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Welcome to the online edition of Signpost. This is an alternative to the print edition.
Winter is upon us, so it can’t be long before spring is just around the corner. But what of Autumn?
In its usual mixture, there were good and bad days in about equal numbers. Some people much
prefer Autumn to any other time of the year, with its wonderful colours and contrasting shades.
The society was formed in June 1978, so we are
looking forward to our 40th birthday next year.
In 1978, the M67 motorway was being
constructed, so there was much to do, in taking
photographs and recording buildings which were
to be demolished.
It gives me no pleasure at all to make the very first Really Rustic Award to the work carried out
on Holmfirth Footpath 8.
We featured the Peak Forest Tramway in Signpost
number 53 last year. Tony Brackenbury, who is
Footpath Inspector in this area continues to fight
for improvements to the footpaths.
On the PNFS October longer walk, we were confronted
with this sign, one of two either side of a property called
The Heights, on the well signed Rotary Way near Harwood.
Like many PNFS members my love of maps goes back to my school days. I can
remember a geography lesson where a group of us were handed the Ordnance
Survey One-Inch Map of Manchester.
David Bratt and I attended the funeral of Brian Morrison on
25 January (12.9.34 – 9.1.18) at Stockport Crematorium.
I have given over a hundred talks on several subjects to various local groups
such as Probus, local history, U3A and Rotary.
You may recall that David Bratt related a happy
day spent with one of our affiliates, the Eccles
Rambling and Social Club (ERSC) in Signpost
number 54.
Although I’ve always been a keen walker, I have only recently become a member of PNFS.
I decided to join after attending a long walk from the programme and going on many walks
with my mum, a footpath inspector, often accompanied by David Hurrell, who provides local
knowledge and map reading.
Shirebrook is a former mining town in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, on the border with
Nottinghamshire. Footpath 33 was added to the Definitive Map & Statement (DM&S) by an
unopposed confirmed Order in August 2013.
In October 2014 we held an Inspectors’
Conference in Manchester and are holding
another on Feb 24th 2018
While trawling the web, Ken found an interesting article about the
creation of Crich footpath 42, from Crich Carr to Whatstandwell station.
Do you go walking in Derby? Almost certainly not, but there are many public rights of way within
the Derby City area which are well used by local people to get to shops, work, bus stops and
other facilities.
A couple of weeks ago I received a call at home
from a member asking if there had been any
progress on making good an unsafe stile that she
had reported to the society some time ago.
Signpost is edited and published for the Society by Ian Salvage, publicity@pnfs.org.uk. Postal: contact via Taylor House, 23 Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK1 4AB. Design and Print by Lymetrees (Tel / text 07984 059150).
The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the Society
| Page title: | Signpost 56, February 2018 |
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