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Tuesday 29th September  W13: Arkengarthdale Adventure Leave Nuns Close car park at 9.00am Start at Whaw road end (GR-NY981042) at 9.45am 11 miles, moderate 6 hours £ 5 Starting from the hamlet of Whaw this walk in one of Yorkshire’s least known valleys combines moorland, miners’ tracks and field paths. You will pass under towering cliffs, follow cascading streams, see a hall, pass through a town and maybe recognise a well know ford! Sponsored by SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WWW.THECITYSECRET.COM  W14: Swaledale Chain Link 3: Land of Lead   Leave Nuns Close car park at 9.15am Start at Gunnerside Village at 10.00am 10 miles, moderate 5½ hours £ 5 A walk rich in industrial and religious heritage. We walk up Gunnerside Gill past relics of the bygone lead mining industry, then cross bleak moorland to Old Gang and on to Surrender Bridge. From there we cross to the almost deserted hamlet of Blades and follow the escarpment westward back to Gunnerside. Sponsored by SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WWW.THECITYSECRET.COM  W15: Round Calver Hill   Leave Nuns Close car park at 9.30am Start Reeth Tourist Information Centre at 10.00am 8 miles, moderate 4 hours £ 5 A lovely walk of contrasts, starting at Reeth and following Arkle Beck to Arkle Town through meadowland. We then walk steeply up to Fore Gill Gate and back along the side of Calver on moorland tracks, with beautiful views of Swaledale. Sponsored by SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WWW.THECITYSECRET.COM  W16: NEW Wensleydale Railway Walk Leave Nuns Close car park at 9.45am to drive to Leyburn Railway Station to catch the 10.29am train to Redmire and walk back 6½ miles, moderate 4 hours £ 5 (rail ticket extra) Wensleydale railway (opened in 1878 and closed to passenger traffic in 1954) formed a link between the East Coast and Settle to Carlisle lines. The line was re-opened in 2003 as far as Redmire in the heart of Wensleydale. We walk from there back to the start through some outstanding scenery. Sponsored by SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WWW.THECITYSECRET.COM   Richmond Castle Guided Tours: Stories from the Staff   11.00 am Normal entrance charges apply: Adult £4.00, Concession £3.20, Child £2, EH members free Easy English Heritage site staff conduct personal tours of the magnificent castle with their own perspective on its stories new and old. Sponsored by WWW.ENGLISH-HERITAGE.ORG.UK www.english-heritage.org.uk    E9: Inspector Banks Walk with author Peter Robinson Meet Nuns Car Park 10.30 am Start Reeth Tourist Information Centre 11.00 am 4 miles, moderate 2½ hours £ 5 Please note there is quite a steep climb in the first part of the walk Although Inspector Banks' town of Eastvale is fictitious much of the surrounding countryside is real - and those of you who have a copy of All the Colours of Darkness will have seen there is a map indicating the walk Banks took from Reeth to Grinton. Enjoy a stroll with his creator as you follow Alan Banks' route. Sponsored by ALLYSON COLE WWW.ITACCESSED.COM  E10: Historical Walk Around Richmond 2.30 pm Meet at Tourist Information 3 miles 1½ hours, Easy/moderate £ 3 Tom Walter leads a walk which shows how Richmond fits into the surrounding landscape especially the valley of the River Swale. The walk is mostly on pavements but with some steep slopes and steps. Sponsored by SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WWW.THECITYSECRET.COM  E11: Voices from the past: Richmond characters through the ages.   7.30 pm Richmond Library - corner of Dundas Street Tickets also available from the Library £ 3 Richmond’s leading historian and author Jane Hatcher brings to life the many characters, movers and shakers who have helped shape Richmond over the centuries. Sponsored by NYCC RICHMOND LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE  E12: Swaledale Outdoor Club presents Jazz Me Blues 8.15 pm Swaledale Outdoor Club, 17 New Road DL10 4QS £ 5 Bar Time to relax and put your feet up, as the evening continues with an interesting mix of jazz standards, swing and blues from Jazz Me Blues. A quartet of vocals, sax, harmonica, guitar, upright bass and drums who just love to swing and ensure everyone has a good time! [Please note this event is on the 1st floor] Sponsored by SWALEDALE OUTDOOR CLUB