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A web site for friends from the former East Midlands Region of British Gas who meet regularly to walk in various parts of the East Midlands.

Details of future events and previous exploits: (click on a link for more details)

Next walk:  Thursday November 21st Cropston, Leicestershire
Diary dates:

 
Previous walks:  
   
2024  
Oct 10 Aston on Trent  
Aug 8 Breaston South Derbyshire  
June 20 Melbourne and Staunton Harold Reservoir  
May 2 Blidworth Woods and Papplewick  
Feb 29 Ockbrook, South Derbyshire  

 
2023  
Dec 6, Christmas Lunch Sutton Bonnington  
Oct 11. Baslow & Chatsworth Park  
Aug 10 Swarkeston, South Derbyshire       
Jun 29 Breedon on the Hill  
Apr 20 Sutton Bonnington  
Mar 1  DALE ABBEY  

 
2022  
Dec 14 ASTON ON TRENT  
Oct 12 The West Leake Hills  
Aug 24 Calke Abbey Ticknall  
July 14 Barton in Fabis, Nottingham  
May 18 Risley Circular Walk  

 
2021  
Oct 27 Swarkestone & Trent valley  
Sep 15 Dale Abbey, South Derbyshire  
Jun 24 Risley & Breaston  

 
2020  
July 4  Pubs re-open
Mar 23 Covid-19 Lockdown starts
Feb 27  Hardwick Hall and Country Park Photos»

 
2019  
Oct 17 Baslow & Chatsworth House  
22 Aug Swarkestone and Trent & Mersey Canal  
4 July Bestwood Country Park  
16 May Osmaston nr Ashbourne  
27 Mar Baslow & Chatsworth Park,  
31 Jan Sutton Bonnington, Photos

 
2018  
12 Dec Christmas Lunch, Petit Paris Photos
29 Nov Hardwick Hall Photos
24 Oct Beauvale Priory  
5 Sept Ockbrook nr Derby Photos
18 July Dale Abbey South Derbyshire  
30 May Calke Abbey Photos
25 April, Sutton Bonnington  
7 March Melbourne Photos
24 Jan Aston on Trent Derbyshire Photos

 
2017  
1 Nov Baslow and Chatsworth Park Photos»
13 Sept Calke Abbey Estate, Derbyshire  
13 July Newthorpe, Nottingham Photos»
25 May Elmsthorpe, Leics  
27 April Thulston and Elvaston Country Park, Derbyshire  
15 March Hardwick Hall  
8 February Aston on Trent, Derbyshire  
Oct 17 Baslow & Chatsworth House  

 
2016  
13 December Christmas Lunch, Petit Paris Photos»
10 November Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire  
5 October Beeley & Chatsworth Estate  
24 August Swarkestone South Derbyshire  
6 July Ratby, Leicestershire  
1 June. Calke Abbey, Ticknall, South Derbyshire  
27 April Market Bosworth Leicestershire  
23 March Baslow & Bubnell Derbyshire  
3 February Dale Abbey Derbyshire  

 
2015  
8 December Christmas Lunch Petit Paris  
18 November Tur Langton, Leicestershire  
14 October Osmaston nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire  
26 August Higham on the Hill and the Ashby Canal  
15 July Around Baslow, Derbyshire  
3 June Gotham and the East Leake Hills  
29 April Gaddesby, Leicestershire  
25 February Rowsley & Stanton in the Peak, Derbyshire  

 
2014  
9 December Christmas Luncheon, Nottingham  Photos»
19 November Braunston-in-Rutland  
22 October Aston on Trent , Derbyshire  
3 September. Breedon on the Hill  
17 July - Teversal Country Trails nr Hardwick Hall  
22 May Ashby Folville - Thorpe Satchville - Twyford  
13 March Baslow & Chatsworth  
30 January Ashby Folville - Thorpe Satchville - Twyford  

 
2013  
10 December Christmas Luncheon, Nottingham Photos»
24 October Aston on Trent, Derby  
15 August Thornton Reservoir & Bagworth  
11 July Lathkill Dale, near Bakewell  
13 June Burton Overy, Leicestershire  
25 April Dale Abbey, Derbyshire  
7 March Hardwick Hall & Country Park  
17 January Shackerstone, Leicestershire  

