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Walkfest walks don’t “just happen”!
We rely on the good will of our volunteers and walk leaders to create the programme of walks and to lead them on the day. What many...
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kenneth
Sep 152 min read
I didn't know about this!
One of the joys of Guildford Walkfest is the opportunity to discover and visit places that you didn’t know about. Amongst the new...
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kenneth
Sep 92 min read
Going Bats - Walkfest Style
Our first week of Walkfest has gone from hot and humid on the 1st September for our Newlands Corner walk through to torrential rain a...
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kenneth
Sep 32 min read
Yew, Ewe and You!!
The Yew trees of Newlands Corner are an absolute treat to discover. So many visitors just head for the views over the surrounding...
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kenneth
Aug 273 min read
Kick-starting this years walkfest
Well, not so much "kick-starting" as gently leading you into this years month long festival of walking. The privilege of being the first...
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kenneth
Aug 203 min read
The Benefit of Having a Media Partner
As mentioned in an earlier blog, David Rose – a local historian – is also a major contributor to the Guildford Dragon, our local on-line...
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kenneth
Aug 142 min read
Another new addition to Walkfest
It's great to have new groups wanting to get involved with Walkfest. Our walk on Saturday 21st September - A Walk on the Wild Side - is...
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kenneth
Aug 82 min read
Do you know about Go50?
We are pleased that Go50 has joined us for this year's Guildford Walkfest. A number of our readers may not have come across this group...
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kenneth
Aug 24 min read
Possibly one of our most popular walk leaders?
David Rose has been a staunch supporter of Walkfest for a number of years and through his work with the Guildford Dragon has become our...
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kenneth
Jul 272 min read
Muddy Boots at Whitmoor Common
Having published the Walkfest programme for this September, we thought that it would be a good opportunity to give our various walking...
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kenneth
Oct 1, 20232 min read
We did it! Well done and Thank You
Well, Walkfest 2023 has come to an end for this year – and what a successful and enjoyable festival it’s been! Whether the walk has been...
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kenneth
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Fascinating Facts and Friendly Folk
Since I wrote my last blog, I have been on five Walkfest walks – each very different but all very enjoyable. In fact, the title of this...
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kenneth
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Gosh! Half way through Walkfest already!
Doesn't time fly! It seems no time at all since David Rose led our launch walk from The Hive yet, as I write this, it is now 17th of...
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kenneth
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Horses sweat, men perspire but ladies only glow!
So goes a well known saying from (I think) Victorian times. Over the first week of this year’s Walkfest, our participants have had ample...
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kenneth
Sep 2, 20232 min read
Guildford Walkfest 2023 has started!
Well, the beginning of September has arrived and with it, the start of Guildford Walkfest. Waking up to an overcast sky and then...
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kenneth
Aug 23, 20232 min read
The countdown has started!
Well, the back end of August has arrived already. It doesn’t seem long since summer holidays seemed a long way in the future and school...
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kenneth
Aug 10, 20232 min read
How Well do YOU Know Guildford?
When many of us go to Guildford it is to shop, eat, go to work or for some other specific reason. How often do we actually take time to...
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kenneth
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Just 5 weeks to go!
Well, it’s now only five weeks until we have the first walk of this year’s Walkfest. The full programme of walks is visible on the...
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kenneth
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Less than 20 days until the Programme goes Live
There is a well known description of birds apparently moving serenely on a lake whilst their legs are moving frantically beneath the...
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kenneth
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Angels, Storks and "Plum Pudding" pigs
Whilst we have had to cancel a few walks this year due to exceptional circumstances, the programme is still going strong and attendance...
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