| What's New April - June 2007 Late June was a busy period for walkers in the group with many key people away on holiday and some conducting recces on behalf of the group for future walking holidays planned for Sedbergh, Derbyshire and the Isle of Man. Alison & Nigel have also been busy (aren't they always) providing their leadership experience in helping to run a charity walk around Goathland on behalf of The Leprosy Mission. We have also been planning for the Active Ryedale Sports Festival at Kirkbymoorside on July 15th - when we will be promoting walking as a healthy, sociable pursuit to anyone interested in joining the group. Booking slips are available for the Christmas Walk and Dinner which will be held this year at The Milburn Arms Rosedale on December 16th. Available on walks or by request - please note that numbers are limited. In late June Nigel organised a minibus walk near Richmond which was well supported. Pictured are members of the group (Nigel & Colin not pictured):
In July as well as the Active Ryedale Festival on the 15th we are walking on the 7th in and around Mulgrave Woods, on the 14th we have Stage 4 of the Tabular Hills Route from Hole of Horcum to Cropton. We go to Ribblehead by bus to walk the viaduct on July 22nd (fully booked), when John (pictured front centre above) will lead a walk to Chapel-le-Dale and back. We return to Hole of Horcum on the 28th when Sam leads the walk. Don't forget the Thursday evening walks too, if you are local to Pickering. This quarterly "What's New" feature has now come to an end so please check the July-September page, when I have created it, for the latest news. Best Regards and Happy Walking, Phil. ---------------------------------- o0o ----------------------------------
Sat 9th June: Stage 3 Tabular Hills Walk from Allerston through to Hole of Horcum Our staged walk of the Tabular Hills Route from Scarborough to Helmsley is proving popular and we had a good turnout for Stage 3. After last weeks incident with the fire brigade in the Cleveland Hills this weeks antics were even more bizarre. To celebrate Taff's 50th birthday we enjoyed a game of cricket on top of Blakey Topping !
Walking poles were used for stumps and Taff had brought along his own bat and ball ! The 128 and Coastliner buses were used to get to and from this walk reducing our carbon emissions - we hope the North Yorkshire Moors National Park Authority appreciate this..... More pictures from the walk: (click for 640x480 size)
We arrived at Hole of Horcum with plenty of time to spare and enjoyed ice cream from the van. We restart this trail on Sat July 14th when we take the Coastliner bus to Hole of Horcum and return via the M50 Moorsbus from Cropton - let's hope we have a sunny day again and time for a drink at the Cropton Inn.
Sun 3rd Ryedale Walking Group calls out North Yorkshire Fire Brigade!
This picture was taken after Steve and Nigel had spoken with Fire Officers of North Yorkshire Fire Service from Northallerton, regarding a suspected moorland fire in an adjacent dale that they had observed from Carlton Bank. Having promptly reported the fire by mobile phone and on descending the hill, our dynamic duo met the fire crew at Lord Stones. After receiving directions and a grid reference the fire crew proceeded to the scene of the suspected blaze.
The weather was super once again on the 9.5 mile walk. Some members of the group can be seen here inspecting one of the boundary stones on Carlton Moor.
May Tues 22nd: Ribblehead Trip on 22nd July This walking trip is now fully booked. Please note the leaving time from Pickering is now 7.30am. Pickups en-route TBA.
Sun 20th May: Yorkshire Wolds - North Grimston
& Settrington (8.5 Miles) led by Nigel
13 walkers on yet another dry day, the walk took in parts of the Wolds Way and Centenary Way. Lunch was taken on Bassett Brow with a fantastic view over the Vale of Pickering. We made it back to the Middleton Arms by 2.30pm for tea and cake - thanks to Alison for making the arrangements. Fri 18th: Gilling West Walk Sun 24th June Nigel tells me that sufficient numbers have been reached to confirm this walk will go ahead. If you haven't put your name down yet there are a few places left on the minibus - deposit please to Alison or Nigel. Ribblehead Viaduct Walk Sun July 22nd Tickets have arrived for this unique event. The bus will leave Pickering at 7.30am to arrive in time for the opening ceremony at 10.00am. Our group of 19 will be guided over the viaduct between 11-12.00am. After lunch John will lead us on a circular walk of 6.5 miles to Chapel-le-Dale, returning on the flank of Whernside. There will be a stop for fish and chips in Thirsk on our journey home. We have 3 places left on the bus - subject to ticket availability (£15). Contact Phil for further details. See this link: Ribblehead Walk on Sunday 22 July 2007 New walking programme for July-Dec 2007 The new programme for late 2007 will be released before the end of May and we have already started to draft the programme for 2008. Please watch this space. ===========================================================
Sat 12th: Tabular Hills Regional Trail
Stage 2
Another super turnout of 19 with most walkers taking the green option by catching the 128 bus from Kirkby/Pickering to Hutton Buscel. A 12 mile hike through Wykeham Forest brought us via Givendale Head to Allerston in time to catch the 3.20pm bus back to Pickering. The Scarborough contingent of Rick, Eric and Christine were lucky to catch a lift from Nigel and Alison back to town. We now have 13 walkers who have completed the first two stages of the Tabular Hills Trail. The next leg is on Sat June 9th, from Allerston to Givendale Head and thence on to The Hole of Horcum. We then catch the Coastliner bus back to Pickering. 1. Weather 2. Field Lecture 3. Phil & John Picture 1 - The weather forecast both local and national gave "rain" and not a drop fell.... Picture 2 - Eric who has a great interest in Geology, gives an off the cuff lecture to our walking group on how the unique rock formations in this area of Wykeham forest were formed. Picture 3 - Phil and John look north from the Wykeham Forest viewpoint and plan a future walk over Langdale End.
