Here you will find stories and descriptions of many events put on by the IOG, from walks, runs and cycle rides (often with pictures and route maps), to socials, concerts and trampolining, to trips across the UK and further afield.
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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 …
Text and photos contributed by Patrick Meehan. It wasn’t quite Walden Pond. However, the peace and tranquillity in evidence as we ambled along the banks of the River Blackwater beneath the warming, late-Sunday morning sun, would have eased the wrinkles on many a furrowed brow. …