Near perfect weather (no rain, not too cold, following wind…) on the back of a period of mainly dry weather over Christmas and the New Year delivered excellent walking conditions and fast times. Other than a bit of mist on Bleaklow Head, visibility was good too. Excellent support by Granville’s Glorious Soup Kitchen meant the participants were kept full and warm with soup, cakes, teas & coffees etc. Numbers down a good 30% from normal due to the train strike, but multiple offers of lifts at The Ramblers made sure everyone got back somehow. Some stats: Completing the M-E single: Members 8, Associate Members 1, Guests 8. Completing the M-E double: Members 7, Associate Members 3, (plus 1 member who did the overnight E-M only). Doing various partial routes: Members 22, Associate Members 2, Guests 3. So, total on the hills: 55 (Members 38, Associate Members 6, Guests 11). First to The Ramblers: Associate Member Simon Rippon – 1pm. First Member to The Ramblers: Jean Llewellyn (that new knee must be working wonders!). Many thanks to Carole Smithies for counting them out and counting them back in again, to Granville Toyn for excellent soup & cakes at both Longdendale and[…]
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