It started when in 2020 our founder member Errol Hamlett looked out of his window during early covid lockdown and watched an old lady walk past. The next day he saw her again. The next time he asked her what she was doing.. “I’m walking” she said.

Erroll who had not walked for exercise much to that point thought..you know what…“I’m walking ”.

As he did he met his friends Rocky and Winston and they said “We are walking too…then Bertrand, then Cynthia and before long this happy band explored new fields, new paths old stiles along every conceivable route around Almondbury, in fact anywhere as long as they could see Castle Hill. Then Phil Wood joined the group and with his walking experience the horizon expanded to new and further corners to explore. It continues to grow and now 40? happy walkers and social friends are on the list.

History of the Group

We love a bit of publicity. In January Clare Balding visited and walked with us for her “Ramblings” Saturday morning radio 4 programme, the podcast is available on BBC Sounds listen, it gives a great flavour of what we are about.