Once again, I needed to move my Attingham Park Volunteering afternoon from my usual Tuesday afternoon slot, mum had a dental appointment.
Wednesday afternoon was rainy and consequently not many people ventured out. Of those that did many were first time visitors and some had chosen to come after deciding not to join their planned walk [...]
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Rain Stops Play
6 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2024
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Thursday Routine
My usual Thursday walk to and from volunteering at a local school. The weather was gorgeous but unfortunatly I wasn’t able to extend my return walk. My services were required elsewhere.
2 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 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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The Long Way Round
After my Thursday afternoon volunteering as a School Reader at a local shcool I took the long route home via Leegomery pool.
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 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
