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

Happy Birthday Rob

Many Happy Returns of the day Rob from all your chums in the Silver Striders

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

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 Faversham (approached from the South) Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.

There is not a planned route. Steve in consultation with other regular midweek walkers will decide on the day.

The weather forecast is “sunny and gentle breeze” with temperatures of around 22 degrees.

The pic taken on the walk last week is the lads in a large field near Rough Common. Walk Don’t Run I Venture(s) to say.

Meet outside the Launderette (opposite St. Mary Bredin Church) @ 8:00am

Toddler’s cove via Lansdown Road

Cross Toddler’s Cove, walk under the ring road bridge and then over the railway bridge, across to St. Dunstan’s Terrace, over London Road ending up on the footpath towards Rough Common.  When we are near the Blean water tower we turn left and walk down towards the Harbledown Bridge – crossing into Harbledown and walking through the grounds of St Nicholas’s Hospital.  We then take the footpath under the A2 bridge and work our way down to the Chartham Cycle path, by the Thannington footbridge over the Stour, turn left and back to Toddler’s Cover then under the ring road, towards the East Station and Lansdown Road where the walk concludes. 6 miles

Last week’s The Les Walk:

X3 Bus back to Canterbury 12:36, 13:36, 14:36 or train

Meet at The Wednesday Walkers gathering place at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am.

The walk will take us to Rough Common.From there we’ll make our way through open land and woodland and crossing the A290 near

Luckett Farm. The walk will follow the banks of the Sarre Penn passing Brotherhood Wood before reaching the

dismantled Railway. The track will continue to the university campus. As it will be the first Wednesday of the month the tradition of

coffee at the Gulbenkian cafe may take place. At this point we’ll return to the city centre via the cycle track and St Stephens.

Warning to shorts wearers, there may be overgrown paths to negotiate! Bring water as the weather remains hot.

The pic taken on the walk last week is of The Three Amigos in Harbledown:

Meet at 8:00 am by the St. Augustine’s Triangle (start of the Footpath to the north of St. Augustine’s Road, which goes behind the houses with the UCA buildings on the other side).

The walk proceeds along the footpath, up Babbs Hill, by the side of the Barracks Estate leading to Old Park Farm open land.  It continues through the golf course (Scotland Hills), crossing Stodmarsh Road the Polo Farm, across the A257 by Fishpoolhill Wood then across to the path by Palmstead Wood and then Bekesbourne Lane.  We walk along the road to the footpath by the side of Haystack Wood, then down to Hode Farm where we turn onto the NDW through Barton Business Park and onto number 67 St. Augustine’s Road, home of the creator of this fine walk.

Last week’s The Steve’s Walk:

Happy Birthday Don

Have a super day Don with best wishes from all your friends in the Silver Striders