1955 and All That …………………….

 

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  1. Winter Crossing – Walk 4: Graeme Noble
  2. A New Decade: Natalie Vallone
  3. A Comedy Of Errors: Anthony Bristow
  4. Sheep or Aliens? Graeme Noble
  5. Owls, Frogs, Snakes and Nightjars: Graeme Noble & Mark Harris
  6. Do The Hokey Cokey: Josh Hawthorne and John O’Boyle
  7. Crossing Report 11-12th August 2023 : Suzanne and Martin Scott
  8. Crossing report 29/7/2023 : Rachel MacAleese
  9. What 47 Years Can Do To You: Rob Hadley
  10. A Stumble Jog To Fen Bog: Janine Price
  11. Hail & Lightning – A Summer Crossing: Anne Singleton
  12. Quarter Century Celebrations!: The Tyler Family
  13. Sludge and Christmas Trees: Dean Owens
  14. Outrunning the Rain: Ben Rowe
  15. From Here To Eternity: Graeme Noble
  16. A Tantalising View
  17. The Final 100 Yards Are The Longest…
  18. A Close Encounter
  19. Crossing The Yorkshire Desert
  20. An Emotional Farewell
  21. The Beauty Of This Barren Paradise
  22. Crossing report 18/11/22.
  23. Crossing of Lyke Wake Walk on Friday 28th October 2022.
  24. Unsupported Crossing: 01st October 2022. Martin Assame and Jude Rivers.
  25. Crossing : 29th June 2022. Mark Brain & Paul Hudson
  26. Slithery Crossing. 12th September 2022. Phil Renshaw & Andrea McCartney
  27. Crossing of Old : 23rd/24th February 1975
  28. Crossing Friday 19th August 2022. Dave Draper and Alun Denbury
  29. Lyke Wake Walk Crossing Report. 11th August 2022.
  30. Crossing 06th August 2022. Dirgers: Stuart Hodgkinson, Ed Paxton, Stuart Wilkinson
  31. 30.07.2022 Crossing Report…One Foot In Front of the Other…Repeat!
  32. 09th July 2022. Double Crossing on Race Day. Neil Brown
  33. Swept Along by the Lyke Wake Challenge! 09th July 2022.
  34. Liquid Refreshments Before, During, After
  35. Mirages, Mud, Fish & Chips
  36. Crossing report. Tuesday 21st June 2022
  37. Successful crossing Saturday 11th June 2022
  38. A Memorial Crossing
  39. 1955 and All That …………………….
  40. Special Crossing report August 26th 2021…………and another …………….. “Great to be 50” !
  41. Winter Crossing, Jan Bieschke. 12th February 2022 ( or was it 14th ? ).
  42. Friday 23rd July in the year of Our Lord 2021.
  43. Crossing – 29th September 2021.
  44. Crossing Report 19th September 2021. David Gibson.
  45. Crossing Report Date: 16th August 2021
  46. Lyke Wake Walk / Chaos Crossing Report. 27th July 2021.
  47. Lyke Wake Walk: Supported West to East Crossing, 10th July 2021
  48. West to East Crossing 10th July 2021. Philip Cosson and Michael Sivewright.
  49. Solo unsupported East to West Crossing, Overnight 9th/10th July 2021. Alison Dyke.
  50. Solo Crossing Mon 5th July2021. Rob Clark
  51. Crossing 02nd/03rd July 2021.
  52. Crossing Sunday 20th June 2021.
  53. Crossing 12th June 2021.
  54. Saturday 26th June 2021………………………Successful Family Crossing.
  55. Crossing report – 21st May 2021
  56. Crossing 09-10th May 2021. Mark Noble.
  57. Crossing 01st May 2021
  58. Crossing 05th April 2021
  59. Crossing. 11th September 2020, Nick Hallissey, Deputy Editor, Country Walking Magazine
  60. Crossing Report from 1991……………………….
  61. Crossing report – 12th September 2020
  62. ‘Lest We Forget’
  63. Crossing Report (West to East) – Friday 9th / 10thOctober
  64. “The Doom Trilogy”
