On Sunday 20th November, we did a six-mile walk which was followed by our first Annual General Meeting. The walk was a shortened version of a walk I'd led at the beginning of the year, which would finish in the early afternoon to give time for the AGM. Despite the pessimistic weather forecast, we had blue skies for most of the walk.
Twenty-one people turned up for the walk and a few more joined us afterwards for the AGM. We started the walk by leaving Pangbourne village on a lane called The Moors, next to WH Smith. This led us past several cottages and out onto the moor.
Having crossed the moor, we followed Sulham Lane for a short distance before crossing a field and taking the steep path into Sulham Wood. The path had some steps cut into it on its steepest section, which really helped. The ground can be quite slippery at this time of year. After stopping to get our breath back, we followed a much more level path northward through the woodland to Mosshall Wood.
Out in the open again, we followed a long path southward across fields to Vicarage Wood. A short walk along a twisty, narrow lane took us to more fields as we followed a route to Hallplace Farm, near Little Heath.
Almost doubling back, we re-entered Sulham Wood at the southern end. A woodland path took us gently down hill to a spot where there we many logs and fallen trees at the edge of the wood. A perfect spot for our picnic lunch.
After lunch we crossed fields and the River Pang to reach the hamlet of Tidmarsh. From there we briefly followed the main road and then took a footpath that led us past the Old Rectory and across fields. We crossed the River Pang once more and were back at Pangbourne Moor. From there, we retraced our outward route back to the car park, arriving just before a rain shower. See our route on Google Maps.
After the walk there were cakes, cookies, tea and coffee at the village hall to celebrate our tenth anniversary. We also held our first AGM and elected our new committee. We are now a constituted group within the Ramblers after ten years of operating as a flexi-group.
A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the AGM.
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