A perfect walk for a perfect day, are the best superlatives I can use, because it was just that. It was quite hard to count all the folk, as we milled about chatting and greeting one another before the off. It became quite easy once we had thinned out into a single column, marching across the field to the first stile, just south of the Highfield House. This area used to be so boggy, that for some time we gave up using the path to it, as it only had a part board walk, now it has a good board walk across both the boggy area and the clear running Oakerthorpe Brook. Once over the brook, we climbed a former spoil heap and walked down the other side, upon an impressive set of steps. This led us to the path alongside the golf course on our right and the nature reserve to our left. Before reaching the B6013 in Nix Plantation, we turned left to go on and cross the road at Holly Bank, then to make our way up David’s Hill and into Shaw’s Wood. We walked through the Bluebell wood to exit at Shaw Wood Farm, turning right upon the path beside the railway line, until reaching the restored South Wingfield station, where we found a well-stocked café to meet our needs. Seating for all, shaded or otherwise and we enjoyed a good half an hour break there. With the break over we continued alongside the railway, to Dale Hill, not joining the road, but doubling back, going up the grassy field to the rear of Amber Meadow, on then to exit onto the A615 at The Peacock. After crossing the A615, we paralleled it in the field to the north, eventually turning to walk the good surfaced farm thack to enter Alfreton at the west end of the parish church. The church, we noted was dedicated to St. Martin at Tours? Later to discover that Martin died in France, near to Tours in AD 397. There are a few churches in England dedicated to this saint, but of course a greater number in his native France. We now entered the well-situated Alfreton Park, returning to our cars by about twelve forty-five, well satisfied with our days outing. Many thanks to Julie and Bill for planning and leading this walk and to all those who took part.