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 Paul and Christina; pics by Paul. After a week of very unsettled weather and a thorough soaking overnight on Friday, the signs seemed ominous for a dry day on Saturday. However, we awoke to clouds parting and the sun trying to break through. …
Text contributed by M-L, pics by Pete. The Deben Archery Club, which offered a free open day for the public in spring that a few IOGers attended, also holds beginners courses at its club meeting spot near Trinity Park – and Pete collected five of …
Text contributed by Martin, pics by Christina. On a lovely Friday evening in July, Christina organised and led an evening walk of about five miles starting and ending at Barham Fishing Lakes. There were 15 of us, with a good mix of new faces and …
Text contributed by Paul, pics by Anni, Francis and Rachael. Rachael’s Big Walk, followed by games and a barbecue. Impossible to resist if you have sufficient screws loose, so eight suitable candidates set off from Hitcham shortly after 9.00am, cutting across country and heading south …
Text and pics contributed by Simon. “Aaah! I thought you said there were no stinging nettles?” On Saturday a happy band of IOG members set off from Ipswich to walk the 8½ miles to Woodbridge. It wasn’t planned to be the longest walk we had …
Text contributed by Angela, Pics by Pete E. This was planned as a two day event – starting with a half day in central Ipswich and then, on day two, a longer session exploring Redgrave and Lopham Fen near Diss. This gave us the opportunity …