Hiking's blog
Posted Thu, 16/07/2009 - 21:15 by Hiking
Welcome to Derbyshire's Newest Walking Hiking Club
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Posted Tue, 10/08/2010 - 12:32 by Hiking
Well Hello All
It time for me to start planning the routes for the rest oif the year and for the whole of next year. So I need a little help from you all.
I'm going to create a web questionaire if you can complete it it will give me an idea of the sort of walking I need to include in the plan.
So here is the link. to answer you will have to be registered and signed in.
many thanks
Hiking
Posted Fri, 02/04/2010 - 08:55 by Hiking
As I write this the sky is gray and most of this Easter Weekend looks to be a washout. There is one bright spark of hope Sunday looks to be the best day of the Break. So make the most of it come join us on the walk in Northamptonshire.
This is the first of the rescheduled walks missed due to illnes / bad weather and as is normal this time of the year the weather could throw anything at us.
Posted Sun, 14/03/2010 - 10:52 by Hiking
Yes at Last Spring is around the corner. Crocuses and Snow-drops abound. Crisp frosty morning and clear sunny days our heading our way.
Its not long until it officially spring but after one of the longest and hardest winters in living memory the wonderful countryside of ours is starting to come to life.
Posted Sun, 21/02/2010 - 11:10 by Hiking
Another month has gone by and we're still gripped by this winter weather as I write in the last 4 hours we have had over 4 inches of snow again leading to another cancelled walk.
This is the worst period of winter weather I can personally remember going back some 40 years I cannot remember winter lasting this long. I can remember more snow in a two week period but not over this length of time.
All the walks missed since the new year will be re programmed for this year.
Posted Sun, 31/01/2010 - 16:32 by Hiking
In all my years of Hiking ( since 1990 ) I have not experienced a winter this bad. It's the first time It's been prudent to cancel a walk due to winter weather. Previously I've always tried to fine a way to walk but not this year.
We've had
Posted Sat, 16/01/2010 - 01:40 by Hiking
Following on from the recent inclement weather we have added a new feature to the site. A Met Office Weather Guide this is currenlty set for the Peak District and looks like this
If there is a Weather Alert issued you will see the 
"UK Weather Warnings Issued" flash in the top right hand corner.
Posted Thu, 14/01/2010 - 18:43 by Hiking
Posted Mon, 04/01/2010 - 19:25 by Hiking
Due to the Current Server Weather Warn we may be cancelling the Next walk as it would be unwise to Travel and walk in these conditions additionally it would probably added to the cost of the walk as we may not be able to cross easily to the walk.
A decision has been made and the walk is cancelled
Many thamks
and keep safe out there.
The Hiking Club Team
Posted Mon, 30/11/2009 - 09:58 by Hiking
We recievedd the following update from the Cockermoth Youth Hostel Manager.
Posted Fri, 20/11/2009 - 15:49 by Hiking
The first Six months Route have know been posted, with the exception of Easter.
Why I hear you ask?
Its quite simple at t
he time this was uploaded the results for the area go to was The Lake District. With this in mind planning had started and we were looking at using Cockermouth Youth Hostel as of Today ( 20/11/2009) the Youth Hostel is under 2 feet of water, ( it was higher during the night).
Posted Sat, 24/10/2009 - 13:23 by Hiking
Hi folks
The dates for walks have been added for 2010
Over the next six week the walks for the first 6 months will be added to the calendar.
The most notable change is ALL walks now take place on a Sunday every fortnight. Nice and easy to remember.
Posted Thu, 17/09/2009 - 12:50 by Hiking
Well we are heading rapidly towards Christmas. Christmas decorations and being strung up on high streets through the land. And it time to thing about The Hiking Clubs Annual Award...
Basically a light hearted review of the year just gone. Award for the best walk reviews, Best photo, funniest incident and many other all based around a evening on fun and frolic. If you are interested the email the event coordinator for more details
Over the next couple of weeks we will be coming up with the menu, location and selection of polls that will link to the awards.
If you have any nominations or ideas for awards then please contact us using the link above.
many thanks
Posted Sun, 23/08/2009 - 13:18 by Hiking
Over the weekend the migration from the test servers to the live server has been completed.
Final testing is now complete and we are now live.
Over the new few days a FAQ link will be added. with load of useful information
Posted Wed, 12/08/2009 - 18:47 by Hiking
Over the coming month we may have a couple of interruptions to this site as we complete the move to our new hosting company.
Although we will keep the interruptions to a minimum you may from time to time see the site maintenance banner. If you do please try again in a little while and hopefully we will be back.
Thanks you for your continued support
The Hiking Club Team
