2008 Pictures

The opening ceremony

Over 80 walkers attended the opening ceremony and most went on one of the four walks from Barley. Here's a couple of pics from the Mayor's opening of the Festival (amazing how many walkers are camera shy!). CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE and then use the back button to return.

And here are some pictures from other walks on the opening day

	Simon Entwistle at the start of the Colne's Heroes and Villains noon walk - about 80 people attended the two walks
	Walkers nearing the lunch stop on the first day of the West Craven Way - the leader Ken Claxon is on the right
	The next four pictures have been supplied by the Mayors attendant Jaqui King This is the start at Foulridge of the Bill Clegg Memorial Walk
	The Mayor with John Ingham the walk leader for the Sun Rises Over the Dragon walk
	Just a few of the walkers leaving the George and Dragon
	And outside the Rising Sun
	You don't have to walk to have Fun on the Farm (photo Jill Pengelly)
	Geocachers in the Library learnin computer skills before going out and finding two caches (photo Christine Bradley)

The Sunday early morning mist never cleared but nevertheless there were some huge groups of walkers

	None more so than the over 80 on the Barnoldswick Beating The Bounds walk (photo Jacqui King)
	Just a few of them arriving for the lunch break
	Where B'licks Town Cryer had them singing the Beating of the Bounds song
	Coming across B'licks fields (photo Alan Buck)
	Pendle Witch Way proved even harder than expected - but they all made it back safely. Here's them leaving the Fence Gate
	Photo break on the way (this and next two from Alan Howland)
	Don't let the clag spoil our enjoyment of the lunch break
	Relaxing afterwards - and which walk did these guys do the next day - you've got it, the evening pub walk
	At the car park above Wycoller at the start of the Bronte and Pennine Way walk to Wolf Stones (this and next 3 from Dennis Linskey Rossendale R A)
	In the grounds of Wycoller Hall
	Above Wycoller is the clam bridge with the leader, Keith Pickup, testing to see if it will bear his weight (actually floods have in the past washed it away and broken it in 3)
	And this I'm sure is somewhere on Emmot Moor after leaving the Pennine Way - this area is a real example of what Open Access walking is all about
	The Water to Steam Power Trail before setting off (photo Jacqui King)
	The start of the Water to Steam Power Trail - just as the rain started!

The Monday was nice and bright though the higher up you were it got more and more windy

	So the breeze was pretty strong at the start of the Boulsworth by the Back Door walk
	But gentle down on Pendle Water
	Starting from Lord Rodney along Colne Water (on the Friday night the river was over this section of the path - but it was too dark to take photos)
	Then in the evening sun above Winewall
	To finally get near to that pint at the Sun
	Matt demonstrates the batmobile - dozens of them there were before the rain put paid to the evening
	Getting back in the dark - is that a stray wolf? (photo Jill Pengelly)

Tuesday also started well although a heavy shower mid-day dampened things quite a bit

	How comes the leader and photographer was at the back when we ascended the steep bit on the Pendle Direct walk?
	He did manage to make it to the lunch break in the middle of a cloud burst - by common consent the walk was kept nearer to 6 miles than 10
	The evening was nice and bright so there was a large party leaving the Anchor for a drink at the White Lion

Wednesday was showery from the start and then rapidly went downhill although it was fine for the evening walk

	As you can see it was drizzling when some 30 walkers set off for Earby and Kelbrook's Moors and Streams
	And very wet when even more went out for a View of Noyna

For pictures from Thursday onwards go HERE