Sponsored Walk Report

IL Sponsored walk West Stratton Sunday 23rd May 2010

On this sultry Sunday Ann, Pam & Janet had kindly organised two sponsored walks for Inspired Living. Pam’s husband, Terry, led the way, sharing his knowledge & experience as we ambled through the promising Spring countryside.

The morning’s walk was 5 miles taking in many of the Manor Farm tracks closed to the public, including the heady scents of the bluebell carpet in ‘Black Wood’ & the rolling hills around west Stratton. There was not a could in the sky.

We had 3 dogs and they flushed out many deer but were well behaved, if only on account of the heat! They certainly sought out the shade at every opportunity & kept the walking pace down for the assembled company, making it a most relaxing & enjoyable walk.

Lunch was taken in the relative cool of the farm outbuildings and there was even a little beer for the men…this was after all, the hottest day of the year and the walking thirsty work!

Additional walkers joined after lunch for a 3 and a half mile walk down by the river and along tracks looking down over what would have been the site of the new town buildings for Micheldever if developers had had their way. The last part of the walk was through another beautiful copse carpeted by bluebells and finally back to the beginning.

Returning to the shade of the outbuildings, the dogs got a cool shower & the rest of us were treated to tea, coffee & gorgeous home made cakes, courtesy of Ann, Pam & Janet. A fittingly relaxed & tasty end to a most enjoyable day.

We raised £ 212 and look forward to adding it to the IL total.

Many thanks to Ann, Pam & Terry, Janet, Manor Farm, all the walkers and, of course, the dogs