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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Words contributed by Glen, pics by Christina Sylvan Suffolk scenery shimmering sublimely on a stunning sun-splashed Sunday was enjoyed by eighteen two-legged participants and one four-legged companion on 15th October. (For alliteration purposes, shame it wasn’t September and seventeen participants but never mind!) The centre of …
Pics contributed by Sarah. This was the southern leg of a tour of Ipswich that Bob has planned, following paths and and avoiding roads wherever possible; obviously, the Orwell Bridge is an exception. The next leg – skirting the north side of the town – …
Words and map contributed by Sarah; pics contributed by Marie-Louise. Nineteen people plus two dogs joined me for this walk starting at Needham Market station. We followed the footpath out of Needham Market known as the ‘Coffin Trail’ up to Barking Church, then crossed the …
Words and pics contributed by Torben Wood Members of the IOG tribe descended on Londinium with the amassed hoards to see a thrilling performance of Boudica at the atmospheric and partly open air Globe Theatre. Despite rail engineering works and problems on the roads, the …
Words and pics by Lou My pre-walk had checked out a slightly different route through the Rougham Hall estate, encountering horses, cows, long wet grass, waist-high nettles, and a (docile) bull. My fellow IOGers were spared these trials in favour of a short stretch of …
Words and pics contributed by Paul Dickerson. Twenty-five IOG members were intrepid enough to head north of the border to Scotland and then take a short ferry ride to the Isle of Arran. With a coastline of 57 miles, some serious mountains, rolling hills, moorland, …