Whitwick & District U3A - SWANS
We have launched a new programme called SWANS - short walks and no stiles. This will be an easy walk of 2 to 3 miles taken at a leisurely pace. It will be mainly on pathways and tracks with no muddy fields, or stiles or hills to climb. The walk will be followed by refreshments at a nearby cafe when possible. Suggestions for walk locations so far have been Thornton Reservoir, Lount Nature Reserve, Staunton Harold Reservoir, Moira Canalside and Donisthorpe Woodland Park, but other suggestions are always welcome.
You may also be intersted in the Short Walks Group which is a small friendly group who go for a leisurely local walk of up to 5 miles. Details here.
Venue
Various
Timing
The 4th Thursday of the month at 2.00 pm or 1.30pm during Winter months.
Calendar
Thu Feb 23rd 1.30pm Snibston Nature Reserve, Snowdrops led by Ann
Thu Mar 22nd Sutton Cheney led by Janet
Thu Apr 26th Bluebells in Holly Hayes Wood led by Carole
Thu May 24th Swannington led by Roger
Thu Jun 28th tbd, led by Ann
Thu Jul 26th Staunton Harold led by Rose
Thu Aug 23rd Summer outing and picnic (weather permitting) at Watermead Park led by Roger
Contact
Ann Potterton on 
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Pictures
Below are some pictures from January's SWANS. More pictures are in the gallery.
December's Walk
On January 26th, the SWANS Group met in Moira for their monthly short walk.
The National Forest Youth Hostel was the rendezvous - and why not?
Ten members of the group, led by Ann Potterton, walked along the Ashby Heritage
Trail in winter sunshine. The circular walk brought us onto the footpath by
the Ashby Canal which we followed back to the Conkers Waterside site. The canal
looked picturesque and, once again, we enjoyed the extra treat of watching real
swans and other water fowl gliding by. As usual, the outing concluded with refreshmenmts
and friendly conversation, this time in the Youth Hostel itself.
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