Sunday 17th July - Keswick, Lake District

This month our walks are based on Keswick in the Lake District. The coach will leave Range High School as usual at 8.00 am prompt and there will be a toilet stop at Burton in Kendal services. Both walks finish in Keswick where we will have refreshments before leaving at 4.30 to get back to Formby by 7.00pm. Boots are essential on both walks, also, please take notice, when walking, of the advice on likely ground conditions from the leaders. The coach will leave Eyam at 5.00pm to arrive back in Formby around 7.00pm. Boots are essential on both walks; also please take notice, when walking, of the advice on likely ground conditions from the leaders.

The cost of travel will be £16.00 for members, £18.00 for non-members, £7.00 for Leaders, £7.00 for children and students in full time education. Please make 66your cheque payable to Range Walking Club and ensure it is signed as it is inconvenient for the Treasurer to chase up such omissions.

Please book by email and pay online or send in your return to the Treasurer Monica Sealey before the walk on 17th July; places will be booked on the coach by the treasurer on a first come first served basis.

Cancellations: if you need to cancel or make a late booking, please contact the Treasurer on 0781 2423307 (preferably by text) or by email monicatuk@yahoo.co.uk who will endeavour to substitute your booking from the waiting list.  #.

AGM: The AGM will be held on Monday 11th July at Range High School in room 11 as usual. The meeting will commence at 7.30pm

‘B’ Walk Distance: 9 miles Ascent: 2400 ft Leaders: Trevor Ludlow John Roberts	To ascend Blencathra and enjoy it's fine views this walk starts near the White Horse Inn at Scales and climbs steadily to the top of Mousthwaite Comb. From there we drop a little to the River Glenderamackin and follow it to its source near a ridge leading by way of Foule Crag and Blue Screes onto Blencathra itself. The hard work is now done and we can enjoy a stroll along the summit before a long descent to the Blencathra centre and a pleasant walk into Keswick via meadow paths and a disused railway track
‘C’ Walk Distance: 7.5 miles Ascent: 600 ft Leaders: Edwina Roberts Margaret Pegg	This varied circular walk, which starts in Keswick, follows the lakeside path to Friars Crag and continues south past Stable Hill to cross the Borrowdale Road in order to follow an uphill path along the foot of Walla Crag through Great Wood to Castlerigg. We then make our way northwards towards Goosewell Farm and the Castlerigg stone circle. Then, heading south and west we reach Spring Wood and continue to the outskirts of Keswick before walking through Castlehead Wood and back along the shore of Derwent Water into Keswick.