After my volunteering shift at Attingham Park it was good to be able to set off for a walk, my first opportunity for two days. On Sunday we had a lovely family gathering to celebrate my brother’s birthday and on Monday I accompanied my mum to the hospital plaster room after her recent fall.
The blooms [...]
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Attingham Blooms
2 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2024
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An Unexpected Meeting
I turned up for my shift at Attingham Park to find a former colleague was also on the same volunteering shift. It was lovely to see him and catch up on old times, that spanned for more than 30 years. We saw a lovely former colleague leaving Attingham, someone whose company I had enjoyed (we [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2024
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A Morning Walk…
… in Attingham Park after a talk about below stairs mansion gossips and secrets.
8 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2024
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A Post Shift Walk
The days are drawing out and Attingham park stays open later giving me the opportunity to venture on longer walks. Today I ventured into the deer park. It is a clearly marked path but not listed on the visitor map. After a while I retraced my steps because I wasn’t sure how long it would [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2024
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Post Shift Blooms
I am really enjoying my volunteering opportunity in Visitor Reception at Attingham Park. I work alongside some lovely people both permanent staff and volunteers.
I am so grateful for this opportunity to fulfil one of the aspirations I held when I took early retirement.
My post volunteering walks are a bonus but… I am already thinking towards [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2024
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Attingham Park…
… followed by sunset at Horton
Today was the first time for three weeks that I was able to manage a post volunteering walk in Attingham Park. I wasn’t able to due to the restrictive visiting hours in hospital. Mum has moved from hospital but is not yet home.
I was also pleasantly suprised to find that [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2024
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Easter Ready
Spring is springing and Attingham Park is Easter ready.
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2024