  65. Completion of the Lyke Wake Walk on Saturday 12th September 2020.
  66. Crossing Report – Chris Hutchinson – Saturday 22nd November 1971
  67. Crossing Report – Alastair Hutchinson – Saturday 22nd August 2020
  68. Crossing 09th/10th September 2020.
  69. So comes the report of our crossing 9th/10th September 2020:
  70. Crossing 03rd September 2020.
  71. Crossing Report 30th August 2020.
  72. Crossing report 12/13 August 2020
  73. Crossing Report 30/31 July 2020
  74. Double crossing 31st July – 2nd August
  75. Crossing report from Johan Toxopeus, Bilthoven
  76. Crossing Report with my kids
  77. Crossing 24-25th July 2020.
  78. Crossing Report. 25th July 2020
  79. Successful Crossing – Sunday 19th July 2020
  80. Our short Lyke Wake Walk crossing report for 21st July 2020!
  81. Record Crossing Report – 11th July 2019
  82. Crossing Saturday 27th June 2020
  83. Lyke Wake Walk 10th July 2020
  84. Crossing 09th July 2020.
  85. Crossing on 28-06-20
  86. Midsummer Lyke Wake Crossing.
  87. Lyke Wake Path Enhancements
  88. Crossing Report 02nd June 2020 Self Isolation on the Lyke Wake Walk
  89. Monday/Tuesday 2nd/3rd March 2020 – A Spring Crossing – yeah right!
  90. Crossing 30th November 2019………. Solo, Unsupported, Non-Winter …………. yea, RIGHT! Gerry Orchard.
  91. Camera Lost 12th October 2019
  92. Crossing report 6/7/19
  93. Lyke Wake Walk 31 July – 1 August 2019
  94. Crossing report for 21st July – 4 successes and all first-timers
  95. LYKE WAKE CROSSING REPORT 16/17 JULY 2019
  96. 40 years – 40 Miles – Crossing 29th June 2019
  97. Lyke Wake Crossing by Pat Fowler and Graham Dixon – 28th June 2019
  98. Dawn to Dusk – Thursday 27th June 2019
  99. Crossing report for the LWW from Johan Toxopeus, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
  100. Charity Lyke Wake Walk 29th June 2019
  101. Lyke Wake Walk, Saturday 29th June 2019
  102. Lyke Wake Walk Supporters Report June 21/22nd 2019
  103. Lyke Wake Crossing Report Saturday 22nd May 2019.
  104. Lyke Wake Walk 14th June 2019
  105. The Lyke Wake Walk in Super Quick Time ………… a Walkthrough
  106. A lovely day, mostly
  107. Made it, in only 18 hours!
  108. Crossing Report 3rd/4th May 2019, I Blame John Kettley
  109. 26-27th April 2019, East to West – Three Holderness lasses with Hannah in the Heather!!
  110. EAST-WEST CROSSING – 27 APRIL 2019
  111. Crossing Report 29th/30th March 2019 – Pants to That!!
  112. West (Osmotherley) to East (Ravenscar) Crossing, Crossing Date: 8th March 2019, Dirgers: Tom & Claire Chapman
  113. Crossing Report 27/28 February 2019. Have you ever ……..?
  114. 28-29 December 2018 – A Lyke Wake Pantomime (Oh yes it was!!)………………….
  115. 31st Aug-1st Sep 2018 – A Note of Caution (well a picture anyway) ~~~~~~~
  116. Lyke Wake Walk – East to West Crossing Mon 29 May 2018
  117. Lyke Wake Walk crossing, West to East, 16/17 May 2015
  118. Crossing Report, Saturday 3rd June 2017
  119. Crossing, 1st October 2018
  120. Saturday 27th July 2013, Chris Wood and Nick Coombes
  121. Crossing 28th July 1982……………………
  122. Crossing Report: Monday 27th August 2018
  123. THE LYKE WAKE WALK – CROSSING 27TH/28TH AUGUST 2018
  124. Crossing – 19-20 August 2018
  125. Crossing 02nd July 2018
  126. Crossing Friday 3 August 2018
  127. Crossing report – 16th June – slaying the dragon!
  128. Unsupported Crossing : 22nd July 2018
  129. 3/4 on 2nd July and a Crossing on 16th July 2018 !
