Appleton Probus Club

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Organised walks for members and their wives take place at 9:45 for 10am on the third Wednesday of each month, led by one of the members. We meet at an agreed location, usually a pub, and this serves as both the start point and the end of the 2-hour walk, which is followed by lunch at the pub, where the walkers are joined by less energetic members and their wives.

See Calendar page for full details of the monthly walks.

Walk to Hilbre Island - May 2024

A WALK. WITH A DIFFERENCE

Normally our monthly walks take place in the Cheshire countryside, but our walk in May 2024 was somewhat different. 17 Members and guests together with 4 dogs walked from West Kirby out to Hilbre Island and back, a distance of about 5.5 miles.

Setting off at 10.15, we walked past Little Eye, then across a second island, Little Hilbre, and onto Hilbre itself. Having walked across the island, the group had a snack and watched the seals watching them!

We were very lucky with the weather which was perfect for walking across the estuary. An enjoyable day was rounded off with a late lunch at the Ring o’ Bells in West Kirby which made special arrangements so 21 of us could be together (plus the dogs) and where we were well looked after.

Several photos were taken as reminders of our day, hopefully some give an idea of how wide open it can be out there and why it is so important to know the tide times.

Walk around the centre of Warrington on Wed 19 June 2024

On a summers day with the sun shining, one of our members, John Bygate, led us on a fascinating walk outlining the town’s history.

After a brief outline of 2000 years of history from the Romans to the present day in the new Time Square, we visited the New Market and entered Bridge Street on the River of Life which commemorates the Warrington IRA Bombing in 1993. We walked down Bridge Street, noting the historic buildings, looked at the 18th-Century Warrington Academy and crossed to the River Mersey, learning about the five Warrington Bridges and the Port of Warrington. We walked on to the Museum and Library, the third-oldest Lending Library in England. 

We entered Palmyra Square and Queens Gardens and visited the Parr Hall and Old Technical School. After walking up Winmarleigh Street, we  had our photograph taken outside the Golden Gates and another outside the 1750-built Town Hall. A longer walk followed past the Law Courts to the old Sugar House Lane now occupied by the new bus station.

A visit to Parr’s Bank and Town Hill followed, where Cromwell addressed the people of Warrington in 1648.

The walk finished in the old Market Place. We went for lunch at Wetherspoons, built on the site of the Old Warrington Friary, but it all came to an abrupt end: after placing our food orders, half the party had been served when a water pipe burst above the kitchen, the pub was closed and we had to leave.

John Bygate

Walk at the Childe of Hale, Wed 17 July 2024