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Membership: Don't forget 2026 Club Memberships are continuing to require renewal.
2026 Series Walks
Coach Trips: The next Coach Trip, 12th April,
The Spring coach trip will take place on Sunday 12th April and the coach will take us from Wellingborough to start the walk from the National Memorial Arbretum in Staffordshire, finishing at the cathedral city of Lichfield. The shorter route will be a 10km or thereabouts circular walk in and around the Arboretum where the coach will remain until 14.00 when it will transport you to Lichfield where you can spend a few hours eating, drinking and generally taking in the City. The longer route will start at the arboretum as above but after about three quarters of the route will leave it and continue by foot to Lichfield making a total walk distance of around 17km. We will all join the coach late afternoon for our return journey to Wellingborough. Seats for this trip are available and are £25 per person and we politely request a £10 deposit at the time of booking (with the balance payable on the coach).
So, make a point of asking at the "desk" to get yourself on and not be dissapointed.
SUNDAYS
The last walk, 1st March, was from The Grafham Trout, Grafham, this time a warm and dry day with blue sky, certainly enjoyed by all, as we can see in the photo's of the day taken - Waendel Walkers Club | Facebook
The next walk will be 15th March, from Rowell Charter, Rothwell, NN14 6AB. A great pub in the market town with a great choice of ales.
As usual, two routes will be available: circa 10km and 20km.
Remember, for all normal Sunday events: As usual the desk will open around 09.30 so please do not arrive before then as the location may well have had a late Saturday and neither the venue nor the walk leader will be ready for you. We regret we continue to have to make this request but we have had a couple of complaints from our venues and we really do not wish to alienate them and thereby discourage them from hosting our events.
WEDNESDAYS
The 1st evening walk of 2026 will be on 15th April, White Hart, Great Houghton, NN4 7AF.
2025 Awards:
Club Achievement Award: presented to Ron and Christine Barry for many years of participation in club walks and coach trips, often travelling long distances to participate.
Club Member Award: presented to Darren Panter for his enthusiastic participation in Club walks and organising some great walk routes and venues.
Series Walks - WE NEED YOUR HELP - GIVE IT A GO!
Fancy getting your walk route done in the year? We'd still really appreciate your help, for both Sunday's and Wednesday's, to add new interesting walks and support local pubs. So, if you're interested in using one of your own walks, or simply putting your name into the hat to help organise one, then please talk to one of the committee, and it will certainly be appreciated, and first timers will be fully supported by one of us. Alternatively, for more details, please contact our walk co-ordinator Steve Sloan using the contact details on the committee page of this website.
Of Interest:
The British Walking Federation (BWF) of which we a member has launched two new challenges:
Royal Connections Special Programme and Rivers Special Programme - Launched
If you're interested then you can learn all about it via the British Walking Federation Website