Sutton Coldfield Ramblers Short Holiday 11 -14th October 2024
at the Shrubbery Hotel organized by Anita Wilkins
Saturday Walks
A B-walk led by Mike Fowler
Hamstone Villages of South Somerset: A circular walk of 8.9 miles passing through the pretty Hamstone villages of South Petherton, Over Stratton, Merriott and Lopen.
A C-walk led by John Harden
Barrington Walk: A circular walk of 8 miles from Barrington, a village and civil parish with a population of 438 situated 4 miles NE of Ilminster.
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A D-walk led by Chris & Jenny Mitton
Ilminster Circular Walk: A circular walk of 5.4 miles starting from the hotel walking north to the River Isle then following the river south west to Hort Bridge and on to Donyatt, finally eastwards to Herne Hill and back to the hotel.
Saturday Evening Entertainment
John Twort entertained us with a "Folderol", which included a history lesson, several quizzes involving songs from the shows, countries of Europe, the origin of common phrases and sayings in English and their eqivalents in other languages.
Sunday Walks
A B-walk led by Tony & Rosie Power
South of Ilminster: A circular walk from the hotel of about 8 miles through Bere, Mills Farm, Chaffcombe and WigeryFarm.
A C-walk led by Tom & Di Halstead
Dillington: A circular walk from the hotel of about 6½ miles to the east of Ilminster through Dillington Park, Dillington, Kingstone, Dowlish Wake,and Moolham.
Sunday Evening Entertainment
Monologues and Poems
Albert and the Lion (A Lancashire monologue by Stanley Holloway) - John Collins
The lambton Worm (A (Geordie monologue by C.M. Leumane) - Tom Halstead
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day (A sonnet by William Shakespeare)- Mike Fowler
About a Hotel(?) and Call Out the Mountain Rescue (Poems by Pam Ayres) - June and Jill Bell