24th December 2023. I have been to Hidcote Manor Gardens with Mum before but not done this walk, so was delighted when she suggested it. We started by walking through Hidcote Bartrim, a very quaint hamlet full of delightful old cottages in Cotswold stone, before heading across the muddy fields towards Hidcote Boyce and on […]
#4 Aberlady with Kim
December 22nd 2023 – a grey and windy midwinter day. The tide was really high when we arrived at Aberlady carpark and there was a sign saying that short eared owls had been spotted recently around the loch. We didn’t see any, but delighted in watching Sanderlings running along the beach ‘like a clockwork toy’ […]
#3 Union Canal from Sighthill to Ratho with Dawn
I’m not sure if this is my offical walk from Dawn or not – there are 2 others proposed, but seeing as I am making up the rules here I am including it! December 11th, still and grey with stunning reflections in the murky water. A really good reminder of how beautiful city walks can […]
#2 Newfield Spring Wood, with Heather
Newfield Spring Wood is an ancient woodland on the outskirts of Sheffield, now run as a community woodland. I have been wanting to visit the woodland for a good few years and was delighted when Heather offered to take me on a guided walk there as part of my 60 walks. We visisted on a […]
Can You Catch a Falling Oak Leaf
Can you, can you, can you, can you? Can you catch a falling oak leaf As it circles round and round and round on the wind? Can you catch, can you catch the moment? – oh Can you catch a falling oak leaf_score As a 3-part round:
#1 Dumyat Hill with Rona
#1 of 60 walks with 60 friends for 60 years Sunday 26th November 2023 A misty, icy walk with Rona, Chris, Lesley, Catherine, Fiona and Gillian. Fingers of mist snaked through the valleys around Stirling and Bridge of Allan and the light dimmed by 3ish as the day turned to drizzle. I watched the wintery […]
Dabberlocks Kelp
For the Edinburgh Shoreline 100 Species Project Mid: Dabber, dabberlocks, dabberlocks kelp (x4) Low: Wing kelp, honeyware, edible fungus, bladderlocks, dabberlocks see my edible wings! Murlins, ripini High: As the tide rolls in I hold fast on the rocky shore in the laminaria belt All parts: Mid: Low: High: Music score: Dabberlocks Kelp Bring the […]
Home
Words: Based on the poem ‘Home’ by Warsan Shire. In protest at the Illegal and Immoral Immigration Bill 2023 No-one puts their children on a boat unless the water is safer than the land (x2) No-one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark, You only run for the border when you see […]
Singing the Lost Words into Life
A community songbook, coming in Spring 2023. Words & music written by Jane Lewis & Penny Stone, with illustrations by Lizzie Ashworth. To register your interest, please fill in the form below, and we will email you when the book is ready to order.
Climate Reparations
Music: Jane Lewis Words: Based on the writings of and conversations with Lumumba Di-Aping, Sudanese diplomat, chief negotiator for the G77 group of developing nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Also negotiating at COP27. Intro Bass and tenor Climate reparations (x3) Pay back now! Climate reparations (x3) Justice now! […]