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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Text contributed by Anneliese; pics by Anneliese, Lou and Simon. When Ed Sheeran sees the “castle on the hill”, Framlingham Castle, he knows he is on his way home. For us, it was the majestic backdrop at the start of Glen’s Framlingham Fringes walk. This …
Text contributed by Christina; pics by various. On most Saturday mornings, a group of running enthusiasts from the IOG take part in one of the many Parkrun events in Suffolk. On 26th March, our group met at the Felixstowe Leisure Centre to run, walk and …
Text contributed by Pete; pics by Christina and Glen. Starting at 11am on a rainy Sunday morning in March, an intrepid group of six IOG members set off for a stroll along the Alderman Canal path in Ipswich. This was to be a short walk …
Text contributed by Kate; pics by Simon. After the unfortunate cancellation of three mid-length walks on this weekend because of road closures, flooding and bad weather, Sarah and Simon stepped in to the breach to offer an 11-mile circular walk from Sutton Heath. Eleven people …
Text and pics contributed by Simon Fourteen people, one dog and (briefly) a herd of horses enjoyed our recent 12 mile walk from Orford. We started the day with 13 of us (and the dog) at the Orford Quay Car Park before heading along the …
Text contributed by Peter; pics by Ian. The return of Spring encouraged a lot of fellow ramblers to dust off their boots, pull out a crumpled rucksack and grab a hat with ‘character’: in a new record for the Wednesday walks, 18 people and 5 …