Braishfield - Picture Gallery

The following picture galleries show various aspects of village life.
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General Gallery
Farley Walks 2005 to 2010
Village Events


In the beginning .....	Lunch break on Chilbolton meadows	The minibus - always a welcome sight

Climbing up to the Ridgeway	Crofton Windmill	St Katharine's Savernake did us proud

Waiting for the minibus at Uffington	Typical lunch selection	A Thames lock

Down the hill to Chipping Camden	Lunch on the green - Upper Quinton	Queing to cross a stile

Will it fit ?	Shall I ?	Dinner at Christ Church College

Not all walking was in the countryside	- but the best bits were	The end in sight - of year 1


The week began up the beautiful Dove Dale	The much admired and prolific orchids	Well Dressing at Middleton

The coach arrives after its adventure down narrow lanes and a low bridge	The Garland King at Castleton	Maypole dancing at Castleton

An uphill stroll by the Ladybower, Derwent & Howden reservoirs	The Dam Busters used Derwent dam for practice as it resembled the German dams	Well stretched on the way up Howden Moor

We all arrived safely	Standledge canal and rail tunnel	Luckily no sound to this as the group tries to sing "On Ilkley Moor B'tat"

Bolton Abbey	Is there room ?	Brimham Rocks

The destination - Fountains Abbey	A well earned cream tea	15th century misericord - Ripon Cathedral


The warm up walk to Malham Tarn	The following day - climbing out of the Nidderdale valley	Carlton Moor - heather and deep bogs

Crossing stiles could take up to 15 mins	Aysgarth Falls - probably different in the winter rains	Yes it does rain sometimes

Are red squirrels that vicious !	They were always hopeful of good weather	Great Dun Fell

Dropping down into the Tees valley - no slip ups	You have to wait for the coach somewhere	Hadrians Wall path can go up and down a bit.....

.....but the scenery is breathtaking	Group shot at Housesteads	Jimmy always finds us

Durham Cathedral from the boat	Dinner at St Bedes College, Durham	Reserved for Lindisfarne picture


Iain - we made in time for the boat trip at Seahouses	On the way to the Farne Islands	The noise and smell was all pervading

On St Cuthbert's Way east of Wooler	To Scotland from Hethpool to Kirk Yetholm	England welcomed us but Scotlands was missing

A lone piper greeted us to Scotland	Walking up Crookedshaw Hill - magnificant Cheviots scenery	The Three Brethren cairns at the start of the Old Drove Road on the Southern Uplands Way

A sculpture by Matt Bakeron the shore of St Mary's Loch	Statue to James Hogg (poet)	Coaches did not normally venture this far into the Southern Uplands

Beautiful scenery on the way to Craigbeck	Jimmy can walk	Lanark World Heritage Cotton Mill

Glasgow - the end point of this years walk	Dinner and reception at the Burrell Collection	The entertainment committee


On the West Highland Way towards the Khyber Pass !	And this is only the beginning of the day	Some made it to the top quicker than others

All made it in the end	Jimmy's BBQ on the banks of Loch Lomond	The Walter Scott

The welcome to Dalmally	Appetites needed feeding with lamb and..	Two pavlovas !

Motivating the troops to greater efforts	As he knew the rain was coming	Iain knew he would be useful one day

The lunch line up on Loch Buie	The view from Malcolm's Point	The poet at work

Dressing appropriately for Iona	Boarding the ferry to Iona	Nearly there

The Abbey on Iona - the final destination	Fingal's Cave	And so the long journey home begins


Ready to go - pity about the weather	Ringing the Dedham bells to indicate end of tours for the day	Flatford Mill - without haywain

Single file makes for a long line	A typical church tower of East Anglia	Waiting for a field water spray to pass

Tranquility at the Maltings quay	Walberswick to Southwold - the easy route for the walkers	Southwold Jack based on 15C soldier of the House of York

The unique Doom painting at Wenhaston Church	The splendid feast that was provided Wendy Graham's family	Bruce suffers in the English summer

Windmill on the river Yare	The Southern Belle	Relaxing on the Southern Belle to Norwich

The walkers	Walking around Blickling Hall lake	At last the north coast - Cromer

Jimmy's tea was not a mirage at the end	Iain after his role as Mister Magnolia and his one boot	The Last Supper in the Old Library, Emmanuel


The Flower arrangements	Some of the Vegetables	Maggie in bloom

Sylvia Watts received three awards from Franziska Clifton - Watkins, Bacon & Braishfield Horticultural Fuschia Cups	Ron Watts also got in on the act with the King Cup	Ian Ross ( and assistant ) received the Attlee & Bartlem Cups and the President's Challenge Salver

Denise Bright received the Dawkins & Vine Cups	Maggie Batchelor & Hazel Prince share the Braishfield Parish Council Cup	Carole Renvoize and The Girlie Old Cup

Charlie Gardiner and the Ron Hodgson Cup	Helen North and the Hebblewaite Cup	Steven Smith and the Vine Trophy

Practice makes perfect	The URC and a blaze of colour	No place for the Priest


George measures up	The gathering	How wide or tall is the equipment

The tape is cut	More happiness	Clambering over the pull-up frame

Not quite the way the signs indicated	All posing for...	That was how the Romsey Advertiser picture was taked

All ages can use the equipment	Some boys cannot stop themselves	Making it look easy