Happy Birthday Tim

Many Happy Returns Tim from all your friends in the Silver Striders

This is an invitation for a two hour midweek walk followed by coffee at a city centre coffee shop. Join us at the main entrance to the West Gate gardens for an 8:30am start.

The walk this week will take in the upper path on Barton Down. A great place to see butterflies at this time of the year.

The weather forecast is for sunny intervals and a gentle breeze.

The pic taken last week is the Magnificent Seven at their regular meeting place in the West Gate Gardens.

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

Walk to Rugby Club then, via Nackington to Bridge Road and into Whitehill Wood.  Onward to Lower Hardes Church then take the footpath to Bridge Road junction at Stone Street; cross onto footpath, which leads to Iffin Lane, and then the connecting footpath to New House Lane, then Hollow Lane crossing onto footpath through orchards and later connecting to Lime Kiln Road and Nunnery Road where the walk ends.

Last week’s Reverse The Don’s Walk:

Happy Birthday Simon

Have a terrific birthday Simon from all you friends in the Silver Striders

Meet at 8.30 K&C hospital, South Canterbury Road entrance

The walk is about 12 miles, with regular buses back from Selsted. We’ll probably be back in Canterbury 1-2pm, so bring a picnic lunch if required.

Past the rugby ground, cross Nackington road, past Nackington, through Whitehill Woods, Little Eaton Farm. Footpath behind Pett Bottom to Westwood Farm, Covert Wood, Bladbean Farm, Wingmore, North Elham, Rakeshole Farm, Selsted.

Last week’s Western circle walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for a two hour stroll and chat followed by coffee at a city centre cafe at around 10:30am.

The route taken this week will be decided on the day.

The pic taken on the walk last week of the lads was taken in a cherry orchard near Bigbury Wood.

Meet @ 8 am outside 25 St Augustine’s Road

Proceed to Spring Lane then Little Barton House, then through the Orchard Route leading to Bekesbourne Lane crossing onto the footpath behind Hoath Farm.  Onwards to Firdown Wood and then on to the footpath towards Swanton Lane (crossing A257).  Then left onto the footpath over the old dump, when you get to the open field proceed north-west to the far right-hand corner to connect with the footpath through to Stodmarsh Road.  Cross the Christchurch sports field and take the footpath through to Fordwich and then the ‘wall of death’ through to Moat Lane and then along the road for the footpath that leads through the golf course, later joining the SVW and then back towards St Martin’s Church where the walk finishes.

6 miles.

Last Tuesday’s Reverse Around the Woods Walk:

Happy Birthday Rob

Many Happy Returns Rob from all your chums in the Silver Striders – have a super birthday

Happy Birthday Mike

Many happy returns from your friends in the Silver Striders – have a wonderful Birthday

8:30 Meet outside the Launderette opposite St Mary Bredin Church, Nunnery Fields

Please bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink in case it is warm.

Road and footpath to Rough Common, Church Wood but, this time, through to Bishopsden and Bossenden woods, eventually to Dunkirk.

Walk over the A2 bridge at Dunkirk and along the edge of Poundfall Wood down to Forester’s Lodge Farm and then take the footpath into South Bishops Den wood. Various footpaths through to Podhurst Farm, cut down to Bigbury, back over the A2 bridge and into Harbledown then Canterbury.

About 12 miles

Last week’s The Pet Circle walk: