Category: News Articles
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Winter/Spring walks calendar published.
All members of the society should have received an email with the second half of the winter walks programme attached. In case you lose the email or you are not yet a member of the society, the walks are all on this website as well. You can find them by clicking on the “View Full
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New book by David Blackburn
As many of you will know, long time member of the DF&BS, David Blackburn has been busy over the last few years devising and writing up a book of walks along the Chesterfield Canal. Although it has taken a little longer than David anticipated, the book is finished and on sale. Here’s what David has
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Christmas Quiz
Just one question for now. It’s Christmas pop trivia from the 70’s. Click on the title of this post to see the question.
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New look to website
You will have noticed that the website has a different look to it. All the familiar content is there but we’ve changed how the content is displayed. Another change is that the walks Calendar/Programme has some additional features e.g. a calendar month view and additional space to describe the walk. If you do need to
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Not Really a Pub Crawl Walk, 19th June 2022
Recce’d this Saturday’s Not Really a Pub Crawl walk…part of it anyway….and you deffo need whole leg covering up Nettle Alley…Checked the Beestro….lots to eat and drink there…plus loads of seating… Other eating/drinking establishments are also available in Troway.
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Bennerley Walk, 2nd July
This from David Blackburn…A problem on Saturday 2nd JULY for the walk using the train from Dronfield to have a look at the Bennerley Viaduct.I’m afraid I shall have to cancel it as there will be no trains – see info from Network Rail below. Although there is a reference to a replacement bus ,
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Check your spam!
Paid-up members of the group have had the latest newsletter and walks programme emailed to them….if you have not yet seen yours, please check your spam box….
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The LowerBoardwalk
Wooo Hooo! emergency closure of Dronfield Footpath No.73 & Unstone No.52 from the 13th of September to the 10th of October 2021. This is the Lower Boardwalk, which DCC said they would replace….fingers crossed…. This is the boardwalk from Half Acre Lane, by Metapic Wood, to the industrial estate at the back of the car
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150 years of Dronfield Station
a walk to celebrate this was planned for last year….cancelled because of you know what, then planned again for last week. It rained so hard, it was postponed until today! 15th August. Graham Gill and Peter Carr had put a lot of work into planning this walk, a walk along the Unstone Line, with lots
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Finally, the good news….
Hopefully, we are heading back to ‘normal’, and have now prepared a programme for some walks, but, you will have to wait until July for the programme to start. Paid-up members of DFBS will receive a copy, so we hope all goes well over the coming months. The DFBS Facebook page has been very active,