Successes
Coach Outing to Bath
We had a very misty
start to the day for the coach trip on 12th October to
Bath, but by the time we arrived there at 10.30am the mist had
cleared and we had lovely sunshine for the rest of the day.
After a cup of coffee, I decided to do a tour of Bath on an open
top (hop on hop off) bus. Bath is a beautiful city with
magnificent Georgian architecture, I saw the Royal Crescent, the
Circus, Pulteney Bridge (only one of two bridges with shops on
either side). After lunch, I visited the wonderfully
preserved Roman Baths and the lovely Royal Victoria Park beside the
river Avon. Then it was time to hop on the bus to the coach
park and set off home. All in all a very interesting and
enjoyable day.
Jean Carter
Clic Sargent Abseil
What a difference a day makes! Saturday 21 June
was damp, misty and overcast as our four volunteers from the Branch
arrived at Guy’s Hospital to run the check-in desk. The top
of the tower could not be seen as the first abseilers arrived about
10.00am. However by the time they had been through their
introduction, the sky had cleared and the rope hung down the 460ft
drop at the side of the tower. Some descending very slowly,
taking 20-25 minutes to reach the bottom. One action man came
down in about 5 minutes, more like a zip wire. It was a great
surprise to us all when a Cockerel and a Gorilla arrived to take up
the challenge, what great sports the two ladies were who did the
abseil in their costumes (see top photo). All in all the day
was a great success. (Bottom photo is of Vernon Elmes,
Branch President, with Jenny Webb from CLIC Sargent.)
On Sunday 22 June the sun
was shining as our four volunteers arrived to run the desk.
All the abseilers arrived ready to take the plunge, so to speak,
and it was just a matter of waiting for the right time.
However, although the sun was out it was blowing a gale and to
everyone’s great disappointment at about 12.30pm the organisers had
to cancel the event for safety reasons. It is hoped that the
event can be re-arranged, but it is very involved and time slots
are difficult to obtain, so it is doubtful. It was a very
disappointing outcome for everyone. Vernon Elmes