Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Out & About, This & That
My latest walking challenge is in support of the Schoolreaders project. I aim to walk 150 miles between the 1st May and the 19th June 2023.
1 in 4 children leave primary school unable to read well? This already troubling statistic worsens when related to disadvantaged children. The inability to read when starting secondary school can [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on May 1st 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A simple walk in Telford Town Park became a bit of a saga. We had intended to park in Dark Lane car park to avoid the crowds near to Telford Town Centre. We found that you could only pay by app which refused to allow Mr C access to pay. This left us with the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
After lunch on Easter Monday we visited Hodnet Hall gardens which is always a lovely place to visit. We also had high hopes for the illusive piece of cake that we missed out on during our previous days travels. On arrival it was suggested that we didn’t park in the visitor car park due to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
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Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcestershire, England is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the early nineteenth century by the architect John Nash for Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley. The estate was later sold to the Earls of Dudley, who undertook a second massive reconstruction [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2023
The church was consecrated in 1735 and is the only one of its kind in the country; its late baroque style is more usually found in southern Germany and Italy. It is believed to be to a design by James Gibbs. The exterior was originally plain brick but was later clad with limestone ashlar and [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2023
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I took my mum to Gobowen Orhopedic Hospital for a routine appointment that took 50 minutes. A good opportunity for me to explore the hospital grounds and get some miles in towards my walking goals.
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2023
