End to great festival week
The second ride2stride walking festival ended as it started, under a
blazing sun.
And as weary walkers made their way for the train home on Bank
Holiday Monday, they could reflect on a great week for festival goers
and Bradford City football fans alike.
Our thanks go to all the volunteers who have made the festival
possible - the walk leaders, the musicians, the speakers and of course,
everyone who came and took part.
Will there be a ride2stride 2014? What do you think....?
6 May 2013
Sunshine for launch of ride2stride 2013
Bright sunshine greeted walkers as they gathered on Settle Station
for the start of this years Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival.
After the welcoming voices of the Settle Singing for Pleasure
Ensemble and a few warm words from the town Mayor Joe Lord, around 75
walkers set off on 3 different walks.
With an interesting evening talk from local farmer and
conservationist Tom Lord on the butterflies to be found on his farm, the
evening was rounded off with music at the Craven Arms, Gigglewick.
Another great start to the festival, and with the weather promising
to keep smiling, we look to be in for a good week!
1 May 2013
Music train for ride2stride week
Only 4 days to go to the start of this years Ride2stride Festival
and everyone is getting excited.
There’s a great added attraction for festival goers on Saturday May
4th.
The first of this year’s Skipton to Ribblehead Music Trains is
running on Saturday night. There’s music from the Worth Valley Stompers
and the Hall Brothers and a choice of real ales for sale.
As the Music Train forms part of the regular 9pm train back to Leeds,
walkers who have enjoyed walks around Ribblehead during the day and
spent the evening in the Station Inn with the fabulous Ride2stride
musicians can join in the party on the train home.
More about this summer’s
Music Trains here
26 April 2013
Banner goes up on Settle Shambles
One of our new ride2stride
banners went up in Settle today, right in the town centre high up on the
Shambles.
The 8 foot by 3 foot banner - one of two sponsored by Booths
Supermarket, took pride of place in the final fortnight's run-up to the
second Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival.
Another banner is expected to go up soon somewhere in Appleby. Keep
watching....
15 April 2013
ON TRACK FOR GREAT WALKS
Enjoy the great outdoors with walking festival as it strides
into its second year of rambling
The Bradford Telegraph & Argus carries a great centre page spread
today (Saturday) about the festival. The T&A is one the biggest regional
papers, covering the Bradford Metropolitan district - including Airedale
along the line of the Settle-Carlisle railway.
And it's an easy train connection from Bradford.
See the Bradford
Telegraph & Argus here.
16 Feb 2013
Ride2stride 2013
The dates and programme for this years Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival are
now finalised. The festival runs from:
Tuesday April 30 - Monday May 6, 2013
Get it in your diaries now!
As well as the usual wide range of walks from the line, we have some
easier ones, such as a nice gentle 5 mile walk around the Ribble
floodplain from Long Preston to see breeding wading birds with the
Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust and RSPB.
There's also some tough ones, such as a fast-paced 18-miler to one of
Yorkshire's natural lakes - Malham Tarn - with the North Yorkshire
branch of the Long Distance Walkers Association.
And of course, the best folk music every evening at a different venue
along the line, as well as some fascinating illustrated talks!
And all for the price of a train ticket!
9 January 2013
See NEWS 2012 here.
