It’s always heart warming to rock up at The Old Smithy in Church Lawford to meet up with fellow peripatetic old codgers (9 of us this time). But this month’s walk was not a normal one in three ways. Firstly a shock to the natural progress of time. Secondly a drop in the MMI. AndContinue reading “Walking the Lawfords”
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Exploring Lichfield
At 9.01am on Tuesday, 17th June, our luxury coach pulled away from St Paul’s for the start of a great day out. The coach was filled with 36 guests, many of which had never been to the Staffordshire city of Lichfield before. Conversations broke out with people catching up with friends. The most common themeContinue reading “Exploring Lichfield”
Visit To The Midlands Air Museum
The Mirth Main Event for May was a trip to the above museum, located near Baginton, just outside Coventry. After a very convivial lunch at the Baginton Oak nearby, some twenty Mirthers enjoyed a tour of the museum, with its extensive collection of aircraft, engines, artifacts and memorabilia. Our two tour guides were very friendlyContinue reading “Visit To The Midlands Air Museum”
A walk in the Warwickshire Countryside
Ten men gathered on the outskirts of Wappenbury for the start of a beautiful walk. The sky was blue and cloudless and the temperature was soon well over 20 degrees. The walk was along country lanes and public footpaths that weaved through the villages of Wappenbury, Eathorpe and Hunningham. Richard paused the walk on aContinue reading “A walk in the Warwickshire Countryside”
Visit to the Guide Dogs Centre
Twenty of us drove the three miles south from a good lunch at The Heathcote to the Guide Dogs for the Blind National Centre, south of Leamington near Oakley Wood. This is the largest dog breeding centre in the world – yes! In the world! (Who knew??). they have room to breed up to 1,500Continue reading “Visit to the Guide Dogs Centre”
Welcome Hills Walk
A couple of innovations were tried in this week’s MIRTH walk. The first was the staggered start. Not entirely successful, but at least we were all together by the time we reached the steeper part of the hill up from Stratford-upon-Avon to the Welcome Hills. Our objective? The famous Welcome Hills Obelisk. Yes – theContinue reading “Welcome Hills Walk”
Finding (& keeping faith ) in a bad world.
Chris McKeogh visited MIRTH for a third time in 8 years to share insights into his life, faith and career. Today Chris provides consultancy advice to a range of governments including the UK and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on how to develop policing and manage high level risks including terrorism. During a fascinating talk ChrisContinue reading “Finding (& keeping faith ) in a bad world.”
A Spring walk in the park
There were 8 of us on the MIRTH walk this month. We walked through the Parks of Leamington. The spring flowers are emerging and made a cheerful display along the way. You can walk from Newbold Comyn to Jephson Gardens then cross the road to Pump Room Gardens before arriving in Victoria Park. The roundContinue reading “A Spring walk in the park”
The Shetland Bus
Long standing MIRTH member Paul Davison delivered a fascinating talk on “The Shetland Bus”. In April of 1940 Germany invaded Norway to help secure the supply route of iron ore that was vital to the war. The King of Norway refused to surrender. After leaving Oslo and heading North he was together with key membersContinue reading “The Shetland Bus”
Walk around Whitnash
This month’s walk was around Whitnash and Leamington. Starting at the Plough & Harrow pub. We passed the centuries-old St Margaret’s Church. We continued through a large recreation ground before finding ourselves back in Leamington Spa. As often in the winter months, we explored using paved paths rather than muddy tracks. We were passed byContinue reading “Walk around Whitnash”
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