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:
Cottrell Park Golf Club, 4th May
8 walkers meet up at Wick Village Hall on a Bank holiday Monday morning and headed off to Cottrell Park Golf club in St Nicholas, met by 5 others who drove directly from Ogmore by Sea, Llantwit Major and Claire’s brother and sister-in-law from Bonvilston.
The plan was to walk the perimeter of the two courses, Macintosh and Button Gwinnett, total distance, just under 6k or 3.6 miles. Meeting in the car park, now numbering 13 in all we started the walk on a track that divides the Mackintosh and Button Gwinnett courses, the two 18-hole golf courses at Cottrell Park.
Button Gwinnett, whose family once lived at Cottrell Park, was one of the fifty-six men who assembled at Philadelphia in 1776 to sign the American Declaration of Independence, thus becoming one of America’s immortals, not bad for a boy from St Nicholas!
Taking the tunnel beneath the St Nicholas to Pendoylan road, we continued our walk along the footpath. Making good progress, we were soon walking through woodland and back to the tunnel, continuing toward the Mackintosh course. By now it was warm with hazy sunshine and the course looking excellent with many golfers out, hopefully enjoying their round!
We were now walking alongside the A48, but not too noisy for a Monday morning, then crossed the road close to the entrance of the golf course and headed through woodland, climbing a steepish hill that finally levelled out, allowing us to enjoy views toward the hillsides above Llantrisant and Talbot Green.
Now descending through more woodland with many different plant species, and some enormous trees, we arrived at the lake and time for the group photo.
Finally, with a steep climb toward the clubhouse, the walk was complete and we headed toward the car park and club house, staying for an hour or so to enjoy a very nice lunch.
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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