  130. Crossing Report – July 20/21 2018 Crossing in Memory of Arthur Puckrin (1938-2018)
  131. Crossing 30th June 2018
  132. Crayke Challenge 7th – 8th July 2018
  133. Crossing 14th July 2018
  134. My first ultra – laying a demon to rest by Chris Roberts
  135. Lyke Wake Crossing – Sunday 24 June 2018
  136. Report of crossings of Lyke Wake Walk
  137. Crossing Report: Saturday 16th June 2018
  138. Crossing Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June 2018
  139. Swifty’s Lyke Wake Dirge
  140. Crossing Report. Saturday 23rd June 2018. Time taken 13 hours and 38 minutes.
  141. Lyke Wake Walk (June 16th /17th 2018)
  142. Crossing Report: 8/9 June 2018
  143. Crossing of one Stephen Scorer on May 30th 2018.
  144. Lyke Wake Walk Report 5-6th May 2018
  145. Unsupported Crossing 5-6th May 2018
  146. Katherine Knight, Crossing on 13th March 2018
  147. Winter Crossing Report 23rd/24th February 2018
  148. Crossing Summer 2017
  149. Crossing Report – Chateau d’Osmotherley, July 2017. Ian Evans
  150. Crossing – 16th September 2017.
  151. Crossing Saturday 02/09/17 – Sunday 03/09/17
  152. East to West crossing on 22nd July 2017
  153. Crossing from 1968.
  154. The Astill Family v. The Lyke Wake Walk – Crossing Report from May 14th 2017
  155. West to east crossing 1st July 2017 (Bring Me Sunshine)
  156. Pie Club On Tour 2017 – Lyke Wake Walk in loving memory of Barney (the Labradoodle)
  157. Unsupported E-W Crossing Report 23-24 June 2017
  158. Lyke Wake Walk crossing report June 9th 2017 John Holden
  159. Crossing Report – 7/8 July, solo and unsupported Claire Chapman
  160. Lyke Wake Walk East West Crossing Report 01st July 2017
  161. Crossing report for Becca and Andy White, Tracey Jinks and Andy Mitchell, 1st July 2017.
  162. Lyke Wake Walk – 11 & 12 JUNE 2017 Anita Thompson
  163. Crossing 30th June / 1st July 2017
  164. Double Crossing Lyke Wake Walk 12 – 14 June 2017.
  165. You can never go back. Except you can. Alas Saturday 10th June 2017
  166. Saturday 24th June 2017 “The Scene was set …………………………………..”
  167. BART BEECH – UNSUPPORTED SOLO CROSSING – 19/20 JUNE 2017
  168. Crossing 20th June 2017 ……………
  169. Unsupported crossing 7th June 2017
  170. Crossing 02nd/03rd June 2017
  171. LYKE WAKE WALK CROSSING – Sun 28 May 2017
  172. The 9 things I learned on the Lyke Wake Walk
  173. Memories (though not very many of them) of 1976.
  174. Forthcoming June Crossing……………..
  175. Prospective Dirgers – Steve Davies, Dave Crossman, Mark Middleton Commiserations – Andrew Carter
  176. Date of passing: Friday 12th May / Saturday 13th May 2017
  177. Crossing, 12th May 2017
  178. Crossing Saturday 27th July 2013 Nick Coombes & Chris Wood
  179. Crossing Report Saturday the 6th May 2017
  180. Lyke Wake Walk April 15th 2017
  181. Lyke Wake Walk report – 7-8 April 2017
  182. Crossing Circa 1970
  183. Solo West – East Crossing: 4th/5th February
  184. This could Hapen to you……………
  185. Lyke Wake Walk Winter Crossing, 18th February 2017
  186. Lyke Wake Walk – Second Crossing Report 18-19th June 2016
  187. Crossing Report 14 / 15th October 2016
  188. Crossing W – E, 23-24/10/16
  189. Crossing report 01/10/2016
  190. Report of a new crossing, 27-28th September 2016
  191. My crossing, 30-31 August 2016.
  192. Lyke Wake Walk crossing 09.09.16
  193. Date of passing: Saturday 13th August 2016 Beth Wilmot & Matt Naylor ~ Lincolnshire
