We feel fortunate to have such a wide variety of footpaths and walks on our doorstep, so easily accessible for our Wirral and North Wales based walkers. Throughout the year, our group enjoy every changing mood that each season brings to the countryside, as shown below in this section. 

March Reflections

It was a busy month for many club members conducting recces before handing over their proposed walks to our walk organisers so they can plan our summer programmes. There is an undoubtable skill in assembling all the amassed data so that leaders’ available dates are included and the walks are varied from week to week. Thanks go to Sue, Caroline, Liz and Pauline for their work on this summer’s walks. Thanks also go to Lynne, who recently handed over the organisation of the A walks programme after a long and successful stint in this role.

The month saw A walks from the Ponderosa Café on the Horseshoe Pass taking in the Eglwyseg and Oernant Valleys, the Clwydian Range including Moel Famau, Bryn Alyn from Loggerheads, and Moel y Parc from Afon Wen. B walkers explored the environs around Puddington and Shotwick, Coed Nercwys, Grappenhall near Warrington, and Maeshafn and Moel Findeg. There was one C walk in the Parkgate area.

What to wear? Not just a question that many ask prior to going out for a social evening, but also before we head for the hills – and this past month was no exception. We were all wrapped up well for one walk when we started out in bright sunshine but in a bitterly cold wind; yet by the end of the day we were all in shirt sleeves! Hopefully, it won’t be too long before the shorts are sought out from the back of the wardrobe…

Jog on, jog on, the footpath way,

And merrily hent the stile-a;

A merry heart goes all the day,

Your sad tires in a mile-a

William Shakespeare