Harborne and Edgbaston U3A Registered Charity

HHarborne and Edgbaston U3A Registered Charity No 1101356 - Strollers’ Programme : January 2015 to April 2015
Date: All
Wednesdays
Leader/
Backup
Walk
Time
Meeting Point
Buses/Trains
Refreshments/Loos/
Endpoint
14/01/15
L: JMc
B: JH
10.30
L: MG
B: LC
28/01/15
L: CBl
B: VW
Hagley Road by the entrance
to Harborne Walkway (Gillot
road bus stop).
No.7 bus from Snow Hill
Station (Livery
Street/Colmore Row)
Bournville Green, Linden
Road, opposite Bournville
Junior School.
Nos 9, 140, 141 or any bus
going along Hagley Road.
21/01/15
Harborne Walkway to Symphony Hall
via Summerfield Park and canal
towpath – approx 2.5 miles
Brookvale Park & Witton Lakes –
figure of eight; 2.5 miles
(New Walk)
Bournville Parks.
Circular, approx 3.5 miles, 5 local
parks, some road.
U3A New Year’s Lunch
Leamington Spa 5 Riverside Parks
Circular; 3 miles
Canalside Café, Cafe Rouge or
Wetherspoons etc
.
Hare & Hounds Pub; Marsh Hill.
Hungry Horse Chain. Golden
Years Menu; 2 courses for £4.49.
Rowheath Pavilion, Heath Road,
Bournville
09.55
By the Ticket Office, Snow
Hill Station
Pump Room Tea Rooms or other
options
Leasowes Park, Halesowen
Some slopes/steps/maybe mud; 2.5
miles approx; near circular walk
Highbury Park to Cannon Hill Park;
linear walk 2/2.5 miles.
10.30
Bus stop on Manor
Lane/Priory Road first stop
after the Royal Oak Pub
Kings Heath entrance to
Highbury Park, near
Queensbridge School
10.12 Train to Leamington
Spa; supplementary charge
from Dorridge.
No 9 Bus from City Centre
or catch at Kings Head,
Bearwood
Nos 11,27, 76 to Kings
Heath then walk or catch a
bus down the High street
(50 or 35 etc)
Nos. 11c, .45, 47, 18, 19,
49, 84, 38 to Cotteridge,
then bus or walk to Kings
Norton Green
10.28 train to Stratford –
get off at Henley in Arden;
St Nicholas Place Heritage
Centre, Kings Norton Green.
04/02/15
11/02/15
L: DH
B: FL
18/02/15
L: JPi
B: BM
25/02/15
L: SW
B: BH
04/03/15
11/03/15
18/03/15
25/03/15
01/04/15
08/04/15
L: JH
B: JR
L: DH
B: JPo
L: JMc
B: EH
General Meeting
Kings Norton Circular - canals, lake,
park, mainly level; 2/2.5 miles
10.25
10.30
10.30
10.30
St Nicholas Place Heritage
Centre, Kings Norton Green
Henley in Arden figure of eight walk;
may be muddy in places
(New Walk)
10.15
Moseley (Private) Park and Pool to
Cannon Hill Park (New Walk ; was
previously an ‘informal’ walk in Aug )
Linear – 2/2.5 miles, mainly paths
General Meeting
Possible informal walk
10.45
Snow Hill Station –
Concourse near Ticket
Office.; supplementary
charge from Earlswood
Moseley Village, opposite
Wetherspoons
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10.35 bus (7) to Brookvale
Road/The Ridgeway
No 11, 27.
Black Horse Inn
MAC Cannon Hill Park
No. 1 bus back to Harborne or
other options
tbc
13.41 or 14.41. (hourly)
No. 1 Bus fromFive Ways
( Broad Street/Sheepcote
Street
MAC Cannon Hill Park
No. 1 bus back to Harborne or
other options
HHarborne and Edgbaston U3A Registered Charity No 1101356 - Strollers’ Programme : January 2015 to April 2015
Date: All
Wednesdays
Leader/
Backup
Walk
Time
Meeting Point
Buses/Trains
Refreshments/Loos/
Endpoint
15/04/15 (New Season)
L: MY
B: CBl
Redditch – Arrow Valley
Circular Walk, mainly paths;
4.5/5 miles, flat, mainly paths
10.00
Pershore Road, Cotteridge
outside Church to catch
10.08 146 to Redditch
Nos. 11c, .45, 47, 18, 19,
49, 84, 38 to Cotteridge
then 146 bus to Reddditch
Visitor Centre, Arrow Valley, half
way round
NB Useful website for checking bus routes http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands
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