Special Club Events

The Spring coach trip will take place on Sunday 12^th April and the coach will take us from Wellingborough at 08.30 to start the walk from the National Memorial Arbretum in Staffordshire.

The itinerary and logistics will be somewhat different to our usual format and slightly different from our originally communicated route and will offer the following:

The coach should reach the arboretum around 10.00 and we will all depart from the coach, which will remain in situ until 14.00. A circular walk of approximately 10km will be offered but you can of course deviate from the route to explore much of the arboretum and there is a cafeteria and toilets at the visitor centre. The walk will embrace much of the arboretum but also the surrounding area and villages. As the coach will not be departing straight away there will be NO outbound stop as we can change into boots, get coffee etc at the coach park/visitor centre

At 14.00 the coach will depart and head to the cathedral city of Lichfield (exact location will be communicated on board). If all are on board before 14.00, we will depart earlier and thereby have more time in Lichfield.

On arriving at Lichfield, we will offer a second circular walk of approximately 8km which will take in all the sites of the city as well as the outlying countryside. It is expected that the “long walkers” will engage in this walk, whilst the “short walkers” may prefer to simply spend about 3.5 hours exploring the city independently. Whichever option you choose please be at the designated coach departure point in good time for an 18.00 return 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.

The previous coach trip was to London, 7th December 2025, where we experienced a walk of contrasts: lots of water birds, nice canal boats, abandoned boats, lovely canal scenes, disgustingly littered canal and path, lovely buildings, abused buildings with grafity, lovely cemetry, the hustle and bussle of the city centre with amazing Christmas lights, good weather, bad weather, some great pubs and great ales. All in all a good day out, thanks to Pete and Andy. Look on the Facebook group for all the comments, smiles and great photographs.

Coach Trips General

For all coach trips, unless advised otherwise, these will be an all day coach trip from Wellingborough departing from Castle Way at 08.00 prompt.
As is customary it will include approximately 10km and 20km walks from drop off points, and the route is still being finalised.
If you wish to join us for this event the member cost will be £25. Non-members are welcome for a small additional fee, or why not become a member on the day for just £5 per calendar year to get the membership price and many other benefits.

We request a £10 per person deposit at the time of booking in person or for on line bookings the payment can be made by bank transfer or cheque. Until your deposit is received your booking will be considered provisional. The balance of £15 will be payable on boarding the coach by cash, cheque or card payment.

Club Magazine

The next edition of the club magazine “The Waendeller” will be published by mid-April and members are invited to submit articles for this which can loosely relate to walking within or outside of the club. If you can submit an article, please send it to by email to any of the committee members by the end of March.

16th April 2026 Committee Meeting

As mentioned elsewhere our committee meetings are now open to members and the next of these meetings will take place at the Old Grammarians Headquarters on Thursday 16th April 20.00. Meetings usually finish by around 21.30 and should you wish to attend or submit topics for discussion please contact Peter by Friday 10th April. You will be very welcome.

Our AGM will take place on Thursday 14^th May at the Old Grammarians HQ in Oxford Street Wellingborough and members are invited to attend. One of the matters raised at the AGM is the selection by the membership of this year’s supported Charity. The committee arrives at a shortlist of two charities by member nomination and at the AGM members select one of these by vote. Our charities try to be local rather than national, and of such a size that a donation, usually around £400, would make a significant impact. Whether or not you attend the AGM if you have any thoughts as to a worthy charity please let me know with details and we will consider these for the shortlist. Nominations by 13^th April please.

2026 Christmas Social - Due to popularity it's already booked for Friday 11th December 2026, so put that in your calendar to avoid missing out.

2025 Christmas Social - Friday 5th December 2025 - At The Old Grammarians (OG's) Oxford St, Wellingborough.

The Christmas Social was supported by 34 members in good spirits and members catching up with one another. This year we had a beetle drive which was great fun with Andrew and co-winning the overall game. The buffet was a new menu that was enjoyed by all. As in past years the raffle was well supported enabling us to have 4 hampers and a various assortment of other prizes.

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16th April 2026 Committee Meeting