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Ladybower Reservoirs walk.

Starting off with this scenic walk around Ladybower reservoirs.

Meet at the roadside parking location just prior to the Visitor centre at 8:30 to start the walk at 8.45am. This is a gentle wander around the reservoir up onto Whinstone Lee tor and circling around past the Derwent dam (of Dambusters fame), stopping briefly at the Upper Derwent visitor centre for a brew and cake, before finishing at the car park.

There is a nice local pub nearby (the Yorkshire Bridge) for lunch and a drink afterwards for those that wish to extend their visit.

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Bleaklow walk.

Let’s go and visit some history on Bleaklow.

Meet at the roadside parking location just next to the bus terminus at old Glossop, Shepley Street SK13 7PY, at 8:30 to start the walk at 8.45am. This is a reasonably physical walk up to the wreckage of ‘Over Exposed’ the crashed Boeing B29 Superfortress located on the summit of higher shelf stones. A sad reminder of unfortunate navigation error in November 1948, where 13 young aircrew members tragically lost their lives.

We will pick up two other crash sites prior to returning to the car park.

There is a nice local pub nearby (the Queens Arms) for lunch and a drink afterwards for those that wish to extend their visit.

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Dove Stone reservoir walk.

How about a nice gentle wander around Dove Stone reservoir and onwards to the Trinnacle?

Meet at the Binn Green car park off the A635 road (there is some roadside parking available too) at 8:30 to start the walk at 8.45am. This is a flat walk around Yeoman Hey reservoir and onto Greenfield reservoir, where we will proceed steadily uphill to Greefield Brook, where there is a small scramble with a narrow stream crossing at the top, prior to venturing up to the Trinnacle.

From here we will gently work our way back down to the reservoir and back to the car park.

There is a nice local pub nearby (the Kingfisher, OL3 7AE) for lunch and a drink afterwards for those that wish to extend their visit.

(Includes a small scramble)

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Getting the ‘Balance’ back.

After several telephone conversations, people details, an outline of the overall objectives and thoughts on location, I duly set to work in building a comprehensive day out for ‘Team Rock Fall’.

The location chosen was the Peak District National Park, partially for the mix of fitness levels of the team, but equally as important was the location, which was ideal for the team travelling from Derby.

So twin routes planned, one for the ‘fitter’ bunch and a more relaxing route for the more ‘casual’ walkers.

My intention was to get the team as ‘far away psychologically’ from the constraints of work as is possible, to enable them to discover stuff about each other and themselves, to enjoy the beautiful surrounds of the Peak district and to encourage some open-minded thinking and creativity that they could take back to the business.

So, the ‘digital detox’ was planned, I just needed to sense check the route.

In early April, Matt (Business Director) and myself spent 4 hours wandering around the Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs, sense checking that the ‘mix’ was right for both parties. It was, so a few weeks later Matt confirmed the date for the team event, and we were now good to go.

The route took us from Cutthroat bridge, up onto the ridge of Whinstone Lee Tor out to back Tor, lost lad, and then dropping down near the Howden dam, making our way back to the Ladybower visitor centre where we all enjoyed Mr Whippy with a flake in it! (They used to be called 99’s, but with inflation I think they are more like £2.50’s)!

In the end there were 5 team members, two dogs and me, which worked out to be a great number allowing everyone the opportunity to mix effectively.

Walk over, and with everyone suitably warm after 4 hours in the countryside, it was time to re-hydrate and grab a bite to eat, so we all headed off to the Yorkshire Bridge pub, which certainly did not disappoint!

Having posted the days details on Linked in, I think we have sparked some imagination of a ‘different’ way to invest in your teams, and a way in which creativity can be re-ignited, away from the confines of the madness of e mails and phones calls!

With over 3,298 impressions we may just have started a ‘Rock Fall trend’

Escape, discover, Grow.

Martin