Churton Park Community Walkers
Newsletter 13th October 2024
Last week’s walks.
Sixty walkers ventured around Whitby last Wednesday. The three groups involved numbered 10 (Pleasure Pacers), 29 (Steady Steppers) and 21 (Fast Footers). The Thursday walk of 8.2km was from Churton Park to ‘upper’ Johnsonville and return and 6 walkers (plus, as usual, Red) enjoyed the pleasant evening. Nineteen Friday walkers did a 14.1km hike around Tawa and Takapu, to conclude a busy week of walks.
Brian Vincent
Convenor
Our Christmas Function 27th November
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This will be held at The Pines once again with a similar menu for the festive season lunch as we enjoyed last year.
The cost of the function is $42 per person.
Over this past year we have built up a good reserve of funds and accordingly we can now fully subsidise the return bus trip on this one occasion. Please note that this subsidy will only apply for this occasion - unless we are again in a position to do so in the future. Early bookings for the function are welcomed as this assists our planning and schedule for the event.
Please make your payment to CPCW account:
02-0524-0233091-00
noting your name(s) and in the reference field please write ‘Xmas’ or ‘Xmas& Bus’ if you wish to travel by the bus.
Pick-up and return times will be advised shortly (but will be similar to last year). We need to know how many will be taking the bus to ensure we book the correct size transport (and also so that we know we have everyone ‘on board’ before departure).
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Away Walk 2025 - Methven
"I know that it is very early days, but suitable accommodation for a large group is not that easy to find so I have booked in at the Southern Cross Lodge, Methven, where I have reserved all 25 rooms in the Lodge. I have negotiated a group rate of $135 per night which includes a continental breakfast. Dates are for a four night stay, arriving Wednesday 5 November and departing Sunday 9 November. Mid-Canterbury is a part of the country that CPCW has not been to. It has some glorious scenery and some great walking.
There is no need to get in touch with me at the moment. I will be asking for a small non-refundable deposit towards the end of the year. I will advertise this in the newsletter."
David Pegram
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Our Sponsors:
We have several sponsors which we list on our Home Page and in our Newsletter. In recognition of the generosity of our sponsors, the committee wish to highlight a sponsor each week in our newsletter.
This week we have chosen Twigland as our featured sponsor:
Twigland have been looking after Wellington gardeners for close to 50 years. Their staff are experienced and can provide reliable advice. Twigland have been generous supporters of CPCW for many years and we are very grateful for their continuing support of our group.
Twigland Gardeners World, 240 Middleton Road, Glenside
Web: https://twigland.myshopify.com/
Phone: 04 477 4090
Hours:
Mon – Fri: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Sat/Sun: 8.00am to 5.00pm
Walk Details for Wednesday 16th October 2024
This Week's Walks: Keeping closer to home this coming Wednesday with all three walks in Seton Nossiter Park. They are all old walks.
The walks will start at 9:20am from the designated parking.
PPs: A 4.07km there and back walk on a bush track. It can be shortened at any time by turning around and heading back to the cars. There may be a bit of softer ground so good shoes are a requirement. You can see the walk here
SSs: A 6.22km walk starting on a track, then onto the streets of Newlands and then back via the tracks of Seton Nossiter. Good shoes are a requirement for the tracks. You can see the walk here
FFs: A 7.55km clockwise loop walk firstly using the streets of Newlands and returning by the tracks in Seton Nossiter Perk. You can see the walk here on MapoMeter and on Plotaroute here
Parking: The parking for all three groups is in the Seton Nossiter Park carpark which is accessed directly from Mark Avenue.
Coffee: Coffee is back at Simmer for those interested. We will advise them that a number of us will be coming for coffee after our walks.
Russell Paterson
Reminder
Please ensure that you inform your group’s leader if you leave a walk partway through.
Website
When you open the website to view your walk have a quick look at the “Home Page”. This usually has a new picture each week generally showing a view from one of our walks.
Cancellation
If the walks are cancelled an email will be sent out as early as possible but definitely before 8:00am.
Walk Schedules
You can look at the walk schedule for October 2024 here
Photos
Walkers - please try and take a photo of each group on walking days and email them to this link. Preferably small size (around 450kb).
CPCW Photos
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Another fine Wednesday saw many walkers in all three groups out to pace the streets and tracks to explore new parts of Whitby.
Our photos this week were taken by Mike Drain and Bill Gaudie:
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I heard a rumour that the Thursday walkers drifted a little off course - was it the wind?? - and ended up completing a rather longer walk than anticipated. It didn't stop four of the six walkers on Thursday arising on Friday to join the early group of Friday walkers. You just can't knock a keen CPCW walker down! These photos were taken by Hue Ng and Gillian Mills. And just look at what happens when you take a selfie...
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Brian Alderson led the two groups of Friday walkers out and about on the streets of Tawa, Linden and Kenepuru and then up into the bush of the Wilf Mexted reserve and the Woodburn Reserve.
Photos were taken by Brian Alderson and Bill Gaudie:
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Just for Fun
Spotted at The Borough in Tawa:
Our Sponsors
A big thanks to our sponsors. Please support these businesses that support us.
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