 
2012  
11 December Annual Lunch, Nottingham Photos by Nick Jones  
22 November Papplewick, Nottinghamshire  
4 October Kilby, Leicestershire  
16 August Ashford in the Water & Monsal Dale, Derbyshire  
21 June Shearsby, Leicestershire  
17 May: Bunny Hill Top and the Eglantine Vineyard  
8 March Ashover Nr Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Old Poets Corner)  
2 February Dale Abbey, nr Derby  

 
2011  
13 December Christmas Lunch, Petit Paris Nottingham  
24 November Claybrooke Magna/Fosseway Leicestershire  
20 October Baslow & Chatsworth, Derbyshire  
25 August Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire  
7 July Normanton on the Wolds  
12 May Keyham, Leicestershire  
2 February Old Brampton & Linacre Reservoirs, nr Chesterfield  

 
2010  
19 August Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.  
15 July Cutthorpe & Sudbrook Valley  
3 June Sibson Leics,  
29 April East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire  
4 March Osmaston, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire  
28 January Hardwick Hall & Country Park  

 
2009  
15 December Christmas Lunch Petit Paris, Nottingham  
29 October Ashover Derbyshire  
17 September Somerby Leics  
23 July Rowsley & Chatsworth Estate  
18 June Cotgrave Country Park  
30 April Cropston Reservoir  
12 March Foxton Leicestershire  
29 January Rowsley & Stanton Moor near Bakewell  

 
2008  
9 December Christmas Lunch Petit Paris, Nottingham  
27 November Denton near Grantham, Belvoir Castle  
30 October Saddington Leicestershire  
25 September Holymoorside & Hipper Valley nr Chesterfield  
14 August East Langton Leics  
10 July Dale Abbey near Ilkeston  
22 May Wigley & Linacre Reservoirs Nr. Chesterfield  
10 April Shackerstone Leicestershire  
6 March Morley and Brackley Gate near Derby  
17 January Higham on the Hill, near Hinckley  

 
2007  
11 December Christmas Lunch - Petit Paris, Nottingham Photos»  
November 15 Cromford Canal & Lea Bridge Whatstandwell, Derbyshire.  
October 4 Hallaton Leicestershire  
August 16 Derwent Valley Baslow & Curbar Derbyshire  
June 14 West Leake Hills  
3 May Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottingham  
19 April Monsal Trail & Wye Valley Bakewell  
8 March Hungarton Leicestershire  
1 February Baslow Derbyshire  

 
2006  
12 December Christmas Lunch  
16 November Mugginton Derbyshire  
5 October Swithland & Cropston Reservoir  
10 August Old Brampton & Linacre Reservoirs nr Chesterfield.  
22 June Grimston near Melton Mowbray  
11 May Monsal Dale Near Ashford Derbyshire  
30 March Bruntingthorpe Leicestershire  
2 March Newton Burgoland Leics  
26 January Farnah Green near Belper, Derbyshire  

 
2005  
13 December Christmas lunch Nottingham,  
24 November Billesdon Leicestershire  
27 October Curbar & Froggatt Edges nr. Baslow, Derbyshire  
25 August Whittington Rough near Thornton Leics  
7 July Lathkill Dale near Bakewell  
May 12 Beeley Derbyshire  
10 March Breedon on the Hill Derbyshire  
3 February Hardwick Country Park  

 
2004  
December 7 Christmas Lunch  
November 11 Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire.  
September 16 Pilsley Village Chatsworth  
July 8 Pilsley Village Chatsworth Estate  
April 29 Calke Abbey Near Ticknall  
February 26 Beeley/Chatsworth Derbyshire  
January 8 Christmas Lunch  

 
2003  
4 December Ulley Country Park Rotherham  
16 October Hardwick Hall  
21 August Lathkil Dale Near Bakewell  
5 June Ednastone Derbyshire  
27 March Bassingham Lincolnshire  
13 February Ashford in the Water Derbyshire  

 
2002  
14 November Longnor near Buxton