  194. LWW Crossing Report – Crazy Dude and his 2 Rottweilers
  195. 12 – 13th August 16 – On through the night, and on, and on…
  196. Our Passing 12th August 2016
  197. Crossing, Tuesday July 26th 2016
  198. My Lyke Wake Walk………………..
  199. The Lyke Wake Walk, David Clay, 24th June 1967
  200. Lyke Wake Crossing 15th June 2016 – Graeme Hirst
  201. Crossing Report 15/16th July 2016
  202. Successful Crossing 24/25th June 2016
  203. Lyke Wake Walk
  204. Lyke Wake crossing July 4th 2016
  205. Crossing 25th June 2016
  206. Successful East-West Lyke Wake crossing on Saturday 25th June.
  207. Crossing 15th June 2016
  208. Crossing Report 18th June 2016
  209. Sheppee Internationals LWW
  210. Not Bad for a Couple of old ‘uns – Lyke Wake Walk – Crossing 22nd May 2016
  211. Direction East to West : Date May 21st 2016
  212. I am writing to inform you of the sad news of my crossing on Saturday the 21st of May, A.D. 2016…
  213. 2 Crossing Reports – May 2016
  214. On a visit from Australia…………
  215. The good ideas club, a different perspective
  216. The good ideas club…………..
  217. I’d like to report a successful first time crossing on 5 April…………….
  218. ( My ) First Crossing of the Lyke Wake walk
  219. LWW CROSSING TO COMMEMORATE THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALK-GOD BLESS YOU BILL
  220. Ian Evans : Crossings Summary Report 2015 – 10 out of 10
  221. Crossing Report (60th Anniversary Effort) — Dirger Evans
  222. MY LIKE WAKE WALK – and the “The Batty Way”
  223. The Lyke Wake Walk Saturday 4th July 2015
  224. Tom’s Crossing Report, Date: 6th September
  225. Bromley Volunteer Police (Met) Cadets. 6th August 2015.
  226. Crossing Report 21st/22nd May 2015 — Dirger Evans
  227. Crossing 23rd May 2015
  228. Crossing with Canine 21st July 2015
  229. Lyke Wake Walk……4th August 2015
  230. Successful Crossing 6.8.15
  231. Alan Winter from Cambridge, Crossing West to East, 4/5 August 2015
  232. Lyke Wake crossing report Saturday 1st August 2015 West to East
  233. The Lyke Wake Walk 31 July-1 August 2015
  234. Crossing Thusday 23rd July – West to East
  235. Crossing Report 28th June 2015
  236. Crossing Report 20th June 2015
  237. Late one evening in our small village pub………………..
  238. Clare Balding Ramblings
  239. West-East Crossing, June 8th, 2014, Peter Naish
  240. Lyke Wake Walk – Crossing Report
  241. How to report your crossing
  242. Have you seen this man wandering the moors?
  243. Lyke Wake Walk report
  244. Lyke Wake Walk crossing report
  245. 12 crossings in 12 months during 2013
  246. Attempt at 12 crossings in 12 months during 2013 – Status report at ¾ completion
  247. “The Lightweight what? Never ‘eard of it” – the tale of two aged “southerners’” unsupported crossing on 20th July 2013
  248. A Nice Day Out For You – Julie Bushell
  249. THE TRUE AND UNELABORATED HISTORY OF THE MOOR HEN – Tamsin Cox.
  250. Forty Mile of the Lyke Wake Walk – Ian Harrison
  251. 20-21 June 2010 – Steve Moses
  252. Blue Sky and Sunshine – Mike Hinson
  253. “Good Friday” Crossing report – Paddy “The Axe” Hinton
  254. 27 March 2010 – Tory Thornton
  255. Cleveland Social Services Report on The Brown Family Lyke Wake Walk crossing
  256. Royal Engineers Mapmakers – Toby Robins
  257. 21 June 2009 – Paul Keenan, Chris Chilvers and Rob Brown
  258. Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Dolefulness – David Gordon
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