Before lunch I visited Wellington to pick up a copy of the ‘Walking With Giants’ walking trail booklet that has recently been published by Wellington LA 21 Group. I found it a bit of a challenge figuring out how to gain access to the Council Offices where I had been advised that I would be able to obtain the booklet. I reticently pressed the intercom button on what seemed to be the most likely place to gain access and explained why I was there. I was greeted with a warm welcome and almost immediately someone came to the door with booklet in hand.

I wasn’t able to read all of the booklet before it was time for me to join another Ramblers ‘Walking for Wellbeing’ walk, this time starting in Wellington. Three levels of walk were on offer and I opted for the walk that could split into a shorter version half way through if I thought the longer walk was too much.

The leader set off at a speedy pace towards Apley Woods leaving me to walk alongside another walk leader a few paces behind the rest of the group. We caught up with the main group when they paused to look at some goslings next to the lake. There was talk of taking photos for the FaceBook page and wondering if they would be good enough. I offered to take some on my camera and produced it from my bag to exclamations of ‘a real camera’ and ‘are you a professional?’.

Then we were back on our speedy way with no time to take in our surroundings, the potential splitting the walk into two walks had been forgotten along the way. I enjoyed the conversations with my walking companion, we walked past both our houses and found that we had many other common connections.

This walk saw me complete my first ‘Lord of the Rings’ challenge, walking from the Shire to Bree and also my 70 miles for ‘The Queens Platinum Jubilee’ challenge (both medals yet to be dispatched). Now I just need to complete my pledged 100 miles for May’s ‘National Walking Month’.

Today I joined the Ramblers ‘Walking for Wellbeing’ walk that started at Horsehay golf course. The walk was mostly along places I had never been before, although it incorporated two places with memories for me.

The first one being the road leading to where my hubbie’s house was before we got married. The second took me further back in time to when I first moved to Telford (although it wasn’t called that then). My dad took a job that saw him working on the Dawley New Town project which later became Telford Development Corporation.

The occupant of the house my parents were purchasing was rather tardy in moving out which led us to live in temporary accommodation in Pool Hill Road, Dawley. On our walk I had a flash back memory when we crossed the now defunct railway line that backed onto our Dawley house and the day a train came screeching along the line scaring me to death.  In this house I also remember being extremely ill with the measles which led to my shortsightedness.

In case you are wondering, these are happy memories.

Our walk soon led us away from my nostalgic memories and onto pathways new to me, eventually walking along the edge of the golf course and joining the T50 trail and the Shropshire Way before returning to the club house for refreshments.

Today was the first day of the ‘Get Telford Walking’ event. I joined one of the regular Stirchley ‘Rambler’s Wellbeing’ walks.

There were only four of us on the walk that took us past Madebrook Pools and into Telford Town Park. One of the ladies had a request stop; Dawley and Stirchley station. Our walk then led us out of the Town Park through Stirchley village along pathways I have never walked before. The last part of the walk was especially enjoyable for me as I love exploring places that are new to me.

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