ThamesMog
Secretary's Report March 2004

Well after months of painstaking research our pub committee have finally found a replacement venue for the Queens Oak. They will of course now need a period of rehabilitation! Ever since I lost my notepad at the Queens I haven’t felt right about the place! The pub definitely lost our Morgan photographs that had been up on the wall – very poor show in my book! The replacement pub is called the Barley Mow and is located at The Hurst, Winchfield, near Hook. Our web site will have detailed directions to the pub shortly. The Barley Mow has a pub and restaurant; it also has a good sized car park. The venue is in a pleasant area near to a rural part of the Basingstoke Canal. We will meet there on the first Sunday lunchtime in the month from now on.  I would recommend getting there as early as you can. If you can let me know if you want to eat in the restaurant then I will be pleased to book a table, etc. Incidentally according to the committee the food, real ales, lagers and wines are all very good! I hope to see you there.

We are very lucky this month as our walk is to be organised by our very own Thames Valley Centre Newsletter reporter Heidi Miller. Normally Heidi is rushing around the world somewhere bringing back the truth behind our Morgan events, hence as a result I don’t get to see as much of Heidi as I would like. However, this month Heidi will be around to use her extensive local knowledge to show us around the lovely Hughenden Valley leading to the exquisite Downley Common, all near High Wycombe. I’m looking forward to it very much Heidi.

The ridges of the Hughenden valley to Downley Common

Sunday 28^th March 2004

The starting point of this month’s walk is the car park of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hughenden. The Church is next to Hughenden Manor. The walk is near to High Wycombe and can be located on the OS sheet Landranger 165, at grid reference 865955, for Hughenden Church.

The walk is three miles in length and circulates around Downley Common and the Hughenden valley. 

We shall meet Heidi at the Church of St Michael and All Angels at 10:30 am and we shall be back in time for lunch at our normal local pub in the area, the Hampden Arms.  I hope to see you there.

Scenic for run Cancer Charities

Sunday 27^th June 2004

We hope to have available soon entry forms for our scenic run to be held on the 27^th June. The tour will take in the delightful Buckinghamshire countryside and will end at a well known beauty spot for a picnic. All proceeds will go to Cancer charities. All Centres are naturally welcome. Please contact me for further details – thank you.