I was joined by Sharon, Yvonne and Brian for a walk along The Shawl from Leyburn. Early snow showers improved to a sunny afternoon with great views from The Shawl on our way to Wensley.
Along with many other businesses and societies this year, we were unable to meet up for our traditional Christmas lunch. As an alternative, SOC walkers, decided to collect whatever people might have spent on their meal and to make a donation to StoreHouse, the foodbank serving the local Swaledale area run by the Influence Church. Kate kindly co-ordinated the collection and the photo shows Suz Gregory of StoreHouse accepting our donation of £515. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Looking through some holiday photos from earlier in the year on a recent wet day made me think how lucky we were back in March to go on a couple of HF Holiday walking breaks just before lockdown.
These curious sheep greeted Yvonne and I at the end of a fine autumn day’s recce of my Barningham Moor walk. Got to grab the fine days when they come along!
I realise that we have been conspicuous by our absence since the lockdown, so I thought it was time I contributed something to the Section this year, if only in the form of a walk (or walks) report.
Patrick sent a few photos from his blustery but sunny walk around the Downholme Loop.
Sadly, this was the last walk before suspension of the walk programme because of the national lockdown introduced on 5 November. All being well, walks will resume on 3 December and, by happy coincidence, it will fall to Patrick to re-commence the programme with his Brompton Loop walk. Further announcements will be made via the Walkers Google Group.
Kettil Ness – The cauldron at the headland was the Old Norse description of this part of our ‘Jurassic Coast’. With boiling seas often shredding the cliff face it’s an apt description for much of the year but not today. The sea was calm, the sun was out and good weather smiled on two groups of six walkers plus Demi the dog.
