By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)

It is to the credit of the Club that it has never cancelled a scheduled walk, irrespective of weather forecasts or prevailing conditions at the start of or during a walk. Sometimes adjustments have to be made to plans to provide for weather or ground conditions, and these are usually done in the interest of safety. Given the weather conditions that led up to last weekend, however, and the forecasts that were being given for Sunday it would have come as… Continue

By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)
Lisvernane was the centre of our attraction last Sunday. The three Club walks started from there on what turned out to be a beautiful bright dry morning, and despite the forecast that we were liable to get heavy thunder showers, for some reason Lisvarrinane and its environs was not included in this assessment.

First off was the new concept of Nordic walking. Robin Lee led off the eight enthusiasts at 9.00 a m. For the early risers in the village this m… Continue

By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)
There are a lot of new ideas in the club at present, and those that are given to reading these notes will have seen that these new ideas are being transferred into a wider variety of walks. Along with this, efforts are being made to find new walks within a reasonable distance from our base to provide our members with new challenges on new terrain.

Eugene Stephens produced one such walk on Sunday last; the Slieve Bearnach horseshoe starting from the wes… Continue

By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)

Over the years that the Club has been in existence the membership has grown consistently such that it now stands at over 250. Inevitably this increase in membership places a demand on the club to provide a variety of walks and of walking activities. This demand is being addressed to the extent that last weekend there were four separate club walks on the calendar.

Bridget Hennessy led a “Beginners Walk” out of Glenanaar Car Park on Saturday afternoon.… Continue