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Jun 29
Day 10 – Glossop to Cheadle
We walk along the Pennine Way, the loveliest walk we have completed since we mastered the pilgrims way connecting Winchester and Salisbury. On the way we saw a beautiful flock of grey very tough”Herdwick” sheep who come from the Lake District. The shepherd, a jolly man, Sam Sawyer, tells us that they will all have …
Jun 28
Day 9 – Dunford Bridge to Glossop
Off at seven thirty. A long day today and we are over half way, hooray! I have to nip to London later today (Wednesday) for a vital ZANE meeting that will affect the lives of a great many people in our care so a break for me anyway as poor Jane goes on walking. …
Jun 27
Day 8 – Dodworth to Dunford Bridge
I recall a row between a one time friend and his younger sister. He accused her of stealing his mother’s Tupperware after her death and so he pledged never to talk to her again. Clement and Lucian Freud didn’t speak for forty years after they fell out after a race across Hampstead Heath. But the …
Jun 27
Day 7 – Day Off
I see that Archbishop Welby has waded into the political arena with a suggestion that forming some sort of committee of all the talents might take the toxicity out of Brexit. I think he hopes that Brexit might be capable of compromise. As I understand it unless we leave the Customs and Trading Union we …
Jun 25
Day 6 – Hemsworth to Dodworth
Walking through West Yorkshire I wondered why the litter was even worse than anywhere else we have been to recently. Why are the footpaths unkempt? When I saw the sign that read: ” West Yorkshire: working for peace” (true, I kid you not), I knew why . Is this a stupid gesture of council virtue …
Jun 25
Day 5 – Norton to Hemsworth
A far better day if only because the sun shone and the paths didn’t tie themselves into reef knots with hidden holes every few hundred yards. We walked at a pace — Sad that so many of the churches seem to be shut. Even the majestic St Laurence Priory, Snaith was shut to the world …
Jun 24
Day 4 – Drax to Norton
Another miserable day marching from somewhere called Drax to Norton trying to wade through rights of way now turned into a jungle by neglectful landowners and councils. Okay, why bother to make these paths walkable? I suppose judging from their vast size that the locals never walk. They must spend their time lolling in front …
Jun 23
Day 3 – Yokefleet to Drax
A long walk from Yokefleet to Drax, which I was excitedly told houses the biggest power station in England – although what you are meant to do with that sort of information beats me. A dreary place mouldering under indifferent countryside, set off with dirty sheet skies, all accompanied by an intermittent drizzle; the mix …
Jun 21
Day 2 – Welton to Yokefleet
The Tale of Two Cities Yesterday we walked through Hull past the magnificent Humber Bridge which was wrapped in early morning mist. We walked the line of the old docks and read some history. I had no idea of the key role played by Hull and Liverpool between 1836-1914 as gateway to 2.2m European emigrants …
Jun 20
Day 1 – Hull, Maritime Museum to Welton
Well it’s a roasting day for walking from Hull to Liverpool and it’s best not to think of the distance. I hum the Harry Lauder theme tune as I walk: “Keep right on to the end of the road, keep right on to the end, though you’re tired and weary still travel on etc”. Lauder …