MARCH 2020 UPDATE: A “Living with COVID-19” category has been added to the newsletter. All posts to this new category, which will also be linked from the group’s public Facebook page, are NOT from official IOG activities, and should be viewed as reports from our friends within the group making the most of their own private walks, abiding by the relevant coronavirus guidance. They are intended as a diversion for readers, whilst the IOG’s outdoor activities remain suspended.
This is the venue where members and potential members of the Ipswich Outdoor Group can read about recent events, share news that is relevant to group interests but not appropriate for group emails, write about group initiatives – anything from charity fund-raising to activism aimed at keeping our footpaths open – present opinion editorials on issues close to their hearts or anything else that occurs. Unlike the old Newsletter, it will be updated as and when new material comes to hand and, as this is a work in progress, it will be formatted as we go along and get an idea of what is required. Feel free to offer suggestions if any occur to you.
For the moment, content is divided into three categories: reports of past doings; a section on “Living with Covid-19” which covered unofficial activities during and around the pandemic lockdowns; and “Walks with GPX”.
Please send your entries to newsletter@ipswichoutdoor.org
Two years ago, Peter Thorpe was voted by the IOG into our newly-created committee role, Volunteering Coordinator. Despite starting with some great ideas, including coordinating a parkrun takeover, the new plans to encourage volunteering within the group fell flat, as everything ground to a halt …
Text contributed by Lou, pics by various (see below) Twenty-three IOGers and a dog met at Pesthouse Lane, Barham for this walk billed as “not more than ten miles”. Maybe the attraction was the thought of walking through Shrubland Park, or possibly the tunnel under …
Text and pic submitted by Christina This event proved a popular one, with 17 of us meeting at the local village hall. Luckily, permission was given to park there since sufficient parking is difficult to find in this rural part of Essex. We walked around …
Sunset photos contributed by Justin, other photos and text by Lou. It was exceptionally hot during the day, so I decided at the last minute to do a sunset walk. Despite the short notice, we managed a group of 11 in total. We set off …
Text and photos by Patrick Meehan In a different epoch – perhaps as a member of an indigenous tribe on the Great Plains of North America – he might have been called Chingatsaway, which might have meant He Who Chases the Sun. In this current …
Contributed by Sally L. Ten of us met for my second walk around Kesgrave and what different weather we had compared to last week! It was a lovely sunny day as we strolled along Longstrops towards Foxhall Stadium. We then crossed Foxhall Road and took …