Category: News Articles
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Summer Walks Programme
Today marked the start of our Summer Walks Programme. Historically, the last walk on the spring programme is also the first walk on the summer programme. As usual, most of the walks will be in the Dronfield area but in the same vein as last year, we have some locations that are a little further…
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Chesterfield Walking Festival (11th – 19th May 2024)
Tickets are now on sale for the Chesterfield Area Walking Festival. The festival runs from the 11th to the 19th May and offers a good variety of walks in and around the Chesterfield area. You can book a place on any of the walks by visiting the VisitChesterfield website https://www.visitchesterfield.info/whats-on/walking-festival Most walks will be free…
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Winter and Spring 2024 Walks Programme is available
Great news, our winter and Spring 2024 walks programme has been published and can be viewed on this website. To browse through all our walks, select Walks from the main menu and then Walks Calendar from the sub-menu. To view a walk in more detail, click on the title of the walk. To view or…
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Money raised for Cancer Research at AGM
Pete Brown, who did his “Free Bird” talk after our AGM, has been in touch with Graham about the money we raised on the night for his chosen charity Cancer Research. You will be pleased to hear that our group’s donation and individual contributions came to a grand total of £76.80! Here’s the letter of…
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Christmas Tree Festival 2023
24th November – 3rd December at Dronfield Parish Church Come along and see up to 100 trees supplied and decorated by local schools, clubs and businesses, including one from our very own Dronfield Footpaths & Bridleways Society. Opening Times Fri 24th 4pm – 9pmSat 25th 10am – 5pmSun 26th 12 noon – 5pmMon 27th 10am…
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Our AGM is on Wednesday 1st November
Our AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 1 November 2023 at the Civic Hall, Dronfield, 7pm for 7.30pm start. We would like as many of you as possible to come along. The AGM is an important function of the Society and forms part of our Constitution. It needs to deal with the following matters:- a) To…
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Autumn/Winter Warmer Walks Programme for 2023 published
Our programme of walks for Autumn and early winter has been emailed to our members and is also available on this website. You can view the walks via the walks calendar by selecting Walks from the main menu and then Walks Calendar from the sub menu. There is also a green button below the Upcoming…
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Tidying up our section of the Barn Rotary Walk
On the 30th May, fourteen of us gathered on Barnes Lane to tidy the section of the Barn Rotary Walk that our group maintains. It runs from Rod Moor Road through to Bowshaw. This was an opportunity to use the hedge trimmers and strimmers that our group was able to buy using money from a…
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Summer Walks Programme Has Started
Saturday’s walk with the Penistone Line Partnership marked the start of our summer walks programme. Our walks programme has been updated with over thirty walks taking us through to September 12th. There is something for everyone, ranging from 3 – 5 mile Thursday evening walks through to a robust 9 mile walk across the moors.…
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Chesterfield Area Walking Festival 13-21 May 2023
The annual Chesterfield Area Walking Festival offers a range of walks, some challenging, some leisurely and some informative. A few of the walks are being run by members of our society. You can book online via the website https://www.visitchesterfield.info/whats-on/walking-festival or by visiting Chesterfield Visitor Information Centre or calling them 01246 345777. Most of the walks…