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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-10 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Thursday 5 February 2009

Halkyn Mountain, Limestone, Lead and More 5th February 2009

A snowman family.
At the trig point on Halkyn Mountain.
Pen-yr-henblas quarry - our first ever sighting!
Doesn't anyone realise my legs aren't meant for this!
I don't want to be late for lunch!

Walk stats: Distance:6.9 miles; Climb:783'.
Time:3 hours 5 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h;Overall walk average:2.2 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Tim, Celia, Annie H., Fran and Tito, Sue and Michel, Sylvia and Dave J. and our resident dog Georgie. (Joined by Margaret Smith and Graeme Anderson for the meal).
A shorter walk than usual so that we could enjoy a meal together at the Britannia Inn at about 1 p.m.
This was our first walk in the snow, a good layer on the ground and the skies looking as though we could get much more. It was cold, very cold, but on the move you didn't notice it. However if you stopped or felt the urge to take off your gloves, you soon realised it was a mistake. This walk, popular for most of us, took on a new character decked in this carpet of snow, so easy to go off track. Surprisingly we didn't see anyone else taking advantage of walking through this fascinating landscape.
Nevertheless we arrived back at the Britannia Inn in perfect time, at 12-45. Graeme Anderson was already there, and Margaret arrived just as we were taking our boots off. She did well to cope with the car sliding across the car park as roger watched anxiously!
Birds seen or heard today included: Robin, Chaffinch, House sparrow, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Magpie, Nuthatch and Kestrel.
As usual the welcome at the Britannia Inn was superb, the Lees bitter is always good but today we were privileged to sample the food too. The group now want to make a meal there a monthly event! Even Georgie didn't miss out, Sylvia asked for a dogie bag so that he could sample the fayre when they got home!
We can no longer say "we are only here for the beer".





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