The Mid Cheshire Line Baton Relay Walk for Railway 200 has been a resounding success. Starting at Manchester Picadilly on Monday 22nd September and concluding at Chester Station on Saturday 27th September this station to station walking event involved passing a special knitted baton on from walk leader to walk leader as they made their way from […]
Mid Cheshire Line Baton Relay – Day 6
Delamere to Chester via Moudlsworth. The final day! A dry day with less sunshine was forecast which was just right for the final and longest day. The walk leader for the first leg led us through the forest along established paths such as the Sandstone Trail towards Mouldsworth via Manley which is where he grew […]
Mid Cheshire Line Baton Relay – Day 5
Northwich to Delamere – via Greenbank and Cuddington. Yet more sunshine awaited us on this penultimate day of the baton relay walk. The baton became the responsibility of a new walk leader and the group set off from Northwich towards Greenbank after a short send-off from the local Mayor. We passed through parkland and along […]
Mid Cheshire Line Baton Relay – Day 4
Knutsford to Northwich – Via Plumley and Lostock Gralam. The group of walkers set off from Knutsford after a speech and send off from the Mayor. Once going through the town, we were soon in the countryside heading towards Plumley. Through fields containing livestock or newly ploughed ones, we walked alongside the train track for […]