- Date: 16 July 2025
- Location: QE2 Country Park
80th Birthday Party
This was based near Juniper Car Park in Queen Elizabeth Country Park on a glorious sunny day. Those who wished to follow Anne on a ramble around the park met in the early afternoon. They walked around the outside of the park, dropping down to the Centre and climbing back up to the top of the park.
In the meantime, those who preferred a quieter afternoon brought their chairs across the grass to a shady patch out of the sun. Eventually around 30 ramblers were grouped together, enjoying each other’s company and looking forward to the food. Everyone had brought a contribution with them – sandwiches, quiches, cheese and pineapple, sausages to just mention a few of the items on the table. This was then supplemented with fruit and cake. What a feast!
Then it was time to cut the cake (which had a photo of the Heath on it) for those who are, or will be, 80 this year. It shows that rambling keeps you young. Five of a potential group of six arranged themselves around the cake as we sang Happy Birthday. It was then distributed to all.
The afternoon meandered on in a relaxed manner, until it was time to pack up and go. To be repeated in some format next year.
Author and Photographer: Lynne Burge