YOULGRAVE GROUP WALK at FRIDEN PEAK TRAIL
MapMyWalk App Stats: 3.25 Miles > 1H: 22M : 31S at 25:24 minutes per mile
Steps: 8,594
Time & Date: 10:30am, Tuesday, 22nd November
Break: none
SatNav: SK17
NEXT YOULGRAVE WALK: 13TH DECEMBER 16 at 10:30am
Thereafter, every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the Month
Gee, after the torrential downpour yesterday I was rather pleased to go out for my usual walk with the Youlgrave Group. The cold and rain yesterday must have kept everyone away as there were only 7 of us today, and we all hurled back into our cars and headed for Friden Peak Trail.
It was a easy and leisurely walk past the DSF Refractories & Minerals works on the Peak Trail right up to the bridge and we walked back the same way. Hey, did you know that DSF is the largest shaped refractory manufacturer in the UK. You learn something new everyday, it is also recognised as one of the world's leading suppliers of bonded refractories for the glass industry. They supply to other heat containment industries, including iron and steel, cement and other rotary kilns, carbon black producers and petrochemical companies as well as non-ferrous metals, incinerators, brick and ceramic kilns. Not sure what all that means?
So proud to learn that the company was established over 120 years ago as the Derbyshire Silica Firebrick Company. In the early days, they were mining local mineral deposits to manufacture refractories for use in the production of town gas. Fascinating! Here are today's photos.
Please do come an join us the next time as it's our Xmas coffee, mince pies and stollen on the 13th of December. See you there?
CHARLES & MALA TENNIS
Time & Date: 8am, Thursday, 24th NovemberVenue: Youlgrave Tennis Court, Alport Lane Playing Fields
SatNav: DE45 1WN
NEXT TENNIS: 8am, Monday, 28th November
Thereafter, every week
Thank goodness, I cancelled tennis on Monday 21st due to the downpour and my other commitments too. Charles and I still determined to do this once a week and carry it through until next summer! If you wish you join us, just ping me a comment or contact me via my twitter feed https://twitter.com/Traffic_Song
Charles and I are really coming along in out tennis, his serves are getting mean and I am now able to return some of his wicked serves. I love my tennis, come and check it out?
XMAS MARKET at EARL STERNDALE
Venue: St Michael and All Angels Church
Time & Date: 3 to 5:30pm, Fridat, 25th November
SatNav: SK17 0BU
I popped into Hartington today after my walk as I had to go into the post office and get some bits and bobs, saw an ad in the newsagent for this event and will probably go and check it out. Activities include sales tables, tombola, raffle and refreshments. All proceeds from this event will go towards the upkeep of the Church. Do come along and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. So, look out for my update!
Venue: Beardwood Farm, Furness Vale, High Peak
Time & Date: 10am to 4:30pm (October 2016 to Sept 2017)
SatNav: SK23 7QF
As you know by now that I am always out and about in the SK17 region and I picked up this leaflet card from Buxton and this is a project for people that suffer from alcohol or substance abuse. If you are suffering on your own, why not come along and check out their activities, learn a new skill, improve your chances of getting a job, interact with others or maybe even volunteer? However, please call them first as they have a waiting list and they even provide transport to pick you up!
The farm offers gardening, animal care, fencing, dry stone walling, conservation, guided walks and survival skills! There's other stuff like nutrition, cooking, arts and crafts. Sounds fascinating, think I may have a busy Friday. It was excellent and I was tasked with sawing off a couple of trees in the woods management arena. Definately going back next week, the journey was only 40 minutes and we all had the most spectacular Chili Con Carne with Garlic Bread for lunch and a gorgeous sponge!
MOTOWN's 1960s & 1970s CLUB SOUL
Venue: Bakewell Town Hall, The Square
Time & Date: 8pm to 12am, Friday 25th November 2016
SatNav: DE45 1BT
Sue and I heaps of fun on the last one, so we are going again tonite! Party on down!
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