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Thursday 3rd September - Cawthorne to Silkstone

4/9/2020

Another "walk-talk" from Lesley, with some sunny photos showing glorious blue skies.

"Things are definitely moving on with the walking group! Seven of us today all successfully social distanced whilst walking from Cawthorne to Silkstone. The weather was super all day and we welcomed a new member. Linda joined the group back at the beginning of lockdown and has waited for a walk ever since. We hope she wasn't disappointed today. We had to negotiate a lot of stiles but had no danger because we carried hand sanitiser which we used copiously on hands and everywhere else where the breeze carried it!!
Many thanks to Cath, Jean, Gwenda, Linda, Pam and Margaret."

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Thursday 27th August - Langsett Moors

28/8/2020

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Thank you for your walk-talk and photos Lesley. Here they are in all their glory!

"Thursday 27th August 2020 probably passed most people by because let's face it, what was new?
However there was a new development in the fact that the Wakefield Woman's Walking Network made its first tentative steps towards some sort of normality!
The rules to join the walk may have been different and the number of walkers may have been smaller but the fact is that 5 of us came together, not just as friends but as members of the group. We should have carried a banner but we were all too busy keeping our distance and sanitising our hands to think about that!
Gwenda, Jean, Jules and Faith joined with me for a super moorland walk in surprisingly good weather and returned unscathed!
The scenery on the moors and around the reservoir was as usual amazing and completely deserted until we returned to the reservoir. There was a surprising amount of rushing water which provided some challenging jumps and we were educated into the facts about fish ladders and wildlife.
The ladies who walked had made a great leap of faith to join this walk and I personally thank them for making it a success.

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Thursday 13th May - Sights and Sounds of Spring

13/5/2020

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Lise recently invited WWWM members to send their Spring photos. She collated them and, together with birdsong sound tracks, made a short video. I published it on YouTube and you can see it here ...

Please leave comments for Lisa? She's done a great job and I'm sure would like your feedback. Thank you!

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Monday 20th April - Message from Chris S

20/4/2020

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Dear All
Thank you for the lovely photos that enabled me to create this memory (or should I say enabled my daughter to create this memory on my behalf). The file ended up being quite big so has done on my private YouTube account.
Hope you are all safe, sane and socially distanced !!!!
Best wishes
Chris S.

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Wednesday 15th April - Condolences - Pat Clay

15/4/2020

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This post brings some sad news of one of our oldest and beloved members, Pat Clay died early on Saturday morning, peacefully, in her care home. Her death is not reported as caused by COVID 19.

Pat led a lot of walks for our group over many years. She also did the three peaks with a small group of us some years ago.

We understand there will be a quiet funeral, and a service of thanksgiving at a later stage.

If you would like to leave your own message of condolence, please post it here on the blog for all to see.

Thank you
RIP Pat

Pat, enjoying one of the Bridlington trips.

The three pictures below are from the WWWN holiday in Moux, Languedoc, France in 2010.
Fond memories

Crepe lunch

Summit - Aleric

Descending Alaric

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Sunday 5th April

5/4/2020

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This is the banner which would have been used for the Wakefield Walking Event which like so many other events, has had to be cancelled. Here's the banner anyway!

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Friday 27th March - Corona Communications

27/3/2020

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As you all know, the Walks Programme has been cancelled until further notice, so I thought it might be useful for anyone who wants to send message to the group to use this blog to post your messages.

Feel free to blog away on this page!

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Monday 23rd March 2020 - WALKS PROGRAMME CANCELLED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

23/3/2020

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Wakefield Walking Women's Network
Programme of Walks

CANCELLED THROUGHOUT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

During the last week or so, walk after walk from our Programme has been cancelled, culminating in 6 cancellations today alone. We need to follow Government guidelines in response to Coronavirus to the full, both as a group and as responsible human beings. We regret having to take this decision but the WWWN committee today decide that there is no alternative but to cancel the present Walks Programme in total and for the foreseeable future.

All walks organised and supported through the WWN are cancelled with immediate effect – Monday 23rd March 2020 – until this dreadful period is over, when we will come back fighting fit and recommence the Walks Programme.

Wishing you all the best in the meantime. Stay safe.

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Sunday 23rd March - Follifoot

22/3/2020

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What fabulous weather it has been for walking today. The recent sunshine and breezes have dried up all the muddy fields and trackes, so they were just waiting to be enjoyed.

Chris W sent me these photos. She says "Lovely walk today from Follifoot. Weather has been brilliant . Seven of us have walked in the sunshine to Spofforth where we had lunch & abided by the 'social distance ' rule" It looks like the spring lambs were all abiding by the same rule too!

Above left - social distancing

Above right - spring lambs distancing

Below left and right
Social distancing under bright blue skies

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Wakefield Walking Week 2020 - Cancelled

20/3/2020

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Message Received from Jon Ainsworth - Wakefield Council

With the ongoing situation arising from the Covid-19 (Corona) virus outbreak and the latest advice from the government regarding social distancing we have decided to cancel all sessions included in the Wakefield Walking Week.

I would like to thank you all for your contribution to the week. It really shaped up to be a diverse programme of events and was generating lots of interest.

With the uncertainty of how things are going to evolve we have postponed the current programme of Wakefield Health and Nordic Walks until further notice.

We are following the latest government guidance and will be operating as soon as this changes to allow the walking programme to re commence. In the meantime, stay safe during this period.

Thank you for all your support.
Kindest regards
Jon Ainsworth
Health Improvement Officer (Adults, Walking & Cycling)
Wakefield Council

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Thursday 3rd September - Cawthorne to Silkstone

Thursday 27th August - Langsett Moors

Thursday 13th May - Sights and Sounds of Spring

Monday 20th April - Message from Chris S

Wednesday 15th April - Condolences - Pat Clay

Sunday 5th April

Friday 27th March - Corona Communications

Monday 23rd March 2020 - WALKS PROGRAMME CANCELLED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Sunday 23rd March - Follifoot

Wakefield Walking Week 2020 - Cancelled

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