MEMBERS’ CORNER

Eastbourne Nwr

The walk: Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne

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Our walk leader Maggi, introduced us to a recently opened Fishing Station and Deli, which we are eager to visit on a sunny day.

Solihull Nwr

The walk: Packwood House near Lapworth in Warwickshire

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A few of Solihull group enjoyed a lovely walk today, just fitting it in before the heavens opened! In one direction we have built up areas leading to the City of Birmingham but in the other direction we have glorious Warwickshire countryside. We are blessed with two great

Glasgow Nwr

The walk: Glasgow Necropolis

They said: Glasgow Necropolis overlooks Glasgow Cathedral and we followed the Women’s heritage walk past the Stillbirth memorial and across the Bridge of Sighs to access the graveyard. We visited the small Jewish graveyard, the memorial to Corlinda Lee, “Queen of the Gypsies”, Misses Buchanan of Bellfield, Isabelle Elder and many more. We also visited Rotten Row gardens, the site of the former maternity hospital. Finished the walk with lunch beside Glasgow infirmary.

The walk: An 8K walk to Loggerheads Country Park

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A number of Mold group enjoyed a well-deserved lunch after completing an 8K walk around Maeshafn and Colomendy.

National Trust houses within 15 minutes of Solihull and today’s walk started and finished at Packwood House.

The walkers crossed the green fields of what is officially the Forest of Arden and walked to St Giles Church, originally built in the 13th Century and where Graham Baron Ash, the last owner of Packwood, is buried. Inside there are various very old artefacts of interest including a beautiful stained glass window and a partial wall painting which is dated to the 14th Century and was discovered when some restoration work took place in 1927! Another claim to fame is that the parents of Dr Johnson, of dictionary fame, were married in the church! The walk was approximately 3.6 miles and took us a couple of hours, with a stop at the church.

St Neots Nwr

The walk: The Manor House at Hemingford Grey

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We braved the rain for a walk round the gardens of The Manor at Hemingford Grey, home of the Green Knowe stories by Lucy Boston. The house is actually one of the two oldest continually inhabited houses in Britain. The informal gardens are well worth visiting. We followed the visit by a riverside walk to the village of Hemingford Abbots, for lunch at a cosy pub - with lots of chatter - before returning to Hemingford Grey via the same route still in the rain!