southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Avening figure of eight Saturday 14 January 2012

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	27 of us set off
	Through Avening churchyard
	On a cold and frosty morning
	Could this be the real winter?
	John, our leader, demonstrates how NOT to hold a stick when crossing a stile
	A load of old bull
	We set off through West End
	And the meadow at the end
	Very icy down here
	Bernard helps Anne to backmark
	Mike "pacerpoles" to the front to snap our leaders
	And some fast women
	Everyone overtakes Mike again
	What's Bernard up to?
	Supplying John with waymark, hammer and nails to replace a missing one
	John sets a fine example of good posture
	Across the fields
	Beautiful at any time of year
	Upper Barton End
	Not so lovely for ducks
	Enid gets first pick of John's cake - there's enough for everyone
	We continue
	Through Chavenage Green
	Les has taken over the role of assistant backmarker
A large ancient stone stile
A whole field of black sheep
We retrace our steps through the churchyard
Passing the cross with its new carvings.
Well worth a look. Some walkers continue their walk in the afternoon
Walking across Minchinhampton Golf Course
Over a stile
Stone stile when leaving the Golf Course
Approaching Avening
Over another stile and into rough ground
Happy Group arrive back into Avening
Morning photos and captions from Mike, afternoon ones thanks to Bernard
	As you can see, we thoroughly enjoy getting to know the South Cotswolds. We try to keep fit and succeed in having a good old chat. If you are interested in coming with us,see our Led Walks Programme and ring the leader if you have any questions about a particular walk. After two or three walks we hope you will then want to join the group as part of the Ramblers.