United Reformed Church in Cheltenham
Walking Group

Twelve people (and two dogs) took part in the walk on Cleeve Hill, in the winter sunshine and snow, in February, and six people walked in the much warmer and very sunny weather on Crickley Hill in March. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten people (and one dog) took part in the walk around Cranham, in the warm April sunshine, last month.  The panoramic view of Cheltenham and Gloucester on the Severn plain provided a beautiful setting for a tea stop at Rose’s tearooms on the Cotswold Way at Coopers Hill, run by Rosemary Hellerman (Brockworth URC), and was worth the visit.

 

On 21 August five intrepid walkers set out from Winchcombe in the rain on a pilgrimage to St Kenelm’s Well, a holy well connected with the martyred prince, patron saint of the vanished Winchcombe Abbey.  The water in the well is said to have miraculous powers and when we reached the well the rain stopped and the sun came out – a miracle.

 

 

In September six walkers met at the bottom of the Malvern Hills and eventually reached the top of the Beacon and were rewarded with a wonderful 360O panoramic view from Black Mountains in Wales, to the Hills of Shropshire and back round to the Cotswold escarpment; truly a place to enjoy God’s handiwork.