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Email prefix	walkingwithafocus
Frequency/Day/Time	3rd Wednesday, 10am
Venue	SE Suffolk/NE Essex
Cost
Vacancies	Yes

  

Distance around 5 miles; easy pace.

For each walk we aim to pause to view at least one point of interest. For example:-

• visit a church
• visit an historic site
• view the flora and fauna
• simply to take in the scenery

Leadership of the walks is rotated among group members.

 

Next Walk - 

 

The next walk 1000 Wednesday 21 August 2024. A circular walk from near Copdock Primary School through Washbrook, past the church to Chattisham and returning via Coles Green and Fenn Farm. Quite a bit of the walk is on quiet lanes but solid footwear is needed on some of the field paths. There are three Stiles.

 

 July Walk  - 

 

A interesting walk around Wickham Market which included a look inside Pettistree church to see the medieval stained glass window. A lot have the group were not familiar with the Wickham area.

 

 

 June Walk  - 

 

We had a lovely walk from Levington around Loompit Lake which included and an interesting talk about the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).  We also came across very large farm vehicles, which were going to be used to pick a field of peas overnight ready for freezing.

 

 

Pea picking tractors                                                                              SSSI talk                                                      Loompit

May Walk  - Was a look down memory lane of Felixstowe with a few stops to look at the historical pictures

 

 

Two pictures of Butlins the amusement park and the Cafe.

 The Cavendish Hotel built in the 1930's, demolished 1988, nothing built to replace it! Still an empty site next Charlie Mannings         

 

 The Manor House hotel was built in 1877 by Colonel George Tomline, who brought the railway to Felixstowe, also in 1877.  It did have a fabulous open air, sea water swimming pool.  He also created the dock basin which became Felixstowe port. The hotel was not a success and Tomline used it as a summer residence.  It eventually became the site of the current caravan park

 

  April Walk  - Starting by the pond in Polstead, the walk was around field edged paths, meadows and country lanes. Landscape - farmland, woodland, parkland and village. It also included the story of the notorious Red Barn murder

 

 

March Walk  - The weather was kinder this month! A walk through Sudbourne and Tunstall woods.

 

 

February Walk  - Cancelled due to impending weather forecast.

 

  January Walk  - We enjoyed our first walk of the year around Melton and Woodbridge.

 

December Walk  - A walk through Waldringfield, Hemley and Newborne. 

 

 

November Walk - A walk in beautiful sunshine around Witnesham

  

 

 

 

October Walk - A walk from Grundisburgh to Little Bealings through pleasant undulating countryside, with some autumnal colours.