Everybody Nordic Walking May 2016 Regular Walks Leisure Development Floor 3 Delamere House Delamere Street Crewe CW1 2JZ Welcome to all those new Nordic Walkers who have just recently completed the technique course with us, and thank you to all you regular walkers who continue to attend our Walk Leaders regular walks. Attached with this letter is list of new dates for the upcoming regular walks in May 2016. Please always check with the walks leaders before deciding not to turn up due to bad weather as the walks will normally take place regardless of the weather. You will be able to rent Nordic Walking Poles for the session at 1, or you can bring your own poles. Each walk will cost you 1 ( 2 if you are renting poles) which you pay at each walk you attend. Please note that the walks with this drink symbol means there will be chance after the walk for people to stay and have a tea, coffee, cold drink or order food. Please note that you will have to pay individually for any food or drink you have. If you are attending a walk please contact the walk leader, or Simon Green, to let them know you are attending either via Text, Phone Call or Email. (This is necessary so that leaders know who to expect and in order to have sufficient number of poles available on the day of the walk.) Your Nordic Walk leaders are: David Lambert: 07817408309 Diana Tame: 07922094326 Lorraine Powell: 07787792496 Melanie Houghton: 07917814664 Sandra Webb: 07939674416 Simon Green: 07593448403 Yours Sincerely Simon Green Active Travel Facilitator Everybody Sport & Recreation Trust 1
Nordic Walk Grading Key *Improver Walks = led by a qualified NW instructor, an introduction to regular Nordic walking, initially 1 hour. *Wellness Walks = led at a gentle pace for 1 hour. *Wellness Plus Walks = led at a moderate pace 1 ½ up to 2 ½ hours, some stiles *Adventure walks = led at a moderate pace, 3 hours+, sometimes hilly and with stiles *Adventure plus walks = led at a moderate pace, 5 hours+, often hilly and with stiles. Regular Nordic Walks Rudyard - Wild Rumpus Date: Sunday 1st May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Rudyard Lake, railway station car park, ST13 8PF Call in on events at 'A Day at the Lakes after the walk. For more information see www.dayatthelake.org.uk Gresty s Waste and Roman Road Date: Tuesday 3rd May. Time: 10.00am Meet Point: Grestys Waste Car Park, A54, Kelsall Walk Grading: Adventure Walk* Teggs Nose Date: Tuesday 3rd May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Teggs Nose car park, Buxton Old Road, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0AP Walk Grading: Adventure* Bring snack and a drink. There is a small charge for the car park. Refreshments available at the café. Date: Tuesday 3rd May. Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm Meet Point: Macclesfield Forest, park laybay side of Ridgegate Reservoir, meet opposite Leather's Smithy pub, SK11 0NE Date: Wednesday 4th May Time: 10.30am-12.30pm Meet Point: Rudyard Lake, Railway station car park, ST13 8PF 2
CANCELLED Anderton Boat lift and Marbury Park Date: Thursday 5th May. Time: 10.00am Meet Point: Stanley Arms Pub car Park, Old Road, Northwich CW9 6QG Sutton Common Date: Sunday 8th May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Roadside parking near Leathers Smithy PH, Langley, SK11 0NE Walk Grading: Adventure plus* This is a 9 mile walk with some hill walking. Bring lunch, snacks and drinks.. Great Budworth Mere, Marbury and Carey Park. Date: Tuesday 10th May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Salt Barge Pub Car Park. Olershaw Lane, Marston Northwich CW9 6ES Middlewood Date: Tuesday 10th May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Jacksons Brickworks Nature Reserve car park, off Pool House Road, Middlewood, SK12 1TY Walk Grading: Adventure* Bring snack and a drink Date: Wednesday 11 th May. Time: 10:30am 12.00noon Meet Point: Chelford Village Hall, Knutsford Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AS Vale Royal Abbey Date: Thursday 12th May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Vale Road off Cinder Hill Whitegate CW8 2BH (Directly opposite St Marys Church) Walk Grading: Wellness Walk* 3
