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Thank you to the 21 members who got up that extra hour earlier to walk from Firbeck to join me on this walk. The weather was sort of nondescript but at least the rain held off until midday and then it wasn't much. The walk was a field and wood's walk with some good open views along the ridge from the top of Roche Abbey to Laughton and again on the long path through a ploughed field towards Letwell.

On this horrible Sunday morning 9 brave souls and Ruby the dog started from Baslow going through the kissing gate into Chatsworth park. We followed the river Derwent onto Beeley were we had a break in the churchyard. Then up the lane into Birch wood with Beeley brook on the left onto the moor. Back onto Chatsworth estate through Stand wood, past Swiss lake were we had lunch at the Emperor lake. After lunch we went to the fountain and onto the Hunting Tower, back through Stand wood into the park again and back to Baslow. Thanks to all that came on this damp day and Andrew for back-marking.