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Bingo Wings, Posture And Nordic Walking!
Hi Nordic Walkers,
I found this article that I thought you’d like to read. You’ll see why I don’t bang on about bingo wings and posture for the hell of it!
Enjoy…click on link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/apr/13/emma-kennedy-nordic-walking-durham
Happy Walking,
Elaine
Nordic Walking In Luton, Ampthill, Bedford Week Starting 20th May 2013
Hi Nordic Walkers,
Another fab week of walks just gone! All of you worked so hard and
I’m seeing some good increases in speed.
I’m looking forward to having some great walks on the trails this week with a special treat on Thursday of tea (and cake) at the Lavender Tea Room! We were blessed with good weather last week and hoping this week will be the same so here’re the times and
Nordic Walking Luton, Ampthill, Bedford: Greensand Ridge Way Marker post showing the way across Ampthill Park (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
venues for this coming week:
Tuesday 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill (Big car Park)
Tuesday 12pm – The Bedford Golf Club, Great Denham (week 2 Get Back Into Programme)
Tuesday 6:30pm – Turnpike Drive – Barton Hills, Luton (changing back to Mondays next week)
Wednesday 6:30pm – Ampthill Park, Ampthill (week 2 Get Back Into Programme)
Thursday 10am – Barton Le Clay, meeting on Old Road at the park gates (walking to Hexton stopping for half an hour for tea and walking back. Allow 2 hours) – this is a flat walk, no hills.
Saturday 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill (Big car Park)
Hope to see you all out on the trails!
Many thanks,
Elaine
Nordic Walking With Elaine Kearns – Trip To Castle Ashby
We had a great day out walking around the grounds of Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire.
Click on the photo below to make it bigger
Nordic Walking With Elaine Kearns At Castle Ashby
Friday’s Session Is Cancelled For This Week
Hello Nordic Walkers,
As the majority of you won’t be coming to the Friday
walk,I will cancel this class and reschedule it for next week.
I will
confirm this tomorrow when I know the outcome of the new course
attendance.
Thanks for coming yesterday and thank you Lynda for showing
us the lovely route to see the bluebells.
Thanks,
Nordic Walking near Ilkley, northern England (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Elaine
Nordic Walkers Are Getting Younger!
Hi Nordic Walkers!
I thought that you’d love to see this cute pic of one of my walker’s little girl. She’s a real natural at nordic walking! Click on the picture to make it bigger.
Nordic Walking With Elaine Kearns – Young Nordic Walker
Nordic Walking in Bedford, Luton, Ampthill Week Starting 13th May 2013. New Class On Friday!
Nordic Walking In Bedfordshire. Stones taught me to fly, love taught me to lie. (Photo credit: megaankate)
Hi Nordic Walkers,
I had another original comment out walking on Friday…”Where’s your skis?!”
Oh, how I chuckled!
I swear, if I had a pound for every time I’ve heard that, I’d be sipping cocktails on my yacht right now!
So, you all did great last week and I did push you all a bit on the hills but it’s only coz I know you love it!
I mentioned to a few of you about this week’s walks already and forgot I have my new courses starting this week so I will have to make some changes. However, to make amends I’ve added a walk on Friday and hope you can join me.
Monday 6:30pm – Bramingham Park, Edgcott Close, Barton Hills, Luton
Tuesday 10am – Maulden Woods – meeting in the lay by on the A6. (please take care if coming from Bedford/Kempston, safer to go to Clophill and around the roundabout and back up the A6 than crossing the dual carriageway.)
Tuesday 12 noon – Summer Beginners Course week 1 – The Bedford Golf Club, Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham
Wednesday 6:30pm – Summer Beginners Course week 1 – Ampthill Park, Big Car Park
Thursday 10am – Ampthill Park, Big Car Park
Thursday 12 noon – Summer Beginners Course week 1 – The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Friday 10am – Barton Le Clay to The Lavender Tea Room, Hexton and back – meet on Old Road, Barton Le Clay. (Allow 2 hours from start to finish as we stop for tea!) Yay!
Saturday 10am – Ampthill Park, Big Car Park
Saturday 11am – Summer Beginners Course week 1 – Ampthill Park, Big Car Park
Looking at the weather forecast this week, it is not looking great so please check your email an hour prior to the scheduled walk to see if it is cancelled. Hopefully the Nordic Gods will be good to us but make sure you check before you leave.
Any questions, please let me know.
Looking forward to some great walks this week, see you all soon.
Thanks,
Elaine
ps: tell all your friends/family to sign up for the beginners courses!
Get Back Into – Elaine Kearns’ New Nordic Walking Classes For Team Beds & Luton – May 2013
I have 5 new beginners courses starting in May so please tell all your friends and family to go to Teams Beds & Luton to book on the courses, or they can contact me. Thanks!
