Starting near St Peter's Church in Saltby, Scott took 14 VBR members and guests on a 9½ mile walk in glorious weather (for once) to Sproxton and then Buckminster (on the Mowbray Way) and over the Leics/Lincs county border to Skillington (for lunch) and back across Saltby Airfield, now a Gliding Club.
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| The start, Main Street, Saltby |
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| Looking back at Saltby |
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| St Bartholomew's Church, Sproxton |
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| Snowdrops in the churchyard |
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| One of many stiles on this route - this one in good condtion |
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| Cringle Brook near Buckminster which joins the Witham at Great Ponton. Somewhere near Spoxton (and still in Leicstershire) we leave the Rivers Eye/Wreake/Soar/Trent catchment and enter the Cringle Brook/Witham catchment |
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| The Old Vicarage and St John the Baptist, Buckminster |
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| Spring flowers near Buckminster Hall |
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| Swinging in Skillington |
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| Village sign in Skillington |
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| Skillington Dovecote and Church of St James |
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| Approaching a massive bank of straw bales on the site of Saltby Airfield and destined for the 38MW Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant. Annually this plant burns 240,000 tonnes of straw (approximately 55 bales per hour), sourced mainly from farms local to the Sleaford plant |
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| Preparing to take off from the airfield |
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| Aircraft from Saltby played an important role in the D-Day landings |
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More information on the extent of WW2 activities around Grantham - notice on Grantham Railway Statiion
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Just off route - RAF Memorial, US and Polish flags in evidence Memories of all comrades who served at Saltby Airfield in World War II |
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| Back to Saint Peter's Church, Saltby |
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| Today's 9½ mile walk (in green) and those we have done nearby in the past. More details on the blog |
