30.09.2022 Macmillian Day Walk. Cosby to Broughton Astley

It was a bit of a grey day with heavy rain forecast for later. 

At 10. 30 am off we went out of the village and into the country side.

  

Got to get cracking.  Coffee, tea and drinks will be waiting and of course we will no doubt be tempted to a fantastic array of home made cakes. All in aid of Macmillian, the charity which does so much to help the NHS in its fight against cancer.

Farmer getting ready to plant his winter seeds.

Lots to chat about..

Good view of the tractor from a different angle.

Maybe a message to say that we be arriving on time?

We had to have a group photo.

Or two.

Down through the fields with a couple of stiles to negotiate enroute.

In the countryside you can always come across some friendly cows. We hope that by treating them with respect they will keep on doing what they enjoy, eating grass and chewing the cud. That's the plan!

After negotiating the cows in the fields we came across a friendly horse seeking attention.

At Broughton Astley this is the sign we had been looking for.

                                                   

Come on folks, it's all happening in here.

                                       

Wow!

What a marvellous spread - well done to all the cooks.

 

A big thank you to our hostess and host.

An amazing spread, wonderful company and all for a brilliant cause.

We heard that, on the day, the magnificent sum of £500 was raised for Macmillan - superb!

Thank you everybody.

To avoid being drenched in the storm which we could see was on its way, we opted for a bus back to Cosby.

Home just in time!

Walcote to Lutterworth. 23/09/22

 Resume provided by the walk leaders.

Thought we would give you some input about the walk we did….
15 of us started at Walcote village hall car park. 
Walked along the memorial walk between Walcote and Misterton.
Views of Misterton Hall and lake.
Went through Misterton churchyard and across the River Swift.
Through field where cows were kindly laid down.
Under the M1, up the hill, along and into Lutterworth.
Drinks at The Shambles.
Retraced our route towards the M1 but this time walked over the bridge.
Walked down the hill into the cow field where miraculously the cows had vanished.
Back into Misterton and Walcote.

Plenty of photos 

Looks like a great walk.

Just thought that we would sign off with a reminder about next week's Macmillian coffee morning and also the recipe for the cake enjoyed last week which was made by one us as a Macmillan fundraiser.

160g Chopped Dates

185g Dark Brown Sugar

3 Tablespoons Butter

250ml water

Half a teaspoon of Bicarb

1 egg, beaten

60g Chopped Walnuts

300g S R Flour

Bring dates, sugar, butter and water to boil.  Then leave to cool.

Stir in bicarb, egg, walnuts and flour.

Put into a cake tin 23cm X 8cm.  170 - 180deg for 40-45 minutes. 

Leave to cool before cutting and enjoying. 

Big thanks to our brilliant leaders and photographers of the day.