Best feet forward into the Spring

Spring is on the way, the days are getting longer and here at the Stone Ramblers, we are making the most of it.

We are always busy. Our annual New Year Meal was a great success, giving us all a chance to meet up without the walking boots! We have had a fabulous short break in February to Shropshire with trips to Malta and Gozo and Malhamdale in North Yorkshire later in the year.

Our new website www.stoneramblers.org.uk is up and running, where you will see our forthcoming varied walks, including our well attended Wellbeing Walks. Our walks cover a wide area including the Peak District, Cheshire, Shropshire, Wales and of course, Staffordshire. The original website was set up over twenty years ago by John Spriggs, who has maintained it ever since, for which we are all so grateful.

Our working party, consisting entirely of volunteers, working with Staffordshire County Council continues to repair stiles and improve footpaths locally. We are always looking for new volunteers and details of how to get involved are available on our website.

It was great to meet so many potential new members and our recent stall at Stone Farmers’ Market earlier in the month. Look out for us next time.

A huge thanks to all our volunteers, bring on the good weather and happy walking.

Report by Penny Meakin