Happy New Year (and some fettling news)

It’s the festive season and so almost by tradition, it means I’m going to give the site a little revamp. I do test any changes on a duplicate site before letting them loose here but there is just a chance you may visit whilst I’m in the process of updating things. My apologies if you find things aren’t quite what they should be – it should only be a brief interruption!

In the meantime, on behalf of the Wistanstow Challenge Walk, I hope that the new year ahead proves a happy and healthy one for all that visit here.

Wistanstow Challenge Walk 2011 - a happy band of walkers at the start
[An image made up of two of Al's photographs that I've 'stiched' together - John Clarke]

A reminder that a great selection of photographs of the event are to be found on Alastair Tye’s website: Fell Running Pictures (Wistanstow 2011 page)

Wistanstow Challenge Walk donations made

Always nice after the hard work to pass money on.

£900 donation made to the Wistanstow Under 5s group
(Pic: South Shropshire Journal - Friday 14 October 2011)

A £300 donation was also made to the Firefighters Charity - thanks everyone.

Wistanstow Challenge Walk thanks

You will find a small report at the bottom of the finishers list (see previous post) but we thought the thanks part should also appear on the front page - so here goes:

The organisers would like to thank:

Britpart Ltd., Craven Arms

Woods Brewery, Wistanstow

The Plough Inn, Wistanstow

Wenlock Water, Wolverton

Walls Butchers, Craven Arms

Spar Shop, Craven Arms

The Firefighters at Clun and Bishop’s Castle for their support and assistance, and the landowners along the route. And not least the volunteers who provide unstinting support; whether in the kitchen, out at the checkpoints, or in carrying out those jobs without which the event could not run – a huge thanks to you all.

Wistanstow 2011 Finishers List uploaded

The Finishers List has now been uploaded to the cupboard under the stairs and is available for viewing.

2011 Finishers List (PDF)

2011 Finishers List (Word)

View from Blakeridge Wood looking back towards Acton and beyond

Wistanstow Walk Photographs

We were delighted that Alastair Tye of Fell Running Pictures attended our event. Our time is always spent doing a million and one other things on the actual day.

Pop over to Fell Running Pictures to view an excellent selection from the day.

Wistanstow Finishers List being processed

Wow - that was the fifth year of our little walk.

The usual massive thanks to all connected with the walk, whether entrants, helpers, or business supporters, you are what makes it all worthwhile.

Having dusted off the official 'Results Abacus', calculations are being made and just as soon we think they make sense, the Finishers List will appear.


[A brief apology for some of the technical gremlins that seem to have crept in of late - emails have also recently fallen into the gaping hole. A larger hammer is being sourced. Sorry folks, John.]

Wistanstow Walk 2011 Entries Full

- Event Full -

Thank you to all those who have entered or shown interest in our walk; we are delighted to announce that the full entry of 150 has now been reached. We look forward to seeing you all on the 10th September.

To those not fortunate to gain entry or just contemplating such a walk, do feel free to come along and help out behind the scenes - volunteers are always welcome.

Celebrating Shropshire Hill Running

A quick 'heads up' for an event taking place on the evening of our little walk; 10 Sept just in case it's slipped your memory!

Described as, 'A Social Celebration of 30+ years of Shropshire Hill Running'. (Pre-purchased tickets only.)

For more information: Social Celebration info - from the Mercia Fell Runners website

Wistanstow entries still available - just

We still have some entries available but the walk is filling up fast. A brief reminder of the entry details:

Advance Cost:
LDWA Members: £9
Other Entrants: £11

All entries to:

Phil Clarke
Brook House
Felhampton
Church Stretton
Shropshire
SY6 6RJ

Printing Aggravation

We're sorry that there is still a problem for some in trying to print the entry form - we've fiddled with no apparent success but we'll continue to try and find a solution. It's extremely annoying that we've done nothing different from previous years and yet...!

In the meantime, here's a link to the Events List page of the LDWA (Long Distance Walkers Association) website, where you'll find access to the 'Standard Entry Form' from the right-hand side menu.

It's available for everyone to use, you don't need to be a LDWA member, although membership has its benefits. Check out the informative website whilst you're there.

New Wistanstow Challenge Walk beneficiary

As per an earlier post, (and the current South Shropshire Journal dated Aug 5th), to help celebrate our fifth anniversary, we are delighted to announce that the 2011 walk will see us contributing to the funds of the:

Wistanstow Under Fives Playgroup

Printing Problems?

Printing the Entry Form now appears to be causing some people a problem? The sledge hammer will be applied and we will see if it can be fixed. In the meantime, sorry for any inconvenience.

A reminder for LDWA (Long Distance Walkers Association) members that the Standard Entry Form is accepted. If you live in the south Shropshire area, entry forms can often be found in various public locations such as; libraries, Tourist Information Centres etc. If local to Wistanstow, there is always The Smithy Shop*.

* Wistanstow Parish Council - The Smithy Shop Information

Wistanstow entries arriving

Entries are now consistently landing on the mat at Entry HQ (Felhampton) but there is still plenty of room for more willing walkers.

In other news, congratulations (or commiserations) to all those who took part in the Housman Hundred.

Housman Hundred Wishes

Just a quick message of good luck to all those taking part in the Housman Hundred this weekend.

Here we are again

This year we celebrate five years of our walk. Previous years have seen all our efforts go towards providing funds for the Wistanstow Primary School and the Fire Fighters Charity. To help celebrate our 5th birthday, we thought that this year we would open the beneficiaries list to include another worthy cause from the parish of Wistanstow (tba).

With ever more pressures on small but locally important rural groups/charities, we hope to be able to spread some good cheer to another deserving cause.

Join us on 10th September and help us make it possible. The Rules and Entry Form are now available on the relevant page (see above).

News and updates will start appearing in May