Better to be on the hill – than over the hill
Guest Blogger - Judy Haynes, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire If you ever needed proof that two people and a community group can take on the challenge of opening and maintaining the Public Rights Of Way around their Village, then you must read this. This December saw the Bedwyn Footpaths Group celebrate its 4th Anniversary with the …
The population of the UK at 30 June 2017 exceeded 66 million people (66,040,229), an increase of 392,000 people since mid-2016. This growth rate (0.6%) is the lowest since mid-2004, as a result of greatly reduced birth rate (UK mid year estimate 2017, ONS). Nearly 16 million UK residents were aged 60 years and over …
It's time to jump onto the 'band-wagon' and do what everyone else is doing this year. I am not going to do a 'Review of 2018' nor am I going to do a 'Wish List for 2019'. Instead I am going to use the A to Z to look at me and what makes me …
There is a great line in the Monty Python film 'Life Of Brian' which asks the question "What have the Roman's ever done for us?" Whilst the Roman's may have been very prolific builders and their great architectural feats have stood the test of time. They are not the only inhabitants of this Island to …
I am always amazed at the lengths some people will go to in order to 'have fun'. Some choose to climb the highest mountains, other descend the deepest caves, whilst others prefer the longest trails. I have been watching the adventures of one particular adventurer and hero of mine, and I can finally present this …
It is amazing to think that this is my 100th post for Hill-Walking For The Over 60's. It has been an incredible journey so far especially when I think that this blog was not what I originally intended to do. I have written websites and been involved with this medium since its inception in 1991, …
If you spend time on social media you will come across this word, or derivatives of it, being banded around constantly. People are called inspirational because they post pictures of themselves or the food they have eaten. They are inspirational because they have 25K followers and 500K likes. It has become a very over used …
I can clearly remember as a kid growing up in Somerset, having visits to a local beauty spot called Ham Hill. I recall the disused quarries where I first learnt to climb and the dirt tracks where I raced my bike. I can also remember the high narrow bank that used to circumnavigate the top …
Why should we get excited about history? When I was at school I hated the subject so chose Geography instead, and the reason behind this is that, at school, I was taught history from a book. It was just words and drawings of what 'might' have happened in the past. As I grow older I …
It is absolutely no surprise that many of my walks involve some form of historic or archaeological location. I do, after all, have a Masters Degree in Archaeology & Heritage, and it is, along with walking and amateur radio, one of my three great interests. A lot of our ancient monuments are well sign-posted and …
