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Market Weighton Autumn Walking Festival 16-19th September 2010
Walkers Are Welcome, Market Weighton are to hold a third annual Walks Festival this autumn. This year's event will be a 4 day extravaganza of walks to suit everyone.
We start on Thursday 16th September with a 7 mile circular walk around the southern Yorkshire Wolds, taking in Brough, North Ferriby and Welton. Those wishing to take a more leisurely walk can try the 3 mile long Market Weighton to Goodmanham Stroll along part of the Hudson Way.
Friday 17th will see a Buggy Walk around Market Weighton especially for mums and dads with small children. In the evening everyone is welcome to join in a one hour easy walk with the young people of the Fledglings.
Then on Saturday 18th we'll have a choice of a one hour walk along The Giant Bradley Heritage Trail or a 5 mile walk along a circular route around Holme on Spalding Moor taking in part of the Bubwith Rail Trail. That evening we shall be presenting a night of live 60's music performed by a live band. The last 60's music gig back in March was terrific so make a note in your diary to come along to the Social Club for a jive, or just enjoy the music and have a drink with friends.
On Sunday 19th, to round the festival off there will be a walk of about 6 miles via Houghton Hall going along course of the Roman Road (Humber Street) to Sancton and returning to Market Weighton.
The festival compliments our regular Wednesday walks and the monthly programme of longer walks that are run by the Walking For Health scheme. These are suitable for families and local residents. Laura Telfer, the East Riding Council's healthy lifestyles development officer said of the festival, “These walks take you through the glorious East Riding countryside and offers the opportunity for everybody to become involved in increasing their own health and well being. Walking is natural and easy exercise that will benefit all who take part.”
Want to know more?
Please call Rob Lundie: 07931 9222365 or David Battams: 07875 550413
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Market Weighton Walkers are Welcome Hold 2nd AGM
Committee members, walk leaders and walkers met on Wednesday 16th June at St John's Methodist Church to report on the years activities and to elect the coming year's committee and officers.
Laura Telfer, East Riding Council's Healthy Lifestyles Officer, gave an illustrated presentation on her function of encouraging and enabling people to take up walking and other forms of exercise to improve their health, fitness and general well-being. She emphasised that such exercise can also help prevent certain illnesses, improve confidence and reduce stress. People who take part in healthy walking find improve their social contacts they and make new friends too. Laura congratulated the Market Weighton team on their enthusiasm which has lead to them leading the largest group of regular health walkers in the East Riding which average over 30 people walking each week. As well as walkers there are ten trained walk leaders and four newly certificated emergency first-aiders.
Malcolm Hodgson, the Yorkshire Wold Way Project Officer, described his Tracker Pack initiative. This is a project to encourage young families to venture out into the countryside to explore the plants and wildlife around them. The idea is being pioneered in the Market Weighton area. Route Packs can be collected from "The Paper Shop" on the High Street, offer participants a two hour walk within Londesborough Park, looking at all sorts of things from tree rings, to how bees pollinate flowers, and discovering mini-beasts. Bruce Miles of the former Market Weighton Canal Amenity Society spoke about his new leaflet his Canal Walk which links the town with Weighton Lock on the River Humber.
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Weighton Walkers Step
Out in the Snow
After the Christmas break 13 regular walkers set out from the Methodists Church at 10.00 am on Wednesday 6 January for the first Walking for Health walk of 2010 despite the icy weather and at times near blizzard conditions. The blanket of snow on the East Yorkshire Wolds glistened in the winter sun and the low temperatures were soon forgotten as the walkers got into their stride.
Walkers pause for a picture on Goodmanham Road
Slippery conditions are encountered as walkers join the old railway track
Walking is easier along the old railway trackbed
Walkers encounter blizzard conditions as they return to Market Weighton
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To find out what is happening you can either call into the Market Weighton Town Council offices or go to the website www.weightonwalkers.org.uk
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