Happy Birthday Huw

Have a great birthday Huw from all your chums in the Silver Striders

Meet at 8.30am Launderette opposite St Mary Breeding

The walk is about 11m with a bus back from Whitstable. Option of a visit to Wetherspoons, cafe or packed lunch.

Landsdown Rd to Canterbury East, Toddlers Cove, river walk to Tonford Manor. Tonford Lane to NDW, through Bigbury wood and right down to Poldhurst Farm. Over the A2 bridge into Willows and Church Wood, to Denstroude Farm and Lane through Ellenden Wood and Fox’s Cross. Cross Thant Way at Yorkletts bridge. Walk along Seasalter Lane and footpath through Seasalter to the coast, approaching Whitstable by the beach huts and the Neptune.

Regular buses back to Canterbury

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 at present for Wednesday is not looking great for a walk, heavy rain and a moderate breeze. Look out for an e-mail early Wednesday morning.

The walk will be decided on the day and take account of weather and ground conditions.

The pic below from our last walk shows the chaps in the church at Blean hopefully avoiding getting into any skulduggery.

eet at the top of Nunnery Road where it meets Nunnery Fields at 8:00am 

Nunnery Road down to Martyr’s Field, past Wincheap School, cross A28 and through Riverside Retail Park, bridge across the Stour to SVW and onward to Westgate Gardens.  We re-connect with the river by the Miller’s Arms, Sainsburys, under the bridge, up to Vauxhall Lakes then turning eastwards, crossing the A28 and heading to the SVW (and cycle path) but now heading south-westwards in the direction of St. Martin’s Church.  We turn right when we arrive at the A257 (Littlebourne Road), heading towards the Abbey then left towards Old Dover Road, where the walk finishes at the Cross Keys crossroads.

Last week’s The Omicron Walk:

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

For the duration of the walk it will be sunny and a moderate breeze.

The walk will take us through the university campus and following the dismantled railway track to Tyler Hill and then along by Little Hall Wood. We’ll return to the city centre via Alcroft Grange and Hales Place. The Sarre Penn will be crossed twice on the walk.

The pic taken on the walk last week shows us once again showing our respect at John Pedder’s grave.

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

7 miles

Last week’s The Golf Walk:

Meet 8.30am, top of Nunnery Road

The route is about 14 miles, returning around 1.30pm so bring a packed lunch if required.

Zealand Road, left into Lime Kiln Road, behind Wincheap Primary School and crossing Hollow Lane to take the footpath up to New House Lane, New House Farm and the footpath to the Chartham Downs road. Footpath behind Kenfield Hall to Petham, past the church and footpath to Dane Chantry, cross Stone St and take footpath to Bossingham Church, then to Bossingham, Lynsore and Pett Bottom, returning home through Whitehill Woods and Nackington.

Last week’s walk to Elham:

Meet at the main entrance to the Westgate Gardens at 8:30am for this weeks two hour walk.

The weather forecast is for light rain and a gentle breeze.

The walk will be determined on the day taking into consideration the weather and ground conditions.

Attached is a pic taken last week of the lads near the Broad Oak Crossing. Honestly no double entendre intended.

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: