Lunch at The Fountain

Paul Chapman, one of the regular walkers on the Bream Health Walk has sent us this. Sounds as though everyone had a good time.

It was all cheer and bon ami in Parkend's Fountain Inn where the Bream Group met for their Annual lunch.

The Fountain Inn, Parkend

Those wishing to walk arrived at 12:00 and proceeded to walk the Cannop Ponds route along the disused railway bed, now a cycle trail. It was a timed linear walk of 30 minutes returning to the Fountain Inn, I suspect, at a faster rate in anticipation of the impending feast.

Walk leaders Pam Heathcote, Anne McDonald and Len Humphries, accompanied us through the occasional shallow flood, but otherwise it was an exhilarating brisk walk. The adjacent stream which drains nearby Cannop Ponds was running high. Two days later, when my wife Joan, daughter Teena and myself found the same track inundated we had to turn back. The stream was running a very strong current.

The Cycle Trail (above) and the nearby stream

Following the meal, Len thanked everyone for coming and referred to the continued success of the Bream Walking for Health Group with special reference to Barbara, Kim and Graham, the local organisers, for their keen support. 

Finally, the staff at the Fountain received enthusiastic plaudits for the really hard work in producing and serving hot and tasty meals and ensuring the comfort and well-being of everyone. 

Well done all at the Fountain!