======================================================================== Fri 11th: HOT NEWS An extra 9.5 mile walk has been added to the programme on Sun 3rd June:Start Lord Stones Cafe GR NZ523030 then paths to Faceby - Whorltonand the Cleveland Way over Carlton Bank returning to Lord Stones Cafefor tea and cake (or John Smiths) after the fairly challenging walk overCarlton Bank. Toilets and car park at start and end.Meet Pickering Pool 9.00am or Lord Stones Car Park Suggested car share fee from Pickering: £4 ========================================================================
Weds 9th: St Cuthbert's Way
We now have a gallery page for the St Cuthbert's Way Easter Holiday based at Melrose - St Cuthbert's Photo Gallery or select the button on our Home Page or What's New webpage. If you have broadband this page takes 20 seconds to load - dial up takes much longer so be patient - I think it's worth it. Thanks to Nigel for most of the images captured on the walk.
April
Sat 28th: Hovingham 11 miles
Nigel arranged the weather for this one - a super route in the Howardian Hills AONB. 14 walkers and Pip the dog. It was good to see Chas (from Holmfirth) joining us again. We finished up for some cake and tea at Hovingham tearoom. Ribblehead Viaduct 22nd July - places going fast - 3 left. Tickets are £15 payment before next Thursday. Bookings for bus transport to Gilling West on 24th June - to Alison or Nigel please ASAP.
Tues 24th: Tickets are now on sale to walk across this marvellous structure, made from 1.5 million bricks. If you wish to join this trip contact Phil for further details. We need to purchase tickets as a group ASAP at £15 each.
Ribblehead Viaduct Thanks to Colin Smith and the Geograph Website for this picture which is published under Creative Commons Licence. Transport will be at shared cost to the group and is dependent on numbers. There are other displays and events planned in the area on the day, and we will also undertake a walk around the valley at Ribblehead. More details can be found on these links:
Sat 15th: The Tabular Hills Walk Stage 1
Tabular Hills Stage 1 - numbers were reduced with some of our regular walkers having other commitments, however at least 6 more members will be doing the walk in early May - Phil will again lead, so if you want to walk it and missed out and can make it on that day, then let me know. Stage 2 on May 12th is from Hutton Buscel (to rejoin the link at Wykeham) through to Givendale Head and then down to Allerston (Cayley Arms). On Stage 1 we welcomed Rick from Scarborough as our 50th paid up member, and it was great to see Mike from Scarborough with us for his first walk of 2007. The group of 15 left the Sea Life Centre at 10.40 and made it through to Wykeham by 15.30. The tearoom was closed but we had plenty of time to enjoy a pint or a pot of tea at The Downe Arms, before we boarded the 16.05 bus back home. A flat 11 mile route apart from the stretch up to Wykeham Forest from Wrench Green which rises up 400 feet in less than half a mile. This was an easier than many thought on the day, although it was hot and most walkers had a good sweat on. A fair amount of tarmac roads on this route, but this is a necessary part of the walk.
Thurs 12th: Isle of Man Walking Festival Phil & Judy are going to the IoM by ferry for this one week event from June 24th-30th. All the walking will be led by Manx Walkers. If any of the group are interested in coming please contact Phil who will co-ordinate shared transport (either by minibus or car) and accommodation. 42 walks of differing grades including a five day coastal path walk covering the whole Island. All welcome !
Weds 11th: A report of our Scottish Borders St.Cuthbert's Way Easter Weekend will appear as a gallery page once all the hundreds of pictures taken by walkers come in. In the meantime some pictures are featured on my Geograph webpage for those who wish to look for them. Follow this link
Fri 6th: Date for your diary July 22nd On July 22nd the group will walk over this fine bridge on the Settle - Carlisle Railway line as part of an 8 mile walk. This is the famous Ribblehead Viaduct and this once in a lifetime opportunity is only possible because the line will be closed for essential maintenance that weekend. More details and tickets from Nigel or Phil as soon as they become available. The trip will be via the RYECAT Minibus and is limited to 17 members of the group.
Ribblehead Viaduct Thanks to Colin Smith and the Geograph Website for this picture which is published under Creative Commons Licence.
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