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.
Feel free to offer articles and pictures for publication. Please send your entries to newsletter@ipswichoutdoor.org
Text and pics contributed by Christina. We were meant to meet Peter at 2pm at Stoke Bridge and walk along the River Walk path, picking up litter on our way. A nice idea, I thought, to spend a couple of hours doing my bit to …
Text and pic contributed by Christina Summer has come to an end and, after missing a year due to Covid lockdown, it was time for David to organise his annual BBQ for family and IOG members. It has become a popular social event in the …
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 …