A Grand Union of Three Counties
22nd July 2023

Hello Everyone

First, a very warm welcome to new Associate member Nicky Cahuac, We look forward to meeting you on one of our group walks or challenge events.

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Northern Adventure Part 4 Stevenage to Biggleswade - Saturday 18th July
14 walkers joined Jerome for his 18 mile joint BBN, London and Essex & Herts walk, with Dee being the sole BBNer - she did go on to enjoy coffee and cake with Alan following his FB offer. And she is in the first photo! Photos

Our next social walks
Thursday 6th August - North Chiltern Trail - Herts Section Taster
14½ miles. If you can’t make Terry’s walk on Saturday 12th September, or you don’t fancy walking 21 miles (The Walk That Chris Wanted To Do - Part 1), then this might be for you! This walk uses sections of the Hertfordshire section of the North Chiltern Trail, starting from Great Offley, taking in Mangrove Green, Cockenhoe, morning break at Breachwood Green (5 miles), Whitwell, lunch break at St Pauls Walden (9 miles)  (pub tbc), Preston and back to Great Offley. The undulating route, with extensive views on good paths/tracks and no stiles, crosses the River Mimram valley twice, passes St Pauls Waldenbury, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and St Pauls Walden church. The walk is also great for plane spotters as planes are ever present either taking off or just about to land at Luton airport! There is some walking on generally quiet minor roads, Dogs on short leads for the whole walk are welcome.
Leader: Terry Brown 01462 631057 / 07932 627476 teresabrown3891@gmail.com

Saturday 8th August - Chefs' Choices in the Chilterns
Join celebratory chefs Norman***Ramsay and Nigella Bunker for a 13½ mile walk in the Chilterns. Start: 8.30am from Pitstone Memorial Hall, Vicarage Road, Pitstone LU7 9EY. Build up an appetite and after the walk sample the delicious cakes at the Curiositea Tea Rooms. Please let Norman know if you plan to come along so he can let the café have an idea of numbers. For further details please contact Norman on 01908 608667. E: normancorrin@gmail.com M: 07980 378656.
Leaders: Norman***Ramsay T: 01908 608667 / M: 07980 378656 on the day and Nigella Bunker (M: 07790 976090 on the day).

Wednesday 19th/Sunday 23rd August – BBN Holiday Trip to Weymouth

Full details of all our future social walks and challenge events can be found on the BBN website Our Walks

Gardening requires a lot of water ....
Most of it in the form of perspiration.
At a marriage guidance session, the counsellor asked the husband to name his wife’s favourite flower……
He leant towards to his wife "It's self-raising, isn't it?"
I’m absolutely furious with our next door neighbour who sunbathes in her garden in the nude .....
My husband is on the fence.
What do you call two rows of vegetables?
A duel cabbage way.
What is small, red and whispers?
A horseradish.
Why doesn’t Elton John like Iceberg lettuce?
He's more of a Rocket Man.

Gill Bunker
bbn.secretary@ldwa.org.uk


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