meet at the car park Allan Benson C Stang End Derek Lowe 11 Oct GLENRIDDING via Kirkstone Pass Coach 09 Apr MILLER PARK PRESTON Thursday Car A From Hell to Eternity Kevin Poole B Meet at car park opposite Continental Allan Benson B+ Stony Cove Pike and Hartsop Dodd Colin Manning 12 Apr CROSTON Sunday Car B Red Tarn Kevin Alty B Meeting place to be confirmed Bob Tognarelli C Brothers Water and Lanty’s Tarn Bill Manning KNOTT END Sunday Car 25 Oct DUNSOP BRIDGE Sunday Car C Meet at the car park Derek Lowe B Meet at the car park Susan Grierson 26 Apr SEDBERGH via Tebay Coach WITTON WAY Sunday Car A Across the Howgills Graham Hogg C Meet at Witton Park Blackburn Derek Lowe B+ Winder Barry Mather 08 Nov INGLETON Coach B Rawthey and Dee Valleys Tony Ingham A Big Ingleborough Sandra Robinson C Sedbergh Serendipity Bill Manning B+ Little Ingleborough Dave Thornton 10 May SUNDERLAND POINT Sunday Car B Ingleton Glens and Scars Sheila & Sue B Meet opposite Globe Hotel Overton Chris Metcalfe C A Force to be Reckoned With Alison & Lesley BROOKHOUSE & CLAUGHTON Sunday Car 12 Nov GLASSON DOCK Thursday Car C Meet at Bull Beck car park Derek Lowe B Meet at the Marina car park Sheila Marsh 14 May HOGHTON Thursday Car 22 Nov SOLLOM nr Tarleton Sunday Car B Meet at Hoghton Village Hall Dorothy Dobson B Meet in the village off the A59 Sheila Marsh 24 May THRELKELD via Thirlmere Coach 06 Dec WINDERMERE & AMBLESIDE Coach A A Hell of a Walk Kevin Poole A Fairfield Kevin Poole B+ High Rigg and Low Rigg Colin Manning B+ Scandale Dave Thornton B Latrigg Dorothy Dobson B Robin Lane Bill Manning C St John’s in the Vale Joyce Bradbury C Windermere to Ambleside Wander Roy Smith 07 Jun WRAY Sunday Car 10 Dec LANCASHIRE CHEESE TRAIL Thursday Car B Meeting place to be confirmed Tony Ingham B Meet at Dewlay Cheese Shop Kevin Alty APPLEY BRIDGE Sunday Car near Garstang C Meet by the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Derek Lowe 20 Dec RIBCHESTER Sunday Car 11 Jun BEACON FELL Thursday Car C Meet at the Pay & Display car park Derek Lowe B Meet at the main car park Bill Manning Derek’s Christmas Meal Walk 21 Jun KETTLEWELL & BUCKDEN Coach Dining at the Corporation Arms A Birks Fell Dave Colbert 17 Jan 16 BING BONG (Northern Territory) Boomerang B+ Over the Hill to Arncliffe Susan Grierson B Dales Way Tony Ingham C River Wharfe and Yockenthwaite Roy Smith .
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