Here you will find stories and descriptions of many past events put on by the IOG: from concerts and trampolining to trips across Britain and further afield, with a solid foundation of reports of walks undertaken – usually with route maps and pictures.
All official fixtures were cancelled during the restrictions required by the Covid Pandemic in 2020-21 but small groups of friends kept up the traditions, meeting safely when they could to get out in the glorious Suffolk countryside – reports on those adventures are in the category labelled ‘Living with Covid-19’.
In June 2021 our official programme started again and we have returned to the normal format, along with the added section ‘Walks with GPX’ where you will find links to the routes of some of the outings – a valuable archive we will continue to extend.
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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 …
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 …
Text and pics contributed by Sally L. Despite the rain ten other walkers and a dog joined me on my first walk around Kesgrave and Martlesham, which was about five and a half miles in length. We began by walking past the gravel pit and …