Year: 2025
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Holmesfield and Kitchen Wood (1st April 2025)
Twenty seven walkers and three dogs met outside St Andrews church before the walk. Some of us had already indulged in toasted tea cakes and coffee and with fine weather predicted we were all set for a great walk. The first part of the walk took us along Barnes Lane, a section of the Dronfield…
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Five Ponds Walk (29th March 2025)
Twenty four walkers and two dogs gathered in the Broombank Park car park in readiness for Richard’s popular Five Ponds walk. Owing to some footpath improvements we were able to take more of the woodland paths on this occasion. Our first pond, located close to Broombank Park, is used by Severn Trent for water treatment.…
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Horsleygate and Woodthorpe Hall (22nd March 2025)
Seventeen walkers and three dogs gathered in Holmesfield Village Hall car park in readiness for the walk. We started by crossing the main road that passes through Holmesfield and took the track down the fields by the George and Dragon pub. At the five ways signpost we took a right turn across fields to Horsleygate.…
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Chesterfield Area Walking Festival 2025
The booking website is now available for this year’s Chesterfield Area Walking Festival. As usual online bookings are done through the Chesterfield Theatres website https://chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/chesterfield-area-walking-festival-2025/ Here’s an extract from the website. Step into Wellness with the Chesterfield Area Walking Festival! Get ready to refresh your body and mind as the Chesterfield Area Walking Festival returns.…
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Dronfield 2gether
Dronfield 2gether holds two events annually, promoting social groups, organisations, charities and clubs that operate in Dronfield, with the aim to make Dronfield a better, happier and healthier town. The next event is on Thursday 10th April and our group will have a stall in the Sports Centre between 10am and 2pm. A selection of maps and…
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Moss Valley Circular (18th March 2025)
The number of walkers taking part in our walks has averaged 15 to 20 during the winter months but on this occasion 36 people met in the Coal Aston Village Hall lower car park! This is the joint highest attendance that I have known in recent years. It was lovely to see a few new…
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Longshaw and Burbage Moors (11th March 2025)
Seventeen walkers met in the Wooden Pole car park at Longshaw on a bright but chilly morning. We set off across the moors to White Edge Lodge and continued on to cross the A625. With excellent view all around we walked through Lawrence field and Owler Tor to an amazing eroded boulder known as Mother…
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Redmires Reservoirs and Stanage Pole (8th March 2025)
Here’s what Graham had to say about Saturday’s glorious walk Today’s walk saw Barry Burwood and Chris Bygrave lead a party of 28 from Redmires Plantation Car Park on a 5 1/2 mile route taking in Hallam Moors and Stanage Edge. The beautifully sunny day attracted lots of other folk out for a walk, and…
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Linacre Reservoirs and Old Brampton (25th February 2025)
Twenty three people and two dogs met at Holmebrook Valley Park for Joe’s 6.5 mile walk taking in Linacre Reservoirs, The Birches, Frithhall Wood and Old Brampton. Here are a few photos taken on the walk. I’m sure there’s something unusual about the church clock.
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Historic Halls of Holmesfield (15th February 2025)
This walk, led by Steve and ably assisted by Ros, is always popular with our members and on this occasion twenty two people and two dogs met up in Holmesfield Village Hall car park. Before starting the walk Steve gave us an overview of the walk, mentioning that we would be visiting six of the…