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Tuesday 2nd December
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Circular day walk of 10 miles. 09:30 start from the lay-by at Nell Bridge on the B4100
SP 493345.
Lunch alfresco. Walking via Purston, Astrophill, The Oxford Canal and Twyford Mill. No dogs please.
Christine Edwards.
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Saturday 6th December
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Afternoon walk of 6½ miles. 13:00 start from The Crown, Weston
SP 589469.
Bert Jones.
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Sunday 7th December
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Bedfordshire's highest point. Circular day walk of 12¼ miles. Car-share from
CS at 08:15 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from Whipsnade Heath, the left hand
side junction of the B4541 and B4540
TL 016180.
Lunch al fresco. Pub at Kensworth we may be able to use. Peek into Whipsnade Zoo, see Gliders and the Tree Cathedral, and enjoy
National Trust tea near the end. No stiles. No dogs please.
Brian Fletcher.
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Wednesday 10th December
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Morning walk of 6 miles. 09:30 start from The Green, Nether Heyford
SP 660585.
Park considerately alongside The Green. Pub lunch available. Good views from the hill. Walking via Flore,
Glasthorpe Hill and Upper Heyford. Bob Bradley.
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Saturday 13th December
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Morning walk of a leisurely 5½ miles. 10:00 start from Rothersthorpe Church
SP 714567.
Walking through Gayton, and using some canal towpath. 5 stiles and possibly a culvert to jump.
John Tye.
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Sunday 14th December
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Morning & Afternoon walks: morning 7 miles, afternoon 5 miles. Car-share from
CS at 09:00 or meet the leader at the 09:30 start from the Riverside car park, south
of Earls Barton
SP 859619.
Our own food is essential for lunch, but drinks will be available indoors. The afternoon walk starts at 14:00 from
Earls Barton Church
SP 853637
Park considerately in Earls Barton for just the afternoon. Morning via Brafield, afternoon via Ecton.
Shirley Row.
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Wednesday 17th December
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Morning walk of 6½ miles. 09:30 start from outside The Coffee Pot, Yardley Gobion
SP 768446.
Pub lunch available after the walk. Brian & Sheila Crouch.
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Saturday 20th December
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A Pre-Christmas Perambulation. Afternoon walk of 5 miles. 13:30 start from The Red Lion, Crick
SP 590724.
Please park considerately in the village. An easy walk on bridleways and The Grand Union Canal to Yelvertoft and
back. A few stiles. David & Doreen Stringer.
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Sunday 21st December
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Day and Afternoon Walks, Christmas Meal and Carol Service. Day walk 12½ miles, afternoon leisurely 4 miles.
Day walk. If staying
for the carol service car-share from CS at 08:25 for a 09:00 start from outside
Hackleton Baptist Church
SP 806550.
Parking guidance may be available later. Lunch in Brafield Working Men's Club, where our own food is essential.
Walking via Horton, Yardley Hastings and Denton, mostly using The Northamptonshire Round. View of Castle Ashby. 10
stiles. John Tye.
Afternoon walk starts at 13:30 from the church. Led by Rita Freeland.
Either walk finishes in good time for a Christmas Meal in The White Hart at 16:00. Numbers for this part of the
activity are limited to 42 and booking is required in any case by 7th December; see our newsletter for details. The
meal will finish in time for us to attend what the pastor
describes as an unconventional carol service in The Baptist Church.
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Thursday 25th December
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Circular day walk of 10½ miles. 09:30 start from Earls Barton Square
SP 852637.
Lunch probably al fresco. Coffee and mince pies afterwards. Walking via Clifford Hill Mill, Brafield and Cogenhoe.
A few stiles. Frank Row.
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Friday 26th December
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Boxing Day Breather. Morning walk of a leisurely 5 miles. 10:00 start from Northampton, Brampton Valley Way
car park, just off A5199 opposite Windhover PH
SP 738652.
Walking via Chapel and Church Bramptons. David Craddock.
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Saturday 27th December
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Walgrave Parish Historic Walk. Afternoon walk of a leisurely 4 miles. 13:45 start from Walgrave Village Hall
Car Park
SP 801724.
Free Space for 25 cars. Dogs must be on a lead. 8 stiles.
John Beale.
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Sunday 28th December
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Circular day walk of 17 miles. 08:30 start from The Crown, Weston
SP 589469.
Lunch alfresco, but there will be a pub stop. Brisk and muddy. Bert Jones.
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Sunday 28th December -
Thursday 1st January 2009 |
New Year on Dartmoor. Booking and a deposit required. Details are in
our newsletter. Peter & Viv Mitchell |
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