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Midhurst Day Walk 18th January 2017

Linda, Marian and June's walk started from the car park and travelled through the local commons to reach The Hamilton Arms in Stedham. From there we went to Stedham Mill and then followed the river to Woolbeding Bridge, to then head for June Lane and eventually back to the car park. The frost was present all day and any mud was mostly frozen. We made good progress and were surprised to find we had covered nearly 9 miles.

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Mardens Morning Walk 11th January 2017

Jennifer and Jean led an excellent walk of around 5 miles, starting at Compton village and going upwards to a Neolithic long barrow called Bevis's Thumb. The route went along the back of Apple Down towards Up Marden before finally turning back across Telegraph Hill to Compton village. Lunch was at the nearby highly rated Victoria Inn in West Marden. Thanks to Jeff for all the photos.

The legendary Bevis was the warden at Arundel Castle and he normally consumed an ox and two hogsheads of beer each week. Bevis chose his burial site by throwing his sword from the ramparts of Arundel Castle. It landed just above Compton village, an impressive throw for a sick man. This information may be a very early example of fake news, sources are unchecked.....

 

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Cocking Hill Day Walk to Singleton 4 January 2017

Jeff's walk proved very popular with 16 walkers on the morning session of just under 5 miles. Lunch at The Partridge was very welcome with a message from Peggy in the Canaries wishing us a Happy New Year -  and a Happy New Year to you, Peggy from all of us. Some chose to catch the bus back up the hill to Cocking so a reduced squad toured Levin Down and Singleton Forest to be rewarded by a brilliant sunset as we finished the walk. Thanks Marian for photos.

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Milland Christmas party walk 14th December 2016

It was Isabel who organized the walk and party but sadly was called away to look after a sick child. However as all the hard work had been done, we managed to have a thoroughly good walk followed by a splendid party. Marian had collected an impressive collection of raffle prizes, the big prize going to a local doctor and the second prize, a huge hamper went to one of our newer members. It was a good turnout with 19 walkers and 25 for lunch, the walk being just over 4 miles and not too hilly. Photo thanks to Marian and Allan

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Graffham Day Walk 7th December 2016

We had a long climb up to the top of the Downs above Graffham, then walked along The Southdowns Way and admired some Belted Galloways before descending to The Unicorn for some well-earned food. Returning to Graffham Church along paths at the base of the hill was a lot easier. The walk was 5.7 miles with 820ft altitude gained.

The top of the hill was the home of the Bronze Age people who some believe would rarely venture down into the dangerous wooded plains below, where wolves, bears and huge wild cattle roamed. There are plenty of features on the hill labelled on the OS map as Cross Dykes. The reason why the Cross Dykes were created is uncertain - they may have been created for territory marking, cattle droveways or defensive earthworks. Also the area is rich in barrows and the depressions on some barrows are either from archeological excavation or where the Canadians placed guns during WWII. However, further damage is unlikely as the barrows and cross-dykes are now covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

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