A Sunday Walk ...

Dragged out an old book today - circa 1996 called "20 Circular Walks in and around Tameside" - and went for Number 16 (Godley to Godley - taking in Matley, Bower Fold, Shaw Moor and Harrop Edge). A mile or so in we were regretting not bringing the canoe and the gun to shoot the 'gators (not having reaching Stalybridge Celtic at this time meant I was unable to use the "Bayou Fold" pun (probably a blessing !) ...



The other problem with the start (and ultimately the finish) of the walk was the all-pervading noise of the M67 - we got used to it in the end (you have to - unfortunately). Next pic chosen for the "sunshine effects" ..



Weather improved as we went on - maybe a local walk for us, but not having done it before meant we were getting completely new angles on places we've known for years .. one here taken up on ShawMoor looking down on Stalybridge (I've uploaded it big so double-click enlarges ..) Just above the sheep's head is the viaduct that is Stalybridge Station - up again and slightly left is the blue of Ikea in Ashton to name but two landmarks ...



From the tops it was back down past the Roe Cross and heading back over to the M67 - spotted this strange "peeling paint effect" on an electrical substation/box-type thing next to the M67 ...



... finishing with either a "struck by lightning" tree (or a "let's build a fire in the knot hole" tree !)



A jolly 7 miler to take one's mind off another week of cr*p that will be work - now heading towards the "level 2 - you're really in the sh*t sunshine !" level of the 'redundancy month' - some places have "Book Month" and "Film Month" - we just have "30 days and 30 nights leading towards the wilderness" - as with last Sunday - shirts ironed, prepared for a weekly pass ... and fortunately looking forward to more "take your mind off it" stuff - the promise of football on Tuesday night (Stalybridge Celtic v Hinckley United) and then again on Thursday when we have this up at Seel Park ...



Don't know about you, but a "Jop Jameside Derby" ??? Even if you convert "J" to "T" .... New Mills ?? It's High Peak - It's Derbyshire - It's positively an "international match" ... although there are a fair few ex-Mossley players turning out for the Millers this season .. but, tis the chance of a Final (Boundary Park Oldham I believe ..) - and must therefore be taken seriously. Talking of finals ... after yesterday's 5-2 win over Marske United, Glossop North End find themselves in the Semi-Final of the FA Vase - brilliant - at Mossley we managed three Quarter Finals, but that must have been very satisfying yesterday @ Surrey Street - and a crowd of 1100+ as well - would be nice to wangle a "snapper pass" were the Hillmen to reach Wembley ... but I've only got the collateral of the Calverton pix in the 2nd Qualifying Round - the attendance at Calverton was 51 that day back in September !!! For posterity I offer ..

Calverton MW 1 Glossop NE 4

We await the semi-final draw with interest ...
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