Ten members and friends of the Malpas Field Club New Year braved the rain and mud for the annual four-mile annual ramble on Sunday, January 3.

Under the expert leadership of John Dakin the route took in Ebnal and the Goodmoors.

The next indoor meeting of the field club will be on Wednesday, February 10, at Malpas High Street Church at 7.45 pm, when the speaker will be Jill Burton.

Before retirement Jill worked for 25 years as education officer for the National Trust, with special responsibility for Erddig and Chirk Castle.

She still continues to research, as a volunteer, at Erdigg.

Her illustrated talk will be The Servants of Erddig, focusing on the lives of the large domestic staff who worked for the Yorke family.

For further information about Field Club activities and membership contact secretary David Hayns on 01948 860486 or email david@hayns.com.