Many happy returns to John, and thanks for all the work you do keeping the Striders and the website going.

Meet at K&C Hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance, at 8.30am.

We will go out past the rugby ground through Nackington, Whitehill Woods, skirt Lower Hardres, Bridge, Patrixbourne, bypass Littlebourne through Lower Garrington Farm, Ickham, Wickhambreaux, Stodmarsh, Fordwich and home along the cycle route to Canterbury.

About 15 miles, with plenty of opportunities to stop for picnic lunch at one of the churches. Short cut by taking the bus back from Littlebourne or Sturry.

Last week’s Fright Wood circle walk:

Many Happy Returns of the Day Ben

Have a super day Ben from your many chums in the Silver Striders

As usual meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre cafe.

The weather forecast is for a low chance of light rain showers. The walk will follow as close as possible the route of the dismantled Crab and Winkle Line as far as Tyler Hill. Crossing the Hackington Road we will follow a path alongside Great Hall Wood before turning right across a field and then crossing the Sarre Penn at Alcroft Grange. We will return to the city centre via Hales Place.

The pic from last week was taken in the orchards at Harbledown:

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the hospital – junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road

The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, over the A2 bridge and down to Merton Farm.  Footpath through Merton Farm, later Iffin Lane and connecting to footpath to New House Lane and then down into Larkey Valley Wood.  Through the wood, coming out on Cockering Road, which we walk along until we get to the footpath for New House Lane, then along Hollow Lane turning into the orchard, later over the bridge along Stuppington Lane to the junction with South Canterbury Road, where the walk finishes.

6 miles.

Last week’s Woolton Farm Walk: