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by liverpoolken
Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Paola Pigozzi has passed away
Replies: 7
Views: 1881

Re: Paola Pigozzi has passed away

this so very very sad.. i have so many lovely memories of paola...i loved her stories about her lovely dog jarkko.. memories of us being lost in venice while looking for the meracoli church the crazy time we had while staying in verona and on hydra and during all the other times we met during cohen ...
by liverpoolken
Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:45 pm
Forum: The Leonard Cohen Event 2020 in Ghent, Belgium - RESCHEDULED TO 2022
Topic: Rags & Feathers
Replies: 2
Views: 4025

Re: Rags & Feathers

thank you for the update maarten...i like the description of rags and feathers having a combination of rust and warmth....obviously a turn of phrase far too clever and poetic for you to have originated...but nevertheless you are doing a grand job...ta ken
by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 17, 2019 1:21 pm
Forum: Walking Weekends (2009 - 2023)
Topic: Walking weekend in Yorkshire 2019
Replies: 46
Views: 32783

Re: Walking weekend in Yorkshire 2019

philip.. ..joe anne and myself along with about 12 other walkers are all due to arrive at elsecar station at 14:52....ta ken
by liverpoolken
Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:31 pm
Forum: The Leonard Cohen Event 2020 in Ghent, Belgium - RESCHEDULED TO 2022
Topic: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall
Replies: 14
Views: 6768

Re: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall

eddy.....my research has already started... only 7 minutes walk from the miry to the gruut brewery...how good is that?....ta ken
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by liverpoolken
Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:09 pm
Forum: The Leonard Cohen Event 2020 in Ghent, Belgium - RESCHEDULED TO 2022
Topic: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall
Replies: 14
Views: 6768

Re: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall

eddy...i hope i never get too old to participate in the after dark activities in citaldelpark...but i will be only visiting with no intention of spending the night ...looking forward to revisiting all my favourite bars and cafes..and hopefully get to visit the gruut brewery on its new site...ta ken
by liverpoolken
Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: The Leonard Cohen Event 2020 in Ghent, Belgium - RESCHEDULED TO 2022
Topic: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall
Replies: 14
Views: 6768

Re: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall

maarten...according to google maps its less than half an hour walk from the miry theatre to citadelpark ...so not as bad as i first thought...thanks again.....ta ken
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by liverpoolken
Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:20 pm
Forum: The Leonard Cohen Event 2020 in Ghent, Belgium - RESCHEDULED TO 2022
Topic: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall
Replies: 14
Views: 6768

Re: Event venue: Miry Concert Hall

wow it looks like a fabulous intimate little theatre ..well done maarten...it's quite away from citaldelpark for my midnight walks but i can live with that...well done again...ta ken
by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:59 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

Re: report buxton walking weekend

final night and philip had not only compiled another quiz but he also read us one of his poems and john brought along his guitar...this year on our final night we didn't have an elvis impersonator as we did in barmouth but we did have a gentleman who had won the tv new faces talent show a few years ...
by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:42 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

Re: report buxton walking weekend

finally walk complete...
group photo in dove holes at the end of walk
group photo in dove holes at the end of walk
waiting for the train to take us back to buxton
waiting for the train to take us back to buxton
and finally back in buxton for a nice pot of well derserved earl grey tea and a scone with clotted crem and jam
and finally back in buxton for a nice pot of well derserved earl grey tea and a scone with clotted crem and jam
by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:25 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

Re: report buxton walking weekend

after some rather scary moments along a treacherous path along the valley sides with a drop down into the valley below we eventually we reached black edge moor ..
the walk along black edge
the walk along black edge
the view from the top of black edge moor
the view from the top of black edge moor
the decent into dove holes
the decent into dove holes
by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:16 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

Re: report buxton walking weekend

day 2..and the walkers head up from buxton for a walk along the black edge moor to dove holes....

group photo before the hard climb up on to black edge moor
group photo before the hard climb up on to black edge moor
the walk on the lower slopes through the woods and bracken
the walk on the lower slopes through the woods and bracken
morale was high despite the tough climb
morale was high despite the tough climb
by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:52 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

Re: report buxton walking weekend

phil's quiz night in the vault pub and john providing the music...
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by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:40 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

Re: report buxton walking weekend

once on top of grin low we couldn't resist posing with the local wildlife....
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by liverpoolken
Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:29 pm
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: report buxton walking weekend
Replies: 7
Views: 6982

report buxton walking weekend

i have been asked to post up a report about our recent walking weekend in buxton…i will keep in short and let the photos do the talking…… earlier in the year a few of the participants of the original leonard cohen walking weekend which took place in barmouth in 2008 decided it would be a good idea t...
by liverpoolken
Fri Aug 11, 2017 4:03 am
Forum: Other gatherings
Topic: Buxton, England 1st Sept.
Replies: 39
Views: 24066

Re: Buxton, England 1st Sept.

and more good news padma has now signed up to join us...padma is going to be another thursday arrival and staying a few miles outside of town but not too sure exactly what time she will be arriving...so can some of the folk who will be there in buxton on the thursday contact her to swap mobile numbe...

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