Walmsley Wombles
Walmsley Wombles Walking Fellowship
In December we have a local – shorter – Christmas Walk, which starts and finishes at Egerton Cricket Club where we have a Jacob’s Join Lunch after the walk. This year’s walk will be on Monday 30 December 2024, meeting at 10am at the Cricket Club.
If you’d like to join us, please get in touch.
Our walks are between 6 and 8 miles long, usually on the 4th Saturday of the month and you can be assured of a warm welcome. Please contact Steve Gregory, our walks organiser, on 01204-307885, 07734 057141 or by email to stevegregory524@gmail.com if you would like to join us.
The Walmsley Wombles were started by Ken Holt and have now been walking for about 14 years; we regularly have over twenty walkers on our monthly rambles and it’s a good opportunity to chat with friends whilst enjoying beautiful surroundings.
WOMBLES WEEKEND in Sedbergh: 18-21 October 2024
The Wombles enjoyed a fabulous weekend of walking, fun and fellowship when we went to Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales. The weather was glorious (apart from one short, drenching squall on an open hillside) and the beautiful surrounding countryside was absolutely stunning.
Special thanks to Mike and Janet Rawlinson, who had carefully recced the amazing routes we followed. And grateful thanks to Steve Gregory, who had researched and sourced the walks …and also booked the lovely the HF Hotel – Thorns Hall – where 23 Wombles thoroughly enjoyed the company, conviviality, comfort and cuisine.
Thank you to Peter, who provided the excellent quizzes over three evenings, whilst we relaxed and enjoyed some excellent company in the hotel lounge.
And thank you, Steve, for the picture quiz round …tricky.
What a great way to spend a weekend, covering about 15 miles over the two planned walks , with a start point from nearby Ravenstonedale on the Sunday.
A wonderful Walmsley Wombling Weekend!!
Thank you to various wombles for these amazing photos!!
Our walks are between 6 and 8 miles long and in addition to local walks we also visit the South Lakes, the Yorkshire Dales, the Morecambe Bay area, the Lune and Ribble valleys. the Forest of Bowland and the South Pennines. We usually walk on the 4th Saturday of the month and can provide lifts for anyone who needs one.
If anyone wishes to obtain further information about us or wants to try one of our walks you can be assured of a warm welcome. Please contact Steve Gregory on 01204-307885, 07734-057141 or by email to stevegregory524@gmail.com.
CHRISTMAS WALK 2023 ~ Thursday 28 December: What a lovely way to spend a few post-Christmas hours with friends: a pleasant, easy walk followed by delicious food.
Thank you, yet again, to Steve & Hilary Gregory for organising it … and also to Anne McCreesh for helping Hilary to set the buffet out so beautifully – such good fellowship.
NB: Our Christmas walk this year is set for Monday 30 December. More info nearer the time.
WOMBLES WEEKEND in Malhamdale: 13-16 October 2023
This last weekend 25 members of the Walmsley Wombles Walking Fellowship had our annual weekend away at Newfield Hall, Malhamdale. We were lucky to have excellent weather for our walks on Saturday and Sunday in this beautiful part of the Yorkshire Dales. Newfield Hall itself was a great venue and everyone enjoyed the food and our social get together. Some of our members displayed their dancing skills on the large dance floor while others attempted to play curling on the same surface. We also had bingo, beetle drives and quizzes to enjoy. Some of our members also visited Skipton and Harlow Carr RHS Garden and undertook short walks rather than undertake the longer ones.
Thank you to Mark Head, John Keating and Aubrey McCreesh for these photos from our excellent weekend together:
Walks Programme
Monthly walks are organised on the FOURTH SATURDAY by Steve Gregory, usually setting off from our starting point at 10.30am.
These are generally between 6 – 8 miles in length, with a packed lunch stop en route, and provide a fabulous opportunity for fun and fellowship with a really friendly group of folk.
Should you require any further information please contact Steve on 307885 or stevegregory524@gmail.com
A photo of the original group of Womblers in August 2009:
And on our weekend in Llandudno,, organised by Ken Holt in September 2017…
