The forecast for today’s walk was to be windy but dry. We all met at the Tourist Information Centre. We started with our warm up and set off.
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Lesbury – 24th February 2019
Another beautiful day in February took us to Lesbury. We all met at the big tree in Lesbury and welcomed Kath to her first Strolls with Poles walk.
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This walk took us to County Durham and theTanfield Railway. The weather was excellent for February.
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We all met up in Wylam. This was only a small group, so we promptly did a warm up and were on our way. The weather was remarkable for a February day, sunny and relatively warm, especially in the sun.
Continue reading “Wylam and Ovingham – 10th February 2019”Howick Hall Gardens – 17th February 2019
This was an unusual walk as we started with a guided tour of the gardens with Peter, a volunteer at Howick Hall Gardens. Peter was incredibly knowledgeable about the trees within the gardens, explaining how they are labelled, where they come from and who has collected the seeds. We walked through the sensory garden, provided by the Autism Society and around the blankets of snowdrops.
Continue reading “Howick Hall Gardens – 17th February 2019”Learn to Nordic Walk at Wallington – 9th February 2019
This was the first “Learn to Nordic Walk at Wallington”. So, it was not only a learning experience for the walkers but for us too. We met everyone in the Visitors Centre and introduced ourselves to them. It turned out that one of the ladies was Polish, giving another meaning to Strolls With Poles. We gathered their details before giving them a little instruction on how to attach themselves to the poles and explaining the origin of Nordic walking.
Continue reading “Learn to Nordic Walk at Wallington – 9th February 2019”Chopwell Woods – 27th January 2019
We arrived at Chopwell Woods early with everyone looking forward to a good day of walking. When everyone arrived, we did the usual warm up before setting off.
Continue reading “Chopwell Woods – 27th January 2019”Herrington Country Park and Penshaw Monument – 19th January 2019
This was our longest walk on the programme so far this year and would take us around Herrington Country Park before heading towards Penshaw Monument and down to walk along the River Wear.
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A short teaching session started this shorter walk as we had 3 new walkers, Sue, Pete and Emma joining us.
Continue reading “Hauxley Nature Reserve – 13th January 2019”Newbiggin by the Sea and River Wansbeck – 6th January 2019
The first walk of 2019 saw us visit the town of Newbiggin by the Sea. It was great to welcome everyone back and also Christine’s daughter Stacey, who was with us for her first walk.
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