Sefton’s Spring Walking & Cycling Newsletter Issue 43 / April – June 2017 Spring has sprung, time to join one of our great walks or rides throughout Sefton. 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 St Leonard’s Health Walks The Chain Gang Ainsdale Health Walks Rides for the over 50’s 27 Tuesday 6 Sefton Circular Cycle Ride 28 Bootle Health Walks Dr Bike – Free Bicycle Maintenance 29 Hesketh Park Health Walks Tyred Rides 30 Walking Diary Formby Pinewoods Health Walks Ditch the Stabilisers 30 Box Tree Health Walks Active Walks is Sefton’s The walks range from 10 to 30 minutes Waterloo Health Walks Wheels for All 31 up to 90 minutes for the Walking for Wednesday 8 Freewheeling 31 local health walk Health walks and 90 to 150 minutes for Wednesday Social Health Walks programme and offers walks beyond Walking for Health. Netherton Health Walks a significant number Walking is the perfect exercise as it places Sefton Trailblazers Introduction little stress upon bones and joints but uses Thursday 10 Now the clocks have sprung forwards of regular walking groups over 200 muscles within the body and can we can enjoy lighter, brighter days May Logan Health Walks across Sefton. The walks help develop and maintain fitness. Formby Pool Health Walks and spend more time outdoors Ainsdale Sands Health Walks walking and cycling around Sefton continue throughout Prambles and beyond. the year and are led News 12 An evening walk through the pinewoods by volunteers. at Formby or an early morning cycle along Nordic Walks 18 Crosby Promenade. Maybe a 30 minute Grade 1: suitable for people who have not Progressional walks: for people who have Friday 20 brisk walk around one our many parks, there walked much before. undertaken Walking for Health Grade 3 walks Southport Central Health Walks are quite a few to choose from, a great start Grade 2: suitable for people who are looking and are now looking to take their next steps. Sefton Opera Health Walks to the day or lunchtime break. Adults should to increase their activity levels. Special Interest walks: health walks with Southport Promenade Health Walks be doing at least 150 minutes of physical Grade 3: for people looking for more a twist. Southport & Formby Macmillan Health Walks activity a week, at a an intensity that challenging walks. Dunes Health Walks increases your heart rate and you breathe Saturday 22 a little faster and feel warmer. Keeping active Kings Gardens Health Walks regularly has a positive impact on your Sunday 22 health, you can break up your 150 minutes Sunday Health Walks in to 30 minutes on 5 days a week. Try out the ‘Get Moving in May’ activity sheet where you can record the amount of physical activity you do from gardening and running to rowing and swimming. So this Spring step up and put the wheels in motion and enjoy the benefits. 3 Maghull Health Walks 3rd April: The Alt Crosby Health Walks 10th Apr: Round the wall† 24th April: Village Diner (via Aldi/through Little Crosby) Walk leaders: Brian, Sheila, Walk leaders: Sue, John and Beryl Christine, John and Sue 8th May: Lunt Meadows Time: 10.30am 24th Apr: Rimrose Valley and Time: 10.00am Bring your own refreshments Place: Crosby Library (foyer), Canal Place: Maghull Health Centre Please note: no toilet facilities Crosby Rd North, Liverpool L22 0LQ 8th May: Brunswick to Liverpool† MONDAY (outside building), L31 0DJ 22nd May: Hartley’s We meet on the second and fourth along the Promenade MONDAY The Maghull walks will take around 5th Jun: Sefton Meadows Monday each month. The group 22nd May: Brooms Cross/Lunt† 90 minutes to complete, the walks are 19th Jun: Hayloft sometimes use public transport so 12th Jun: Waterloo Promenade based around the rural areas of walks marked with (†) require a travel and Marine Lake Maghull/Sefton and Lydiate so suitable pass or cash. We leave the Library 26th Jun: Ferry/Seacombe to clothing and footwear will be required. promptly at 10.30am where transport New Brighton† The group use local cafes to have a is involved, or you can meet us at Please note: Meet at 10.00am tea/coffee stop and a chat. Waterloo Train Stn (when appropriate) prompt for 10.10am train. for the 10.40am train. St. Leonard’s Health Walks Apr: 3rd Walk leader: Steph May: 8th | 22nd Time: 10.30am Jun: 5th | 19th Place: St. Leonard’s Community Centre, PLEASE NOTE: NO WALKS 60 Peel Rd, Bootle L20 4RW ON BANK HOLIDAYS The St. Leonard’s walk is a medium walk and will last for a maximum of 60 minutes. There will be an opportunity to have tea/coffee and Netherton Feelgood 3rd April: 4 Bridges and 2 Parks a chat back at St. Leonard’s. 10th April: Edge