Well, it is February 2021 and, since the beginning of the year, all of us have been keeping within 5km of our homes when going outdoors for exercise. Speaking for myself, I love to be outdoors every day and to feel the weather around me and to have the sky…
Following the lifting of restrictions announced in early May, Sandmill Strollers have met on the first Tuesday of each month having regard for social distancing and the need to stay safe from Covid-19. We have decided to drive separately to local car parks instead of car-share. St Enda’s Park was…
Sandmill Strollers have enjoyed four walks since the last newsletter however, two of those experienced wet weather, necessitating a change of plan! We had planned to walk on Tibradden Mountain in June but due to the rain, we decided to produce our umbrellas for a walk along the River Dodder.…
Get Ireland Walking is a National Initiative that aims to maximise the number of people participating in walking – for health, wellbeing and fitness – throughout Ireland. Sandmill Strollers fits this profile with the added bonus of social interaction with local people associated in some way with our two parishes.…
Our last three walks have all been along water – the Irish Sea and rivers Liffey and Dodder. In December we experienced a walk that was new to us: the first problem was discovering that I was unable to use the required technology to pay for cashless parking close to…
Our March walk was through Kilbogget and Cabinteely Parks finishing in a delightful café in Cabinteely village. This is a beautiful walk alongside a babbling stream with stunning views of the Dublin Mountains – a completely new vista for all as none of us had walked here before. Some of…
For our February walk we ventured as far as the Broombridge terminus on the new cross-city LUAS line to explore that area. Having crossed the railway line and the Royal Canal we continued to Tolka Valley Park and walked westwards along the river. The park is beautifully maintained with dedicated…
Our last walk for 2017 will be along the Great South Wall from the carpark at the Shelley Banks. As usual we depart from St Philip’s Church at 1.30 pm on Tuesday 5 December. We have been remarkably lucky with the weather all year and completed the walks dry and…
During the summer months we continued with our monthly walks – the numbers might have been smaller but we had some wonderful walks, great chats and usually a welcome ice-cream or coffee to refresh us at the end. We checked out the continued health of the little tern colony on…
We have maintained our custom of meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 13.30 outside St Philip’s Church, Temple Road (one of the few places in this area where there is free parking in the afternoons). If you need a reason to come out walking then join the…