Happy Birthday Peter

Have wonderful day Peter with best wishes from all your chums in the Silver Striders

Those of you who wish to join the midweek walk will need to be at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.

The weather forecast for Wednesday is for light rain and gentle breeze. Because the ground is saturated in many areas and further reports of rain a decision on where to wander will be taken on the day.

The pic from last week shows the lads in a typical Beatles pose near Howfield Wood Farm.

Meet @ 8:00 am outside the Hospital (junction of Ethelbert and South Canterbury Roads)

The Langton Path to the end of the school playing fields, rugby club, over the A2 bridge and proceed to Nackington, Whitehill Wood, Lower Hardes.  Work back from Lower Hardes to New House Lane and then back to South Canterbury Road via A2 bridge crossing in Stuppington Lane.

Subject to modification by Steve on the day.

Last week’s Reverse The Valley Lark Walk:

Happy Birthday John (a.k.a. Blacksnake)

Many Happy Returns John – from all your friends in the Silver Striders

(Lord, I’m going’ down to Rosedale, gon’ take my rider by my side)

Meet outside St. Martin’s Church @ 8:30am

Snack break at Ickham (time for a cuppa).

SVW to Fordwich, then Littlebourne, Ickham, Wingham. Out of Wingham we take the footpath to Snake’s Hill and then down to Bossington Farm from where we follow footpaths to Bramling Downs. We take Bramling Road and eventually cut across to Shepherds’ Close Road, then Patrixbourne, then back to Canterbury via the Barton Estate. 14 miles or so.

Last week’s Wye via Waltham Walk:

We’ll meet again at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee at a city centre caff.

Meet @ 8:00 am at the top of Nunnery Road (at the Junction with Nunnery Fields)

Nunnery Road, Zealand Road, Lime Kiln Road and across the fields coming out at Hollow Lane, then onto New House Lane taking the footpath to Cockering Road.  We take the footpath though Larkey Valley Wood leaving for footpaths crossing New House Lane and Iffin Lane, then footpath through to Merton Farm, cross A2 bridge – Rugby Club, Langton Path, K & C Hospital where the walk ends. 6 miles.

Last week’s Reverse The Woolton Farm Walk:

Happy Birthday Mark

From all your chums in the Silver Striders

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour walk followed by coffee.

Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road at 8:00 am

Spring Lane, the footpath past Little Barton House by the railway line then along Bekesbourne Lane taking the second footpath on the left through Woolton Farm, past Farthings Wood and shortly afterwards taking a left into Court Wood towards Littlebourne Road, at the end of this footpath we take the footpath to the left, towards Firdown Wood but turn right before Palmstead Wood proceeding towards the Hoath Farm (footpath).  Bekesbourne Lane to Worcester Lane then through the orchards back to Spring Lane (where the walk concludes) via Little Barton House. 6 miles

Last week’s Reverse The Omicron Walk: