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Ride2Stride - the Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival

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Talks 2015

The festival features a number of talks by renowned walkers, campaigners, archaeologists and authors, who will share their knowledge and love of the area.

The talks all take place in Settle. There is a small charge to cover the costs of room hire.

Lady Anne's Way
Talk by Sheila Gordon.
Thursday, April 30th, 19.30. Friends Meeting House, Settle. £3.00.
Join Sheila Gordon for an entertaining talk about how she created the spectacular long distance trail, Lady Anne’s Way, and the remarkable Lady Anne Clifford whose travels between her castles in the north of England inspired the route.
Sheila Gordon
Historical Roads, Routes and Lines of Travel
Talk by David Johnson.
Teusday, April 28, 19.30. Friends Meeting House, Settle. £3.00.
The talk focusses on historical roads and tracks, mainly in North Craven – what were they like, where did they go and who used them?
Numbers in the venue are limited but tickets can be bought in advance at ingleborougharchaeologygroup.org.uk  Unsold tickets will be available on the door.
Dr David Johnson
An afternoon with Alfred Wainwright
Talk by John Burland.
Saturday, May 2, 14.30. St. John's Methodist Church Hall, Settle. £3.00.
John Burland gives a dramatic presentation of the life and works of AW from his humble upbringing in Blackburn through his life-changing visit to the Lake District in 1930 to the years spent writing his Pictorial Guides.
No booking required.
John Burland and Haystacks