Pathfinders Club (Solihull)

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On one of our recent Sunday walks the information read,’expectation of Bluebells’, a little understatement I think!
The weather was glorious and the walk finished at the Church End Brewery which gave us the chance to sample some of their fine products.
I am sometimes asked,’Why do you walk’, WELL REALLY! 

Once again the Pathfinders gathered for their annual skittles evening.  Most attend for the social chat,the food or a gentle game of skittles.Others come with more intent.
Their goal, to lift the crown from the head of Barbara the reigning Champion.
Sharp at 7p.m. The games began.  One by one the contenders fell by the wayside as […]

The Christmas lunch this year was held at the Haigs Hotel Balsall Common.
Despite sickness and bad road conditions 62 out of the 65 guests booked arrived in good spirits.
From the survey sheets handed in the following information was gained.
90% thought the price fair,92% said the food was excellent or good,84% thought the service good. This […]

Fourteen club members travelled down to Minehead to stay for a weekend at the Northfield Hotel. On Saturday a ten mile walk saw us taking in the scenic beauty of the Quantock Hills.
Sunday’s walk started of with a steam train journey from Minehead to Watchet. The eight mile planned walk back to Minehead turned into […]

The seventh, and last section for this year, of the Shropshire Way has now been completed. 22 Members were on the first leg, thats us standing outside Ludlow Castle ready to start the long climb to Titterstone Clee Hill. At the top, once the heart had stopped pounding, we were able to appreciate the spectacular views.
The second section […]

Sunday 24th May, Cramble Day ,dawned bright and sunny.So the day’s weather was not going to be a problem. Our coach driver, apart from constantly reminding us how long the coach was,asking,’can coaches really go over that hump-back bridge’? and getting the coach stuck in a car park,wasn’t to bad either.
Us, we were has happy has sand-boys. […]

[ April 26, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] ROUTE:  Chipping Campden, Broad Campden, Monarch’s Way, Norcombe Woods, Broad Campden, Chipping Campden.

DATE: 26 April 2009    TIME:  10 a.m.      DISTANCE:   7.5  Miles.

MAP:   Explorer OL45    GRID:  396 : 154

PARKING:   Chipping Campden School - From Stratford-On-Avon take A4632 to Mickleton then A4081 to Chipping Campden.  On entering CC take first turning left-50 yards on, turn left to […]

There are two more sections to walk before we complete the 146 mile Shakespeare Way. The Shakespeare Way will be the fourth long distance trail that the Pathfinders have tackled.
All of the trails have been organised and split into sections by are esteemed leader Brian. Our leader has an uncanny way of always finding a pub […]

Sunday 18/01/09 saw the first proper walk of 2009.  Yes , the sun shone the sky was blue and the scenery was fine . But there was Mud. Of course this was to be expected after the torrential rain that had hammered down the previous night. Not quite World War 1 trenches-but near enough.
Then there […]