24 members of the Walking Group set off on 2 walks from the Bell Inn at Gumley.  

The short walk was of some 4 miles and narrowly avoided some stiles but took in some steep climbs on the way to Foxton Locks.  The walk included a stop for coffee.

The longer walk headed off towards Laughton over some beautiful countryside liberally speckled with buttercups.  A banana stop in Laughton was followed by a circuit of the village before returning to Gumley for lunch.  The was a sting in the tail for the long walkers as the ascent into Gunley is pretty steep..

Photos by Julie, Susan, Denise, Roger, Stephen and Chris.

12 Members of the Walking Group set off on 2 walks from the Forest Hills Golf Club.  

The long walk was of some 4 miles and took in Kirby Grange and The Bluebell Wood before crossing Ratby Burroughs.  After a banana stop,  we followed the paths and bridleways back towards the golf course and lunch.

The short walk went off around Thornton Reservoir and back and found some tricky overgrown paths along the way.

An excellent lunch was served at the Golf Club.

So many pictures from this walk.  Here's a selection...

Pictures by Susan, Julie, Gillian, Roger and Stephen.

20 members of the Walking Group set off on 2 walks from the Chequers at Ravensthorpe.  

The long walk was led by Bruce and Su.

The Short walk was led by Barbara.

Pictures by Denise, Gillian and Stephen

22 members of the Walking Group assembled at the Rose and Crown in Thurnby for 2 walks in overcast conditions on an otherwise dry Friday.

The short walk was led by Barbara and included a coffee stop at the excellent Cafe Fifty Fifty, a not-for-profit coffee shop, kitchen, and community hub at the heart of Manor Park .

The long walk took us close to Stoughton and then Houghton before returning to Thurnby in an anti-clockwise tour of the footpaths.

Pictures by Barbara, Jane, Julie, Stephen and Chris

Alan and Susan led 18 members of the Walking Group along a 5 mile route to the west of Arthingworth.

The weather had definitely taken a turn for the better as we set off along a footpath heading north towards Great Oxendon.  At one point, our route was shared by the Jurassic Way, the Macmillan Way and the Midshires way before we descended to the old railway line that linked Market Harborough to Northampton.  This is now a walking and cycling route and includes a 418 metre long tunnel under the yellow road to Woodhouse Farm.

After a banana break we traversed the tunnel and the railway line to pick up the farm track back to Arthingworth.  The land is beginning to dry out but some of the field gateways were still very muddy and care was needed in managing the gates if muddy boots were to be avoided.

David and Julie put together a good walk of some four miles for the six Short Walkers (five pictured) They had a very pleasant 2 hour amble around Arthingworth.  

Pictures by Susan, Julie, Bruce, David and Chris