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unusual facts about Walkers



7 Walkers

Their name might be an adaptation of the lyrics of the Grateful Dead song "The Eleven", "Six proud walkers on the jingle bell rainbow."

Ajit Jayaratne

He is a former director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, DFCC Bank, Associated Electrical Corporation Ltd, Delmege Forsyth Co., People's Bank and a former Chairman of Forbes and Walkers Ltd. and Apollo Hospitals.

Alamein railway station

The Outer Circle Trail for cyclists and walkers (also called the "Anniversary Trail") continues along the Outer Circle alignment after Alamein station as far as Gardiners Creek and the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course, and then connects with the Gardiners Creek Trail and a path to East Malvern station.

Avoncliff railway station

It is situated next to the Kennet and Avon Canal and located almost adjacent to the Avoncliff Aqueduct so it is popular for walkers and cyclists who wish to travel along the canal path or the many picturesque walks around the station.

Bellevue funicular

In 1891, two businessmen from Meudon (Gabriel Thomas and Paul Houette, a local councillor), agreed to build a funicular to connect the Seine to the heights of Meudon and so to give walkers access to the Forest of Meudon.

Carbon Trust

Examples of products featuring their carbon footprint in the UK are Walkers Crisps, a range of own brand products in Tesco supermarkets, Halifax (HBOS) bank accounts, Dyson airblades, Marshalls building products, Kingsmill bread, Quaker oats, Silver Spoon sugar, Tate & Lyle sugar and La Farge cement.

Carol Peletier

In "Killer Within", Carol and T-Dog are cut off from the rest of the group after former inmate Andrew releases walkers into the prison.

Diamond Walkers

Diamond Walkers is a 1965 South African-German action film directed by Paul Martin and starring Harald Leipnitz, Joachim Hansen and Marisa Mell.

Edale

Edale is best known to walkers as the start (or southern end) of the Pennine Way, and to less ambitious walkers as a good starting point for evening or day walks, accessible by public transport from Sheffield or Manchester and with two pubs supplying real ale and food.

Edenfield

The area is popular with walkers and hikers, many stopping to see Waugh's Well, a hillside memorial to the Lancashire Dialect writer and poet Edwin Waugh.

Glenridding

The village is popular with mountain walkers who can scale England's third highest mountain, Helvellyn, and many other challenging peaks from here.

Grindleford

Grindleford is popular with walkers and climbers due to its proximity to a variety of landscapes, including open moorland, wooded river valleys (including Padley Gorge), several gritstone escarpments, and the broad Hope Valley.

Herbert Ward

G. H. B. Ward (also known as Bert Ward, 1876–1957), activist for walkers' rights and a Labour Party politician

HMAS Bowen

HMAS Bowen (J285/M285), named for the town of Bowen, Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 9 February 1942, launched on 11 June 1942 by Mrs. George Crittal and commissioned on 9 November 1942.

Holmwood railway station

Holmwood is the nearest station for walkers wishing to climb Leith Hill, the second highest point in southern England.

I Ain't a Judas

Rick and Glenn, however, argue that the group should stay, but they don't have enough ammunition to clear out the walkers.

Ice Breaker Road Race

The Ice Breaker Road Race, held annually in Great Falls, Montana in April of each year, is a road race that draws over 3,000 walkers, joggers and marathoners.

International Four Days Marches Nijmegen

On the Friday, as participants near the finish, the public awards the walkers with Gladioli.

James Joyce ramble

The race is named for Irish writer James Joyce, and actors are hired to recite the works of Joyce along the course as runners and walkers pass by.

Lidlington

Lidlington railway station is on the Marston Vale Line which gives good access for walkers along the Greensand Ridge long distance footpath which passes nearby the village.

M. J. B. Baddeley

Compared with later photographic volumes directed mainly at rock-climbers and hill-walkers, produced by the Abraham Brothers and by W. A. Poucher, and the highly detailed hand-illustrated guides of Alfred Wainwright, Baddeley's guide was more general, giving motoring and accommodation advice and low-level walks as well as outline guides to walks on the fells.

Melaleuca, Tasmania

King also built the walkers' accommodation and airstrip and in 1975 was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the community.

Mount Edgcumbe House

The country park, on the Rame Peninsula, is the earliest landscaped park in Cornwall and is very popular with walkers.

Oatcake

Nowadays, many brands of oatcakes are commercially available, such as Nairns, Paterson's, and Walkers.

Paraceratherium

According to special effects creator Phil Tippett, Paraceratherium was the inspiration for the AT-AT walkers featured in the 1980 science-fiction film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Pontprennau

The Rhymney River trail gives both walkers and cyclists easy access to the Newport Road both west and east of Llanrumney, and hence via the eastern entrance through Llanrumney Bowls club to the extensive retail park on Newport Road West.

Portreath Tramroad

Much of the route is now bridleway forming part of the Cornish Mineral Tramway Trails route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway

QPSR has three steam locomotives, the first being an ex-QR PB15 class locomotive, Number 448, built by Walkers of Maryborough in 1908, and now fully restored in working order.

Ring of Red

Tensions between the two Japans were in an all high in the Cold War with a Japanese War (similar in cause to the actual Korean War) taking place with Armored Fighting Walkers, giant walking mechas being used with great success by the both North and the South militaries .

Ronaldsway railway station

Despite the short walk from the airport, remarkably air passengers do board trains here; it is also a popular drop-off spot for walkers, being close to the Millennium Way footpath established in 1979.

Rustam Kuvatov

Reaching the 8 km lap, Kuvatov's strong lead came to an end, as he was passed by several race walkers including Ivano Brugnetti of Italy, and Paquillo Fernández of Spain, both of whom won gold and silver in the previous Olympics.

Shawn O'Sullivan

He is currently living in Belleville, Ontario where he can be seen walking his dog (a boxer) and offering a friendly greeting to fellow dog walkers.

Snaefell

Walkers often use the car park on this road near the Bungalow railway station (last railway stop before the summit) from which there is a rough path to the peak.

Stöffl Hut

During the summer months the Stöffl Hut is run by the Bichler family from Schwoich and is a popular stop for hikers, walkers and mountain bikers.

Taufichtig

The mountaintop may be reached over the yellow signposted hiking trail from Crottendorf to Tellerhäuser which touches the summit and makes the nature reserve accessible to walkers.

Tenleytown

Fort Reno also hosts community gardens, free rock concerts in the summer, sledding in the winter, and tennis courts, playing fields, and dog-walkers year round.

The Smith's Snackfood Company

Subsequently Pepsico withdrew the brand, in favour of popular British brand Walkers, which had been heavily marketed in a campaign using ex-footballer turned television presenter Gary Lineker.

Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Nowadays, the biggest draw is the Philadelphia Folk Festival in August, and the Perkiomen Trail which is popular with bikers, runners and walkers year-round, and stretches the length of the township along the old railroad right-of-way.

WikiHouse

As of December 2013, there are currently no inhabited WikiHouses, although there are a few completed prototypes in addition to a usable walkers' shelter in Fridaythorpe, England.


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