New Courses are:
Tuesday, 14th May – Noon – The Bedford Golf Course, Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham
Tuesday, 14th May – 6:30pm – Bramingham Park, Edgcott Close, Barton Hills, Luton
Wednesday, 15th May – 6:30pm – Ampthill Park, Ampthill
Thursday, 16th May - Noon – The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Saturday, 18th May – 11am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill
Nordic Walking Bedford, Luton, Ampthill Week Starting 6th May 2013
Nordic Walking Ampthill Bedford Luton(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Hope you’ve all had a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend, and enjoyed such lovely weather. Hoping it continues for this coming week!
Tuesday – 10am – The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Tuesday – 6:30pm – Turnpike Drive, Barton Hills, Luton
Thursday – 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill
Saturday – 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill
Looking forward to some great walks with you all this week.
Many Thanks,
Elaine
Nordic Walking Luton, Ampthill & Bedford Week Starting 22nd April 2013 & Spring Lunch
looking forward to some great walks this week and hoping the weather
holds. Thank you to all of you who came on the Castle Ashby walk, it
was a great day and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
This week’s
Nordic Walking Luton, Bedford, Ampthill, Elaine Kearns Cows on Warden Hills, Luton. Moved from en wikipedia, original upload details: 21:41, 28 December 2006 User:GazMan7. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
walks:
Monday
- 6:30pm - Warden Hills walk – Turnpike Drive, Barton Hills, Luton
(From A6 heading south, after the Keech Hospice, take 1st left on the
roundabout onto Turnpike Drive, Park on the road by the alley near 133
Turnpike Drive.) Any probs, just contact me.
Tuesday 10am – Ampthill park – walking a circular route to Millbrook – bring paws
Thursday
10am – Barton Springs – Barton Le Clay (along the A6 into the village
of Barton, take left onto Hexton Road and then a right onto Old Road)
Meet at the gates to the park. Tea at the Old Mill afterwards!
Saturday 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill.
Spring Lunch
As
I’ve mentioned to a few of you in recent weeks, my friend Tanya is
offering a Spring Lunch Lesson. This lesson is for those of you who
wish to learn a bit more about nutrition but in a real fun way, using
ingredients that are in season. It is a hands on lesson with you
helping create various wonderful concoctions and the best part about it
is that it’s all delicious AND healthy! After making lunch, we get to
all sit down and eat it all! Yay! You will receive a menu from the
day, so you can replicate the meals at home.
Tanya has worked in
catering for many years in the music industry, recently coming off tour
with The Who and Bryan Adams. Traveling around the world
she gained her experience from having to use all different types of
foods from many different cultures. But most of all she just has a love
of good food and it’s fantastic to see her enthusiasm.
She is
offering two dates initially and only four spaces are available each
day. I will be there also to “help” (eat!). The cost is £20 this
covers the costs involved and for Tanya’s time. If you can let me know
as soon as possible if you’re interested as places are limited. The
dates of the Spring Lunches are Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th at 11:30am
so we can have our Nordic Walks first and then head to Tanya’s in
Stewartby. The lunch will be two hours long including prep and it will
be a great opportunity to learn some great new ideas from someone of
Tanya’s calibre.
Any questions, just let me know. Also if you have any allergies or intollerances. Thanks!
Look forward to some great walks this week, see you all out there!
Elaine
Nordic Walking Bedford, Luton, Ampthill, Week Starting 15th April 2013
Hi Nordic Walkers,
We’re already the middle of April; I can’t believe how fast time is
flying by. At least the temperatures are warming up finally.
This week we have a special treat of a walk in Castle Ashby. I’m going back
there this afternoon to see if the route I had in mind for us wasn’t too
affected by the rain we had Friday and Saturday as it included fields.
The gardens will be fine as the path around it is on gravel mostly.
There is a car park there and so when travelling there in your car,
you’d follow the signs for Castle Ashby Gardens.
Depending on the walking route which I’ll check again today, we may meet at The Rural
Shopping Village in the overflow car park which is actually in Castle
Ashby village and we’d walk to the Gardens from there. I will clarify
this afternoon.
Nordic Walking Bedford, Luton, Ampthill – Trip To Castle Ashby House (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
To walk around the Gardens and Arboretum it costs £5 Adults, £4.50 Seniors or we can get family tickets which consists of four per ”family” which works out at £4 per person.
Please look up the route to Castle Ashby on RAC routeplanner http://www.rac.co.uk/route-planner/ for those of you making your own way there. Looking to meet at 10:45am. For those of you wanting to convoy or car pool, we’re meeting at Ampthill Park at 10am.
Monday 6:30pm – Bramingham Park, Barton Hills Luton (meet at top of Edgcott Close)
Tuesday 10am for 10:45am walk – Castle Ashby
Thursday 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill (Big Car park)
Saturday 10am – Ampthill Park, Ampthill (Big Car park)
Fingers crossed we have good weather this week. Please check your emails by 9am on the day of the walks to see if there are any cancellations or changes.
Look forward to seeing you all on the trails!
Elaine
