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Redford walk and 2024 AGM

There was no problem starting our walk on time because everyone turned up earlier to leave their fantastic contributions to the AGM faith lunch before walking.  Three talented volunteers stayed at Redford Village Hall to set up and decorate the Hall for our AGM and lunch after the walk. 

Jay had prewarned us about the mud and changed the route from the pre-walk to avoid some excessive marshy parts of Stedham Marsh.  We set off crossing Linch Road, across Stedham Marsh to Titty Hill where we turned south climbing up through Upper Bowley Copse to Bowley Farm.  A gradual descent through fields brought us to Oakham Common to continue down a wooded gully to cross the stream in the valley and pick up the New Lipchis Way heading north east.  The path followed the contours of the hillside and we took advantage of some logs and stones to perch on for our coffee  break.  We left the New Lipchis Way soon after Woolhouse Farm back on Stedham Marsh, squelching our way back to Linch Road for a short spell before detouring off into the Marsh again and back to the Village Hall. 

A magnificently decorated feast was laid out before us to sample a variety of delicacies ahead of our AGM.  We returned to sample the excellent selection of desserts once the AGM was over.

Marsh footwear at the ready

The steady climb through Upper Bowley Copse

Head silhouette fungus

Bunching up down Oakham Common

Autumn colours

Bracken and branches

Milling around near a weir

Reassembling after coffee

Meanwhile back at the Hall we are pleased with progress

How dare you say I’m ‘wide and slow’

I may have black eyes and ears but I can still cause trouble

You can’t leave anything around here, look they’ve even nicked the wheels

Laughing at the portion size

Pearls before swine?

Tucking in

Faith meal in action

A water buoy?

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