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At 10.15 a.m. 30 members gathered outside The Red Cow public house at Chrishall. Our leaders were Ian T. and Gill. Ian pointed out that the most important thing about Chrishall is its artisan distillery. Here they make Jake’s Gin. … Continued

I wish to thank our leaders Tina and Jacqui for leading this morning’s 6 mile walk from The Red Lion public house, Grantchester.  We had a guest walker join us – Jo. In total 34 attended. The route took us … Continued

A great start to 2024 – 30 walkers gathered outside the Pig and Abbot public house. Our leaders were Gill and John. Parts of the route were a little muddy but we all managed to stay on our feet. Gill … Continued

Our last walk in 2023 was well attended, with 24 happy walkers dressed in santa hats.   Our leader was Peter the chair. The route took us through the grounds of Hinxton Hall estate which was built in 1748. We then … Continued

We had a dusting of snow this morning but 17 members joined us on the 6.5-mile walk. Our leaders were Ken and Maggie. The village of Eltisley was where filming took place on the village green for an episode of … Continued

This morning our 6-mile walk started from Horningsea, 34 members attended. Our leaders were Jacqui and Carolyn. Horningsea village’s name derives from either “Island (or dry ground in marsh) of a man called Horning” or “Island by the horn-shaped hill”. … Continued

Today 26 of us had a fun walk in the Fens on a lovely sunny day. At 10.15 a.m. we met at the Three Kings public house car park where our leaders Chris and Brian gave us a brief history … Continued

Due to the adverse wet weather causing flooding the leaders had to adapt the route. But 29 of us did admire the flooding that swamped the fields. Brenda informed us about the Fen Drayton Lakes which are managed by the … Continued

A very good start to our Autumn Walk Programme – 30 members joined us on a warm sunny October morning. Our leaders were Paul and Rayna. They gave us an enlightening background talk about Stapleford. We all admired the splendid … Continued

The following social event took place – Robinson College Cambridge, Garden Tour. 18 members attended. Our tour was led by the Head Gardener – Guy. He informed us that the college was founded in 1977 and in 1981 was formally … Continued