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Summer walk: Abbey St Bathans – Duns

Posted on June 27, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

Abbey St Bathans – Duns  24/06/17  ‘A’ Peter Gilliland  ‘B’ Kathleen Gilliland On an overcast but very windy day 48 members set out for the Scottish Borders stopping for coffee at Heighley Gate Garden Centre. We continued on the A1 … Continue reading →

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Summer walk: Kippford

Posted on June 14, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

Kippford 10/06/17  ‘A’ Ken Armstrong  ‘B’ Pat Gardner & Janet Heckels After another horrendous weather forecast for this Saturday our numbers fell from 56 to 48. The forecast was for a prolonged period of heavy rain and high winds. However, … Continue reading →

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Summer walk: Grasmere Circular

Posted on May 30, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

Grasmere Circular 27/05/17   ‘A’ David Palmer  ‘B’ Margaret Palmer A typical weather forecast for a bank holiday weekend – heavy rain all day with thunder storms. However, 50 members weren’t deterred by the weather. We tried to stop in Barnard … Continue reading →

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Summer walk: Rothbury 13/5/17

Posted on May 26, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

13/5/17 Rothbury  ‘A’ Bill Sillitoe  ‘B’ Eddie Ashburner 55 members set out on a cool and overcast morning. The coffee stop was at Heighley Gate Garden Centre. 20 members set out on the ‘A’ walk and about 5 minutes later … Continue reading →

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Summer walk: Leyburn Circular 29/4/17

Posted on May 26, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

29/4/17 Leyburn Circular  ‘A’ Jack Armstrong  ‘B’ Joan Armstrong A full coach of 58 members set out on an overcast and cool day. After coffee in Richmond we travelled the short distance to Leyburn where the ‘A’ party, 18 in … Continue reading →

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Summer walk: Allendale Town 15/04/17

Posted on April 21, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

15/04/17 Allendale Town  ‘A’ Jennifer Bell  ‘B’ Ken Nevin On Easter Saturday with another forecast of heavy rain showers 31 members travelled to Allendale Town after stopping for coffee in Hexham. Both parties, ‘A’ 13 members and ‘B’ 18 members … Continue reading →

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Summer walk: Twice Brewed (Roman Wall) 01/04/17

Posted on April 21, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

01/04/17 Twice Brewed (Roman Wall) ‘A’ David Palmer ‘B’ Margaret Palmer With a dreadful weather forecast of heavy rain and possible thunder 45 members travelled to Northumberland. The further west we travelled the darker the sky became. There was drizzly … Continue reading →

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Photos of 2016 walks

Posted on April 19, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

Lots of Ken Nevin’s brilliant photos of the 2016 walks have been added to our Flickr site. Don’t forget, if you take photos on the walks, they can also be added to our collection. Just email them to moira.bent@gmail.com.

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Summer walk: Bolam Lake 13/3/17

Posted on March 31, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

Bolam Lake Circular  ‘A’ Ken Nevin  ‘B’ Janet Heckels For the first time in many a year the first outing wasn’t with a full or nearly full coach. 45 people (including 4 new) travelled directly to Bolam Lake on a … Continue reading →

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What we saw

Posted on January 10, 2017 by LaurelsLodge

The full What we saw 2016 report is now available on the website – just click on the link in the black toolbar!

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