Happy Birthday Gaya

Many Happy Returns from your friends in the Silver Striders – we hope you have a great day!

Meet outside the Hospital (Junction of South Canterbury Road with Ethelbert Road) @ 8:30

Tea/Coffee/Beer in Elham or early bus back

Back of Canterbury Rugby Club/Nackington/Pett Bottom/Gorsley Wood/Westwood/Quilters Wood/Clambercrown/Palmstead/Peafield/Park Gate/Elham

17 Bus back to Canterbury 11:50, 12:50

Approximately 10 miles

Last week’s Denge Wood Circle Walk:

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 walk will take us to the university campus following the dismantled Crab and Winkle railway line. Onwards to Tyler Hill and Great and Little House Woods. We’ll return to the city centre via Alcroft Grange and Hales Place.

The weather forecast is for sunny intervals and moderate breeze.

The pic from last week of the lads with bovine chums was taken on the river path near the Hambrook Marshes.

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

7 Miles.

Last week’s The Golf Walk:

This walk was created by Nick.

Meeting 8.30am, Launderette opposite St Mary Bredin

The walk is about 14 miles circular so we should be home by around 2pm. So packed lunch or snack advised.

Toddlers Cove, river walk to Chartham. Stour Valley Walk to Mystole Road, into Denge Wood. Cross Penny Pot Lane by Upper Thruxted Farm and through the woods to Garlinge Green, St Augustines, New House Lane and home.

A shorter option is possible by getting a bus from Shalmsford Street.

Last week’s walk Canterbury to Eastry Walk:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for this weeks walk and coffee morning.

The walk will follow the river towards Chartham crossing the railway at Horton. We’ll return to the city via Howfield Farm and Tonford Manor.

The pic from last weeks walk was taken near Brickhouse Wood.

Meet outside St. Martin’s Church at 8:00 am

St. Martin’s Church/SVW/then up the hill to footpath behind the barracks/Across the golf club – avoiding balls and golfers/Scotland Hills and footpath to Moat Lane/Stodmarsh Road junction/Across Moat Rough towards Littlebourne/Turn right into Swanton Lane/Across the A257 to footpath that goes by Firdown Wood/Palmstead Wood then carefully along the Bekesbourne Road/Footpath on left and then take connecting footpath on right.  We end up at Little Barton Farmhouse,then Spring Lane and down the hill.  6 miles

Last Tuesday’s Toddler’s Coves Walk:

Please bring a packed lunch and plenty of water .

Meet outside 25 St. Augustine’s Road @ 8:30 am

Minor roads and footpaths: NDW to Patrixbourne, then through Adisham to Love Lane branching off to Goodnestone then yellow roads and footpaths to Eastry to catch the No: 81 bus to Canterbury (12:28; 13:28; 14:28) takes just over an hour via Sandwich and Wingham.

11 miles

Last week’s The Waitrose Circle:

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

Weather forecast is sunny and a moderate breeze, perfect walking weather.

This week the walk will be decided on the day.

Pic from last week was taken by Steve on the Barton Down Walk

Happy Birthday Barry

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