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29 November 2022 - Train Walk
Changes for December and January (updated item)
SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER
Due
to planned industrial action on the railways, the strenuous
walk has been cancelled and the easy walk has been changed
- the details are as follows:
Skipton Circular
via Tarn House and Thorlby
Meet at 10.30 am Skipton Bus Station (canal end)
8 miles easy
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER
The grading and distance for the Horton
to Settle walk on Saturday 31 December has been changed
and this will now be an 8 mile easy walk.
SATURDAY 7 JANUARY 2023
Due to planned industrial action on the
railways, our walks on this date are subject to alteration
or cancellation. Further details will be posted here nearer
the time.
17 November 2022 - Winter Travel Offer
for Dales Railcard holders
The winter offer for Dales Railcard holders
is back but this time you can enjoy 50% off Off-Peak Day
Returns on the Leeds – Settle - Carlisle and Leeds
– Lancaster/Morecambe via Bentham routes, with discounts
of up to 81% for accompanying children.
If you have a Dales Railcard claiming your
discount is easy: simply select ‘Dales Railcard Winter
CDR’ as the railcard option when purchasing your
ticket online or from a ticket vending machine. Alternatively,
show your Dales Railcard when purchasing at ticket offices
or the conductor on board the train when boarding at unstaffed
stations where no ticket facilities are available.
The offer is available from 30 October 2022
until 1 April 2023 inclusive. For full details see the
Northern
website.
14 November 2022 - Holidays 2023 Update
The members' autumn weekend will take place
at the Dragon
Hotel, Montgomery in mid-Wales for 3 nights from
Friday 13 to Monday 16 October 2023. Further information
and booking details will be included in a future edition
of the members' newsletter.
6 November 2022
Details of our public walks programme from
January to June 2023 can now be seen in the Train
Walks section.
16 October 2022
The October newsletter has now been produced
and sent out to members by post and email. It contains
further information and booking details for the Annual
General Meeting in November, the New Year dinner in January
and for the spring and summer holidays next year. It also
includes a list of the 2023 members' Thursday walks, details
of which can also be found in the website's Members
section.
24 July 2022
