A very poor weather forecast may have dissuaded many members to leave the comfort of their homes and venture out. As it was, the really bad stuff held off and the hardy souls who came with their sixteen hounds enjoyed a very good walk.

Several Committee members were unable to attend, including our respected Chairman and Jill who were unfortunately without transport (a troubled Mazda Bongo). Another absentee was our Webmaster who had prior family commitments and later admitted that he had also actually forgotten that there was a walk. He did have family commitments though! ^WM What is the website for?

It was great as always to see our loyal Belgium friends, Hugs and John. Their three lovely boys swelling our numbers.

Also, a Basset Hound owner who currently lives in Oz, but is planning to return the this Septic Isle, had turned up to check us out with the prospect of joining the Club. At least someone out there bothers to look at the website.

I noticed that while at the Winnie the Pooh clearing flowers and a soft toy of Eeyore had been left at the bronze plaque. I'm not too sure what anniversary this marked, I don't think it was for the author, but instead E H Shephard (also mentioned on the plaque) the most famous of Pooh's illustrators who had died on the 24th March in 1976 , aged 96.

Perhaps it was for him.



Photos by kind permission of Huguette Vanden Weghe ©2019.

This walk certainly test the stamina of some of our members and our elderly hounds. It requires climbing a few quite steep inclines at the end, but I'm sure the all felt all the better at the end for the endeavour.

Many thanks to all those who made the effort to attend.