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Raising funds for Lymphoma Action during September & October 2024

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Raising funds for Lymphoma Action during September & October 2024

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Walk 10 – Parsley Hay to Friden

tim 29 October 2024 No Comments

Today’s walk is the last in this series. Thank you to everyone who has donated to Lymphoma Action. At the time of writing, these walks (and one cycle ride) have…

Walk 9 – Ashbourne to Parsley Hay

tim 18 October 2024 No Comments

Yesterday’s walk was along the Tissington Trail. Opened in 1899, it was the last complete railway built in Derbyshire. Although Peak District tourists loved the line, the local population and…

Walk 8 – Brierley Forest Park to Tibshelf

tim 11 October 2024 No Comments

Yesterday’s walk started at Brierley Forest Park (on the site of the former Sutton Colliery) and took in two of the Phoenix Greenways – the Brierley Branch and Silverhill Trail…

Walk 7 – Middleton Top to Hopton Top

tim 8 October 2024 No Comments

Yesterday’s walk followed a circular route around Middleton Top, Middleton Moor and Hopton Top, so only the last couple of kilometres followed the High Peak Trail. I had a special…

Walk 6 – Monsal Head to Wyedale

tim 5 October 2024 1 Comment

Yesterday I returned to walking after my hiatus due to holiday. This route completes the second half of the Monsal Trail between Monsal Head and Wyedale. The National Library of…

Walk 5 – Coombs Road Viaduct, Bakewell to Monsal Head

tim 12 September 2024 No Comments

Fog is the sweat of the never-never navvies who Pound, pound, pound, pound, pound Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven. Towers of London – Andy Partridge (XTC).…

Walk 4 – The Manifold Track – Hulme End to Wetton

tim 9 September 2024 No Comments

We never have a dull moment on our Branch Line. Rev. W. Awdry – Branch Line Engines (The Railway Series, number 16). The Manifold Track is not in Derbyshire. But…

Walk 3 – High Peak Junction to Middleton Top

tim 7 September 2024 No Comments

Sam the Eagle (to a young Scrooge): Oh, you will love business. It is the American Way. Gonzo (whispering): Uh, Sam … Sam the Eagle: Oh. It is the BRITISH…

Walk 2 – The Bennerley Viaduct

tim 4 September 2024 No Comments

The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. How far had he walked? Nobody knows. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows.…

Walk 1 – The Great Northern Greenway

tim 1 September 2024 No Comments

‘But,’ he skewed towards the castle, ‘it’s worse in there. There, the map says, the boundary is undefined.’ Alan Garner, Red Shift. The forecast was for thunderstorms, so it was…

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