A friend suggested that we get together to visit Tewkesbury Medieval Fair which commemorates the Battle of Tewkesbury with re-enactments of the battle that took place there in 1471. Because different activities were taking place on the two days of the festival. Mr C and I decided to turn it into a mini break, meeting [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Tewkesbury 2022
Tewkesbury – Day One
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2022
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A Short Trip to Bridgnorth
We finished our weekend shop and dropped off a few items for mum before setting off for some fun in the sun. We thought we might lunch in Apley Farm shop on our way to Bridgnorth. When we arrived the café was full, with only outdoor seating available. It was lovely and sunny but far [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2022
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New Year – New Growth
I spotted these lovely snowdrops whilst checking out a route that I intend to add as an event in one of my local walking groups. A few weeks before Christmas I had a failed attempt at adding the event. Facebook showed others a different time (one hour later) than the one I had scheduled for [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 14th 2022
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I Will Walk 1000 Miles
Today I completed my #walk1000miles 2020 challenge walking around Telford Town Park.
Thank you Angie for accompanying me (and choosing the route) as I reached my goal and also for the wonder of Dinosaurs.
We were soggy but happy after our 4.9 mile adventure.
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 17th 2020
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
To my disappointment I couldn’t persuade Mr C to set off on a walking adventure.
So after lunch I had a solo walk to some childhood haunts near to what was once my family home as I was growing up. I walked past the Wrekin College and the houses at the crossroads where two of my [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2020
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Making New Friends on a Walk
At the beginning of March it was lovely to be able to chat to strangers as we enjoyed our walks before the world shifted into unfamiliar and surreal.
This is the tale of an encounter that happened on one of my local walks:
In the morning I waited in for a delivery that didn’t show up leading [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 27th 2020
