November Walks from Slaidburn

The walks next month will be from the well known village of Slaidburn and will take place on
Saturday 14th November
There will be three walks;

• A Walk led by Jenny Matthias
• B Walk led by Beverley Kelly
  
• C Walk led by Terry Simmons

Please note that Slaidburn like the rest of the country has had a lot of rain, which is lying on the clay and peat soil. On 2nd November the ground was very, very wet. Please ensure that footwear is in good condition and wear gaiters if you have them

Weather Forecast for Blackburn (nearest weather station)

Slaidburn is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England.

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Slaidburn lies near the head of the River Hodder, within the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding National Beauty.

The civil parish of Slaidburn shares a parish council with Easington, a rural parish to the north of Slaidburn.^[2]

Farming is still a major employer, but the area attracts tourists – for walking in particular.

The parish church of St Andrew has a superb Jacobean screen and a fine Georgian pulpit. The brass band composer William Rimmer (1862-1936) composed the now-popular march, named Slaidburn after the village, for the Slaidburn Silver Band. A new village hall has opened to much fanfare and is being well used and of course we all know the hostelry 'Hark to the Bounty' the venue for many of our Christmas Meals, the last time being in January 2007 (but not this year).

For more information about Slaidburn's historic buildings and heritage, look at this description but note this is not one of the walks.