Lane Farm Factory Health Walks 24th April: A walk around Stand Apr: 3rd | 10th | 24th Walk leader: Billy Park Ainsdale Health Walks May: 8th | 15th | 22nd Time: 10.00am 8th May: St. Benet’s Walk leaders: Alasdair and Paul Place: Feelgood Factory, Glovers Lane, Benedictine Chapel Time: 11.00am Jun: 5th | 12th | 19th | 26th Netherton L30 5QW 15th May: Canal to Ormskirk Rd Place: MeCycle Café (next to Ainsdale The Feelgood Factory walk is a medium 22nd May: St Helen’s Church Train Stn), PR8 3HH walk of around 60 minutes. The walking and Wishing Well The Ainsdale walk is a medium walk lasting for around 60 minutes, routes vary each week taking in local 5th Jun: Canal to Melling Road the group passes through the dunes parks and The Leeds Liverpool Canal. 12th Jun: The Criddle Estate so sensible footwear suitable for All the walks start and finish at the (Merton Village) walking through dunes is advised. Feelgood Factory. 19th Jun: Copy Farm Park The group finishes with a chat and 26th Jun: Edge Lane Farm and a coffee in the Mecycle Café Rimrose Valley (The Wabbs) afterwards. PLEASE NOTE: NO WALKS ON BANK HOLIDAYS 4 5 Bootle Health Walks 9th May: Hayloft Lydiate Formby Pinewoods Apr: 4th | 11th | 18th | 25th Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Walk leaders: Anne, Delia, Helen, Health Walks May: 2nd | 9th | 16th Park/Watts Lane, Bootle or 23rd |30th Margaret and Sandra 10.15am at the bus stop on Walk leaders: Anne, Margaret and John Time: Meeting times vary – see listings Rice Ln, Walton Vale Time: 10.30am Jun: 6th | 13th | 20th | 27th Place: Meeting points vary – see listings 16th May: Day Out Place: Pinewoods Pub (front) on Wicks TUESDAY The Bootle walks are a medium walk See walk leaders Green (off Harington Rd), L37 1PR TUESDAY and the group will cover distances of 23rd May: Ormskirk Ruff Woods The Pinewoods Walk is a medium Time/Place: 9.30am corner between 2–4 miles each week depending walk that will take around 75 minutes of Park/Watts Lane, Bootle or on location and enjoy a variety of routes to complete at a steady pace. All the 10.00am at Orrell Park Train Stn across Sefton and beyond. walks use the pinewoods and coastal Don’t forget travel fare or pass! 30th May: Kirkby Time/Place: 9.45am corner footpaths, there will be sandy paths and NB: Bootle walks are unsuitable for dogs. of Park/Watts Lane, Bootle or gentle inclines throughout the route. 4th Apr: Hesketh Park 10.20am at Kirkdale Train Stn Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Park/ NB. Later time Watts Lane, Bootle or 10.00am at 6th Jun: Brimstage Bootle Strand Train Stn (S’port Platform) Time/Place: 9.30am corner 11th Apr: Liverpool Locks of Park/Watts Lane, Bootle or Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Park/ 10.15am at Sir Thomas St, L’pool Watts Lane, Bootle or 10.00am at 13th Jun: Bidston Hill Box Tree Health Walks Apr: 11th | 25th Hugh Baird College, corner of Stanley Rd Time/Place: 9.30am corner Walk leaders: Sally and Peggy May: 9th | 23rd 18th Apr: Dobbies of Park/Watts Lane, Bootle or Time: 11.00am Jun: 6th | 20th Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Park/ 10.15am at Sir Thomas St, L’pool Place: Box Tree Kitchen for Queenscourt, Please note: May 9th Walk Watts Lane, Bootle or 10.00am at 20th Jun: Wirral Country Park 192 Cambridge Rd, S’port PR9 7LS Bootle Strand Train Stn (S’port Platform) RSPB Hide Time/Place: 9.30am corner A short walk of 30 minutes, at a gentle 25th Apr: Maghull Running Horse of Park/Watts Lane, Bootle or Time/Place: 11.00am, pace around Churchtown, including Time/Place: 10.00am corner of Park/ 10.15am at Sir Thomas St, L’pool The Old Sandworks Botanic Gardens and the community Watts Lane, Bootle or 10.30am at 27th Jun: Rotten Row (Junction of Marshside Rd gardens. Orrell Park Train Stn NB. Later time Time/Place: 9.30am corner and Marine Drive) 2nd May: Croxteth Park of Park/Watts Lane, Bootle This maybe a slightly Time/Place: 9.30am corner of Park/ or 10.00am at Bootle Strand longer walk. Watts Lane, Bootle or 10.00am at Train Stn (S’port Platform) the Bus stop on Moss Lane opposite Waterloo Health Walks 4th Apr: Sefton Park garage (No.61 bus) 18th Apr: Stanley Park Walk leader: Chris Apr: 4th | 18th Time: 10.30am 2nd May: Southport Hesketh Park Health Walks 16th May: Calderstones Park May: 2nd | 16th | 30th Place: Inside Sefton Carers Centre, Walk leaders: Tom and Peggy South Rd, Waterloo L22 5PE 6th Jun: Ainsdale to Freshfield Time: 1.30pm Jun: 13th | 27th The walks are the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 20th Jun: Cressington Place: Hesketh Park (corner of Albert Rd/ of each month.