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Walkers keep their distance
Five choir walkers undertook a 5.5 mile circular walk from St Margaret's, Hooley today, 23 March. As our photograph shows, they followed government instructions to stay two metres apart from each other. The photo was taken by Neil Pontin and the four shown are Phil Willis, Dave Bannister, John Parker and Dick Jones. Congratulations to them for keeping the choir spirit alive!
The walkers rest on a sunny bank overlooking Chipstead Lane - not far from Well House Inn (closed)
Walkers carry on
Twelve walkers left the delightful Hare and Hounds in Godstone on 16 March ready to enjoy the most glorious sunny weather for many walks.
The group departs from the Hare and Hounds
No-one injured on choir walk
Nine walkers set out from the refurbished Ramblers' Rest in Chipstead on 21 February and soon reacquainted themselves with Lucy Pevensey and Aslan the Lion, carvings on the local Narnia Trail in Banstead Woods. Dave the Navigator has assured the group that, in light of a casualty on a steep muddy climb on the previous walk, the route would be unerringly level.
The intact Chipstead ten, at half-way R&R point
Mishap in the mud
Ten choir walkers left the White Lion in Warlingham in inauspicious conditions for the first walk of the New Year on January 27 2020, sodden underfoot and with a threatening forecast. The first mud was encountered while tramping through Blanchman's Farm Nature Reserve onto Bug Hill and then across Woldingham Golf Course. The group burst into song as it passed under the Oxted Railway line with a rendition of My Lord.
Inauspicious conditions near the start of the walk
Wet wet wet for solstice walk
A hardy band from the choir walking group endured a sodden start to their winter solstice walk today, 20 December. Not long after leaving the Wattenden Arms in Kenley, the eight walkers encountered this mini-lake which required them to walk around it or (in Banner's case) over it.
Banners shows the way (photo John Parker)