Bollington Date: Thursday 12th May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Adlington Road Car Park, SK10 5JT Walk Grading: Wellness Plus* Arley Hall Estate (and optional gardens) Date: Tuesday 17th May. Time: 11.00am Meet Point: Arley Hall car Park (next to the nursery) Arley Road, Northwich, CW9 6NA. AM free entry around surrounding Estate. Option to stay for lunch PM walk around Gardens, Grove and Woodland walk, admission fee Adults 8.50 concessions 8.00 Date: Tuesday 17th May. Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm Meet Point: Holehouse Lane Car park, Whiteley Green, SK10 5SR, near Windmill pub & Macclesfield Canal FREE Taster Session for New Participants If you know someone who would like to try Nordic Walking this year then invite them to join this free taster session. Poles are provided. Date: Tuesday 17th May. Time: 6:30pm Meet Point: Teggs Nose car park, Buxton Old Road, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0AP Instructor: David Lambert To book a place please call 07593448403 (Follow on Techniques sessions will be available 24th and 31st May, 6:30pm, at the same venue) Biddulph Date: Wednesday 18th May. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Biddulph Grange Country Park off A527, 1 mile North of Biddulph. Turn into Grange Road, past Biddulph Grane Gardens. Main car park half mile on the right. ST8 7TZ 4 Bring snack and a drink
Date: Wednesday 18th May. Time: 10.30am - 12.00noon Meet Point: The Travellers Rest Car Park, 175 Congleton Road North, Scholar Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3HA (Some will be heading into the Traveller Rest after the walk for food and drinks. Everyone is welcome to stay so please remember to bring money and let Diana or Lorraine know before the walk so they can advise the pub on how many will be eating) Poynton Family Sports Afternoon Event Free Nordic Walking demonstrations and taster sessions. Other sport activities to try and other interests, stalls etc Date: Saturday 21st May. Time: 12 noon to 4pm Meet Point: Poynton Leisure Centre and High School. Instructor: David Lambert More information will be mailed out nearer the date Whitegate and Marton Sands Meres. Date: Tuesday 24th May. Time: 10.00am Meet Point: Whitegate Station Café car park, Clay Lane, Marton CW7 2QE Date: Wednesday 25th May. Time: 10.30am-12.00noon Meet Point: Astbury Garden Centre Walk Meet on large car park at Astbury Garden Centre, off A34 Newcastle Road, Astbury, Congleton, CW12 4RL Evening Walk Date: Thursday 26th May. Time: 7:00pm Meet Point: Springfields public car park, Prestbury. SK10 4HP Date: Tuesday 31st May. Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm Meet Point: Canal & field walk, park outside Hovis Mill, Union Road, Macclesfield SK11 7BF, (Park on road near canal marina). 5
Canal and riverside walk. Date: Wednesday 1st June. Time: 10.00am Meet Point: Lane outside Davenports Tea rooms, Warrington Road, Bartington, Northwich A49 CW8 4QU Date: Wednesday 1st June. Time: 10.30am-12.00noon Meet Point: Sweetenham Arms car park, Sweetenham Village, Congleton, CW12 2LF Kettleshulme Date: Thursday 2nd June. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: The Swan Inn PH, Macclesfield Road. SK23 7QU Walk Grading: Adventure* Wilmslow Date: Sunday 5th June. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: The Carrs car park. Chancel Lane/Cliff Road, Wilmslow. SK9 4AA Tatton Park Date: Tuesday 7th June. Time: 10.00am Meet Point: Kings Street Car Park, Church walk Knutsford WA16 6EU Date: Wednesday 8th June. Time: 10.30am-12.00noon Meet Point: Congleton Leisure Centre, Worrall Street, CW12 1DT Some will be heading into the Leisure Centre after the walk for a coffee. Everyone is welcome to stay so please remember to bring money and let Diana or Lorraine know before the walk) 6
Lower Withington Date: Wednesday 8th June. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Red Lion PH, B5393, Lower Withington. SK11 9EA Walk Grading: Wellness Plus* Gawsworth and North Rode Date: Saturday 11th June. Time: 10:00am Meet Point: Roadside parking near St James Church, Church Lane off A536 Congleton Road, SK11 9RN Walk Grading: Adventure Plus* This is a 9 mile walk, using canal towpath, good tracks and footpaths. Please bring lunch, snack and a drink Date: Tuesday 14th June. Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm Meet Point: Macclesfield Forest, park layby side of Ridgegate Reservoir, meet opposite Leather's Smithy pub, SK11 0NE FREE Taster Session for New Participants If you know someone who would like to try Nordic Walking this year then invite them to join this free taster session. Poles are provided. Date: Tuesday 14th June. Time: 6:30pm. Meet Point: Nelson Pit Visitor Centre Car Park, Higher Poynton,SK12 1TH Instructor: David Lambert To book a place please call 07593448403 (Follow on Techniques sessions will be available 21st and 28th June, 6:30pm, at the same venue) Date: Wednesday 15th May Time: 10.30am-12.30pm Meet Point: Rudyard Lake, Railway station car park, ST13 8PF Date: Wednesday 29th June. Time: 10.30am - 11.30am. Meet Point: Astbury Mere Visitors Centre Car Park, Congleton, CW12 4FP Walk Leader: Diana Tame Walk Grading: Wellness Walk* 7