Better to be on the hill – than over the hill
I was once told that the two most important purchases in your life are your shoes and your bed. The reason for this is that you are either in one or the other! Care for your feet is imperative if you are to avoid problems as you grow older. Painful or malformed feet can lead …
We are now going to take the line, that the map is like a book that needs to be read, one stage further. What we are going to do is plan a simple route (write a story) and then go for a walk to understand the story the map is telling you. This is where …
It is generally agreed that walking is one of the best forms of exercise as it contributes to circulation, maintains weight control, and promotes overall good physical and mental health. However, if you have not walked for sometime, getting a little older or have a long-term illness or disability then it is worth taking note …
Introduction Hi, welcome to what will be a series of blogs on Map Reading and Navigation. The aim of this series is to introduce you to the map & compass in a simple and non-technical way. The series will slowly lead you through from understanding what a map is telling you to being able to …
Review: SplashMaps Personalised Toob I had the very good fortune to receive the chance to create my own personalised toob from SplashMaps. As many of you will know, I wear toobs all the time as a bandana and occasionally as a scarf. So I was really excited about this opportunity. The process of getting my …
I had not planned to do another 'Walk Through History' quite so soon. However, I recently went on a walk to what I assumed was 'just another Iron Age Hilltop Enclosure'. But when I got there the landscape did not seem right for 'just' an Iron Age enclosure. The landscape Archaeology was telling me something …
I am delighted to announce that 'Hill-Walking For The Over 60's' has been nominated for the Sparpedia Hiking Blogs Award 2019. Sparpedia is a shopping portal who have sponsored a variety of Blog Awards for a number of years. Ten hiking blogs have been nominated from across the world and the overall winner will be …
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 …
