Jenny Weatherill set up our Yorkley walk in May 2012. For some 80 weeks 25 or so walkers have met every Wednesday at Yorkley Village Hall, known locally as the Green Hut. (Thats over 2000 individual walks!)
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| A sunny start to an October walk from the Green Hut |
The hall closed down at the end of the year because the Hall Management Committee have won £500,000 of Lottery funding to demolish it and build a new, purpose built hall. More details about this are on their website here
http://www.communitycentreyorkley.co.uk . This has meant that Jenny and her walkers have had to find an alternative venue nearby. The Yorkley Star Cricket Club came to the rescue by offering their lovely pavilion - much more than a shed!
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| Yorkley Star Cricket Club |
Jenny was really worried that the change of venue would mean that some walkers may no longer come along. Also, a very small cricket pavilion with two changing rooms (home and visitors), a couple of loos, and an urn do not offer quite the same space and facilitates as the Green Hut, however old, cold and leaky it was. Not one to be daunted, Jenny set about cleaning the pavilion, persuading the cricket club guys to dispose of bits of kit that was no longer used, scrubbed it from top to bottom, borrowed a couple of tables and some heaters. She collected together lots of mugs for tea and coffees - though some may say that 70 is rather too many!
As you can see, Jenny's efforts were well rewarded both in terms of the number of walkers (25) and how well everyone made themselves at home in the changing rooms! No worries!
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| Gathering for the walk |
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| The 'home' dressing room - complete with table cloths and flowers! |
One other thought. The slightly fuzzy photo below shows Jenny and the band of men she gets to make the tea and coffee and wash up for all the walkers. You might say 'why aren't they walking too?' but we think they are doing a sterling job. Thanks guys!
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