Jan 21 2026
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A Throw Today, A Jam Tomorrow

By Phil

A Throw Today A Jam Tomorrow And why anything thrown in becomes someone else’s problem! A Chance Encounter at Saddington Reservoir AI-generated impression of Martin and Emma at Saddington Reservoir. Meeting Martin Lane During a recent visit to Saddington Reservoir as part of my Love Clean Streets wanderings, I crossed paths with one of the…

Jan 21 2026
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Love Clean Streets

By Phil

Hate Fly-Tipping? Love Clean Streets! I found this app accidentally. I’m not sure how long it’s been around, but it is amazingly easy to use. If you have a smartphone, as most of us do, I strongly recommend installing the Love Clean Streets app.  It was a damp Wednesday morning, and I was out on…

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Jan 16 2026
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Whatsapp Group

By Phil

Fleckney Walking Club Whatsapp Group At a committee meeting on Thursday, 15th January, 2026, we agreed to rename the Weekday Walkers WhatsApp group. It is now the Fleckney Walking Club WhatsApp group, and we’d love you to join us. You can join the group here:https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoO1vkelW1m61VFiyZokRX The group is simply a friendly space for walk‑related chat,…

Sep 25 2025
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How to report issues with Public Rights of Way

By Phil

Broken Stile? Report it If you come across a broken stile, a wobbly footbridge, or a footpath that’s more blocked than a traffic jam on a Monday morning, don’t just shake your head and mutter under your breath. Be a good egg and report it! Take a deep breath and channel your inner Sherlock Holmes.…

Apr 22 2025
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Boat Festival

By Phil

🚶‍♀️⚓ Boats, Barges & a Brilliant Walk 🚶‍♂️🍦 2025 Waterway FestivalFoxton and Market HarboroughSaturday 7th June and Sunday 8th June Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 1950IWA Festival of Boats and Arts held in Market HarboroughTo be based at Foxton with a cavalcade toMarket Harborough on the SaturdayFeaturing historic and private boats,floating traders, land based…

Oct 19 2023
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An Outdooractive Experiment

By Phil

Outdoor Experiment I have just thrown this page together to try out a few of the things one can do with Outdooractive. Before spending a lot of time adding detail to the recorded map data, I have just thrown the route and some photos at the Outdooractive app to see what the result would look…

Apr 29 2023
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Smeeton Post Mill

By Phil

Header image by lapping from Pixabay Leicester Chronicle, 5th September, 1829 Since moving to Fleckney I have been out walking the many footpaths, bridleways, and tracks. One of the latter is, of course, the one leading from Kibworth Road to Smeeton Westerby. Mill Lane was so named because there was once a mill somewhere in…