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Secretary's Report October 2004

At the time of writing (late August 04) I had missed our picnic at the river Thames having been away on holiday and our big event of the month our trip to the Peak District was still to happen. Due to printing deadlines I couldn’t risk writing this report while travelling back from Derbyshire, also bearing in mind the likely strenuous nature of the expedition. We shall hear more about the Peak District excursion in months to come and of course Heidi Miller will be reporting fully for Thames Valley Centre News. As regards to the picnic I understand it was very enjoyable. I was away on Exmoor trying to get into shape for the Peak District – I want to make sure I can keep up with you all! I’m sure Heidi will give us an excellent review of our very pleasant picnic. Next year I shall rearrange my holidays so that I can come too!

The big event for October is our Annual Centre Dinner which is kindly being organised by Pam and Mike Aldrich. Please give Pam and Mike a ring if you would like to go. At this late stage they will be able to advise whether there are any spaces left. The Dinner is being held at the Grovefield House Hotel, Taplow Common Road, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, SL1 8LP. The Hotel is quite near SGT; if you would like directions please contact Pam and Mike, full directions on how to get to the Hotel can be found in the latest edition of Thames Valley Centre News. It should be a very enjoyable evening; I look forward to seeing you there.

The sponsorship monies for our Cancer Charity Scenic run have been coming in very well and we have exceeded our expectations by a large margin. We shall be paying the total very soon to Marie Curie, this is a fine organisation that not only provides care for sufferers but also funds much needed research. I am very proud that our sponsorship funds shall be going to this charity. We shall be counting up the final total very soon, so if any of you still have monies to collect could you send them on to me as soon as possible please. I would once again like to thank everyone that has been involved, when you know the total I think you will be very pleased to see how well you all have done.

This month’s walk is set around a very peaceful Chiltern village; it’s the sort of magnificent walk you will want to do again and again!

A Walk from Bledlow

Sunday 31^st October 2004

Our walk this month will begin and end at the Lions public house at Bledlow. The pub is at the western end of Bledlow village two miles from Princes Risborough. It can be approached along West Lane from the B4009 Lower Icknield Way. The walk is three and a quarter miles long and takes in two hills to give some lovely views of the surrounding countryside. Part of the walk runs parallel with the former Princes Risborough to Watlington Railway. We shall meet at 10:30 at the pub’s car park. If you would just like to join us at the pub for a noggin we should be back about 13:00. The pubs on our walking tours are normally very good so the Lions will be well worth a visit judging by past experiences.  I hope to see you there.