Year: 2020

  • DFBS Calendar [26th Nov 2020]

    I have produced a calendar for 2021, which shows photographs I have taken on recent wanderings. The copyright is mine, but am happy to print a cope for you, for a small fee…

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  • Lockdown walks (October 2020)

    We have had to suspend our organised walks this year…but if you are like us, we have carried on walking as much as we can. OK, we are extra-lucky, as we live at the very edge of the village, we have a plethora of good, safe footpaths and quiet lanes to walk around. For instance,…

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  • Lots of bird noise

    right next door to a busy footpath around the Peak Resort…just has to be a baby woodpecker.

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  • Organised walks suspended

    We have had to suspend our organised walks this year…but if you are like us, we have carried on walking as much as we can. OK, we are extra-lucky, as we live at the very edge of the village, we have a plethora of good, safe footpaths and quiet lanes to walk around. For instance,…

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  • Latest guidelines

    Our guidance in light of the latest government advice It is clear that Coronavirus has not gone away, and we need to continue to help control the virus to save lives. Although there are some changes to government guidance, the lockdown is still in force across the UK and the advice continues to be to…

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  • Chesterfield walking festival (May 2019)

    This is not meant to be a comprehensive report about the week, but hopefully will contain meanderings and pics from any DFBS member who has taken part. Jane and I went on the New Bolsover walk on Tuesday 14th…and enjoyed a highly informative walk around New Bolsover Model Village, saw all the improvements being made,…

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  • New Members!

    On our Facebook page, we have recently welcomed lots of new members to the site….most of them are also members of the Holmesfield Bridleways page….As soon as we can start our walking programme, which is elsewhere on this website, we hope you will join us on some (or even all!) of them. Our membership fee…

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  • Walking in England

    Have a look at Walking in England (http://www.walkinginengland.co.uk) , which has thousands of FREE walks to download and print, plus details of all the walking clubs in the country and loads more information. For a Walking in Derbyshire link:Walking in Derbyshire – Hundreds of FREE walks to download, details of all the books, maps and…

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  • Save our Footpath!

    You may be aware of this footpath issue. I am not aware of any of the background or issues that have suddenly brought the path into the limelight. I am though delighted that the Civic Society is taking an interest and bringing some practical  information into play. I have not personally ever walked the route,…

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  • Stay Calm!

    As expected, alomg with just about everything, we have pulled the two last walks of the Winter walks programme….Plans are in hand for the Summer programme, details will be published here soon, but despite that, none of the official walks will take place until we get the all clear. Hopefully, you as individuals will still…

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