August 2017 News

A reminder that there is no Sunday walk for August due to the Summer Festival.
 
Summer Festival
Come and find the Walkers are Welcome stall this coming Sunday  in Grange Park next to the Salem Church from 10 am onwards.
 
There has been a superb response to our walking programme for the Summer Festival. Although most walks are now fully booked, a few spaces are still available. 
These are: 
  • Horncliffe Well tomorrow, Saturday 19 August (3 places due to cancellation);
  • Yorkshire Heritage Way from Saltaire to Burley on Wednesday 23 August (6 places)
  • Poetry walk with Colin Speakman on Friday 25 August in the morning (8 places). 
We understand from Colin that he has written a poem especially for the Poetry Walk to be published later in the year. So there will be a first opportunity to hear it in the places that inspired it. 
  • Our final walk on Sunday 27 August to Bleach Mill does not need to be booked, so come and join us for a leisurely walk and tea and cakes at Bleach Mill. 
Please book on line on the Festival website or call into the Roundhouse during the Festival
 
Planning application affecting Hag Farm footpath
A planning application was made in March this year for two large properties on Green Belt land adjacent to the footpath from the Heather Rise cattle arch to Hag Farm Road.
The application was refused, but has now been re-submitted.
If you would like to comment on the application submissions need to be made to Bradford Council by 29 August 2017. 
The application is no 17/04724/OUT and can be viewed at    
https://planning.bradford.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=OU5IB1DHMCI00&activeTab=summary
 
Yet More Rambles from the Roundhouse
Our third walking leaflet has now gone on sale at the usual outlets around the village (the Hermit, Cohens the Chemist, the Coffee Station, AM /PM Mini-Mart) and at book shops in Ilkley and Otley. It includes 5 circular walks between 5 and 7 miles including tomorrow’s Festival walk to Horncliffe Well.
 
September Sunday walk
Our first walk of the new season will be on Sunday 17 September.  More details to follow. We will be meeting as usual at the station at 10.00.  We are planning to walk to Clevedon House via Stead using the paths we cleared and bridges constructed during the June working party.
 
Dates for future Sunday walks are:
 
Sunday October 15
Sunday November 19
Sunday December 17
  

 

 

Walkers are Welcome