The Next Walks:
Meet: Wick Village Hall at 9.50 for 10.00 start, unless otherwise stated
Walk Details: Members are notified by email.
Dates: Confirmed walk dates/time, leader and anticipated walk distance are shown below:
Walk Schedule:
The Previous Walk:
St Fagans, 4th April
Five of us met at the Hall and made our way to St Fagans, parking in the car park behind the Old Post. We entered the gardens of St Fagans House via the little wrought iron turnstile and spent a good hour wandering through the magnificent gardens, visiting the old woollen mill on our way, which had been transported all the way from Llanwrtyd Wells with Dewi Jones hard at work spinning his yarn.
We exited via the main entrance and were immediately confronted by hordes of visitors. We returned to the church then took a footpath to the north of the village which brought us out into an open field overlooking the beautiful cricket ground.
Here we stopped on a low ridge to learn about the battle of St Fagans which took place in front of us on 8th May 1648. This was a battle in the second English Civil War between some Royalist forces led by Rowland Laugharne and the Parliamentarian forces led by Thomas Horton. The Royalists were defeated losing many men killed or captured. Cromwell subsequently arrived with more men and helped to take part in the eventual capture of Tenby Castle and Pembroke Castle. This effectively put an end to any further Welsh uprisings!
Continuing our walk we went to the end of the sports fields where Phil once played football, and took a path back across fields and eventually back to our car. We then enjoyed some much needed sustenance in the Old Post before returning home.
Total distance about 4 miles and the weather remained dry throughout.
Wick Wanderers 20th Anniversary
Wick Wanderers celebrated their 20th anniversary on Sunday 22nd February.
Nearly 30 members took part in an anniversary walk to mark the occasion, which retraced the inaugural walk from 2006. Several members of the original walking group are still members some 20 years later and took part in the event, as well as others who were unable to take part in the walk, but joined as special guests later on.
Before setting off on the walk, a photo was taken outside Wick Village Hall, which has been the traditional starting point of all walks and this replicated the photo taken on the original walk. The walk was approximately 3 miles, mostly on road due to the weather conditions, however the group did have to contend with some flooded areas en-route.
The enjoyable walk was followed by well-deserved refreshments of coffee/tea and cakes hosted at Wick’s own coffee house – The Nook. Delicious anniversary cupcakes were supplied by Chrissie’s Cakes & Bakes based in Porthcawl.
The event also collected funds for the Wales Air Ambulance by member donations, as well as a raffle, where a total of just under £225 was raised.
Wick Wanderers currently have 50 members from Wick and the surrounding areas of St Brides Major, Ogmore by Sea, Llantwit Major and Bridgend and walk around 3 times a month in local areas and sometimes further afield.
More details can be found on www.wickwanderers.com.
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