The Newsletter

Pics contributed by Simon, Christina, John, Pete and Steve. Pictures from some of the other IOG events that took place in August 2024.

Text by Clare and Christina; pics by Christina and Glenys. It was a very blustery (but dry) day to be out on the bikes for the group of IOG cycling enthusiasts who met at St Margaret’s Church, Ipswich, for Christina’s Cycle and Cake event. We …

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Text and pics contributed by Christina. On Sunday, our group joined Glen and Jim on their fifth joint Stride and Guide event, this time in Bury St Edmunds. Glen led a walk of 5 miles in the lush and peaceful surroundings of Bury, so unlike …

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Text contributed by Lisa; pics by Simon and Johnny. Today’s 10.2ish-mile walk incorporated six different dales, starting with Millers Dale. Monk’s Dale turned into a rainforest-like adventure, which saw us scrambling over rocks, limbo-ing under and hurdling over fallen trees. The other dales (Peter Dale, …

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Text contributed by Lisa; pics by Simon and Johnny. This morning’s breakfast in the privately run hostel cafe was a different experience to the YHA buffets we have been used to. No “Three breakfasts, anyone?” today. Our 13ish-mile walk included another cave exploration detour in …

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Text contributed by Lisa; pics by Johnny, Simon, and Lisa. Today’s 12ish-mile walk was much more typical of what we know of the Peak District, with wide views of the hills and valleys interspersed with agricultural landscapes and dry stone walls. There were just enough …

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