Category Archives: 1,000 mile walking

Orkney – Rousay and Egilsay

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

We’ve been to Orkney several times, but haven’t really done many of the Outer Islands. On Tuesday 28 June I ambled down to the Ferry office and a couple of staff sorted me out for a trip to Rousay and … Continue reading →

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Orkney – a little bit of the St Magnus Way

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

I have been keeping an eye on the St Magnus Way website – https://www.stmagnusway.com/ -a 55 mile route across Orkney from the Broch of Gurness to Kirkwall, via Birsay and Orphir. 31 miles of it is on road, so I … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – June 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

June started with Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee and a four day weekend. We decorated both churches – flowers and memories at St Edmund’s Allestree and Jubilee Birds (made by our local schools) at St Matthew’s Darley Abbey. There are a … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – November 2021

Posted on December 26, 2021 by admin

This was the month we finally managed to restart our Toddler Group, and that was a huge pleasure. Remembrance Sunday was busy too – I felt mixed emotions, pleased that the place was full, but worried about the number of … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – October 2021

Posted on December 26, 2021 by admin

October continued in the same vein. Worship every Sunday, plus Zoom, and a lot of baptisms. Not a lot of walking – just 18 miles this month (though that was 18 miles more than in September). One train jaunt and … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – September 2021

Posted on December 26, 2021 by admin

I don’t know if anyone reads these monthly summaries, but if – in the future – I want to know what railways I did, what walking I didn’t do, or my thoughts on facebook, at least I will know where … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – August 2021

Posted on September 1, 2021 by admin

I should entitle these monthly summaries “northernvicardoesn’twalk” or “northernvicarridestherails”. I only walked 20 miles this month. I rode lots of trains. The Wrexham Bidston line, Sheffield trams (though I had to walk the final mile when they took my tram … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – July 2021

Posted on August 26, 2021 by admin

Northern Vicar is not very good at walking. I only managed 17 miles this month, partly because of an ingrowing toenail. I did manage railway trips to Marple, the tram curve in the middle of Sheffield, the early morning curves … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – June 2021

Posted on August 26, 2021 by admin

Most of June was spent on Orkney, and I’ll blog a couple of churches from there shortly. No railway trips at all that month, and facebook ramblings were a bit erratic. Here they are for posterity. In the week we … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks – May 2021

Posted on August 26, 2021 by admin

Lotherton Hall in Yorkshire, my second railway jaunt (Sheffield across to Lincoln), and Darley Abbey Day (mainly on line, but with a decorated “moment” in the churchyard – have a look at the church website (www.stedsandstmatts.co.uk > News > 2021 … Continue reading →

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