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Convenor: Brian Briggs
To contact Brian, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Brian Briggs’.
Venue and day/time: The walks take place on alternate Monday afternoons at 1pm, meeting at the start of the chosen walk; we generally travel to areas within half an hour’s drive. The walks extend approximately three miles and are never strenuous.
Our selected walks are mostly accessible by public transport. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MOBILE PHONE WITH YOU and contact the walk leader if you are delayed.
2024 Easier Walks Programme
| Date | Leader | Venue | Start point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan | Beverley | Burrs Country Park | BL8 1DA |
| 18 Jan | Brian | Lunch at Olympus restaurant, Bolton | BL1 1SW |
| 22 Jan | Beryl | Salford Quays | M50 3AZ |
| 5 Feb | Helen & Paul | Heaton Park (St Margaret’s entrance) | M25 2SW |
| 19 Feb | Beverley | Boggart Hole Clough | M9 7DF |
| 4 Mar | Ann B. | Blackleach Country Park | M28 3TD |
| 18 Mar | David S. | Canal walk (from Duke’s Drive car park) | M30 8AP |
| 21 Mar | Lunch at The Glasshouse | M28 7QE | |
| 1 Apr Easter Monday | Sheila | Pennington Flash | WN7 3PA |
| 15 Apr | Eileen | Canal walk (from Worsley Courthouse) | M28 2PD |
| 29 Apr | Angela | Clifton Country Park | M27 6NG |
| 13 May | tbc | ||
| 16 May | Lunch (details tbc) | ||
| 27 May Bank holiday | Beverley | Daisy Nook Country Park | M35 9WJ |
| 10 Jun | Beryl P. | Carr Mill Dam (from The Waterside) | WA11 7LX |
| 24 Jun | Planning meeting | ||
| 8 Jul | Beverley | Drinkwater Park | M27 8FB |
| 18 Jul | Brian | Lunch at La Roma | M26 1GT |
| 5 Aug | Trish H | Parr Fold Park | M28 7DS |
| 19 Aug | Beverley | Riverside Walk | M7 3NQ |
| 2 Sep | Beryl P | Windy Bank Woods | WA3 5NT |
| 16 Sep | Ken & Pam | Hollingsworth Lake | OL15 0AQ |
| 19 Sep | Brian | Lunch at Olympus | |
| 30 Sep | Pat E & Ann P | tbc | |
| 14 Oct | Angie | Salford Quays | M50 3AZ |
| 28 Oct | Hilary & Geoff | tbc | |
| 11 Nov | Beverley | Guided Busway | M28 1ES |
| 21 Nov | Brian | Christmas Lunch at the Glasshouse | M28 7QE |
| 25 Nov | David S | Loopline and Canal | M30 8AP |
| 9 Dec | Brian & Beverley | Planning meeting and Xmas social |
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