April 2024: In Other News
Pics contributed by Ian, Simon, Jo, Lou and Helen Another random selection of pictures from IOG events.
The Newsletter
This is where you can read articles by members about recent events or anything else related to the IOG. At the moment, content is labelled with three categories: “Previous Events”, “Living with Covid-19” and “Walks with GPX”.
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Cycle Maintenance Evening: Tuesday 30th April
Text contributed by Pete; pics by Christina. On a Tuesday evening at the end of April, myself and a number of other IOG members attended an interesting and entertaining evening of cycle maintenance advice from Steve at Elmy cycles on the edge of Ipswich town …
Edale Trip: The Kinder Egg Walk
Text contributed by Kate; pics by Simon and Lou. The Kinder Egg walk on Friday 26th April came about because I’d never walked the “back” (northern) edge of Kinder Scout and this seemed like a fun (albeit slightly bonkers) way to do it. Luckily, some …
Edale Trip: Thursday 25th to Monday 29th April
Pics contributed by Bob, Sally, Helen, Debra, Simon, Lou, Sarah and Johnny. Twenty-four IOGers descended on Nether Ollerbrook farm cottages in Edale for the third year running. The infamous Kinder Egg walk took place on Friday 26th (there’ll be a separate post about that tomorrow) …
Parkrun: Saturday 27th April
Text and pics contributed by Christina. This felt like a chilly and wet morning for a late April weekend, but that did not stop our group of Parkrun enthusiasts within the IOG from taking part in the run at Alton Water, a man-made reservoir on …
Shotley Peninsula Cycling: Saturday 20th April
Text and pics contributed by Andy. Two of us set off from the Suffolk Ski Centre for this 35-mile on-road cycle ride. The temperature was hovering at a chilly 6 °C and there was a blustery cold wind, which meant we were wearing gear more …