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Walking programme continued

 
 December
Walk date Walk details
Tuesday 2nd December
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.
Saturday 6th December
Afternoon walk of 6½ miles. 13:00 start from The Crown, Weston SP 589469. Bert Jones.
Sunday 7th December
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.
Wednesday 10th December
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.
Saturday 13th December
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.
Sunday 14th December
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.
Wednesday 17th December
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.
Saturday 20th December
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.
Sunday 21st December
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.
Thursday 25th December
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.
Friday 26th December
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.
Saturday 27th December
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.
Sunday 28th December
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.
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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