What a brilliant night!! Everyone had fun and I banked £221.60 in total!! Thanks so much.

Friday I was hit by the dreaded flu bug and by Sunday I was really wondering if I was every going to survive the evening, so dosed up with as many remedies as I dared take together I ploughed into organising a very hectic event!! With a few teams dropped out due to other commitments and illness we had 9 teams which on reflection was probably enough anyway, but it was still a bit of a logistical nightmare as the games were very difficult to predict the length of time they would take and each game varied, but everyone seemed happy to just go with the flow and enjoy themselves. The Games Challenge was a Tie between Claire's and Adie's team, the Quiz was won by Karen's team with Hetty's team a close second and the team name winners were 'The Mutley Crew' and a very motley crew they are too.

The food was fantastic so a big thank you to Steve and Claire, also thanks to Great Western Wines for their contribution to the prizes and Tesco for a raffle prize.

Sorry there aren't more pictures but I put my camera down and forgot where I'd left it!!! Need a new brain I think. I'm going to bed now to sleep for the rest of the week!!

Thanks again to everyone that contributed including some of the teams that couldn't make it but made a contribution anyway. Hmmm what to organise next?

Pub Games Challenge is this evening so I won't be doing the Blog properly until tomorrow, then I should have lots of photos and a winning announcement!!

Please visit my Blog again tomorrow evening.

Wow! what an amazing response to the Pub Games Challenge 15 teams to date. GAME ON!

 

Out with a very Motley Crew today, caught the train from Keynsham to Bradford-on-Avon, a walk along the canal to Avoncliff and back to Bradford-on-Avon via the river, then up the very steep side of the town for some fantastic views and a bit of practise up lots of steps!! Think there might be a few more on The Great Wall of China!

 Stopped at Avoncliff for a cup of coffee (I know a lot of you will be thinking bet it was a pint in The Cross Guns really!!) in the café. Although it was a bit overcast there was a hint of spring in the air with the birds competing to be the loudest singers and a tiny hint of green shoots showing through on the trees and hedgerows.


Bradford-on-Avon is a lovely little town with some really old buildings including the tiniest Chapel I think I have ever seen teetering on the edge of the hill you have to wonder how they ever managed to build them in such precarious places and why!

Found a very quirky little Coffee Shop run by an equally quirky man in a very crumpled t-shirt, everything was very thread bare and a little tatty round the edges but the food and drinks were great and although it was like being in a time warp the oddest thing of all was in the grate there was a Tablet with a picture of a log fire complete with moving flames and a crackling fire sound track!!! The more I think about it the odder it seems, think I'll have to go back just to check I didn't imagine it all!!!

 

 

The swans performed for us with a lovely display of circling each other with their wings cupped, stunning wonder if they knew it was St Valentine's Day yesterday!

 

I will be organising some Flower Demonstrations in March hopefully one at Bathampton and one at Keynsham.

April will be an Auction and dancing.

Thanks to everyone for all your support so far, keep it up!!

 

 



Fabulous walking weather today. This is the view across Weston towards Bath from the Cotswold Way on route to Kelston Round Hill.

 

Walking buddies Barney and Archie in the back of the car after our lovely walk up towards Kelston Round Hill they really get on well but Archie's not quite as fit and energetic as Barney, I think Barney would have gone round again!

 

 

 

 

 

Just had to photograph this fallen tree, looks a bit like a giant Stick Insect!!! The views from the footpath are spectacular, you can see for miles right across Bath, towards the Mendips and over to Lansdown. Everything is starting to show signs of spring from the Catkins on the Hazel to the clumps Snowdrops growing under the hedgerows, the birds are getting frisky too.

 

 

 

 

So once we're home Barney is still full of energy decides my slipper will make a good toy to play with in the garden!!!! I'd already rescued a boot, a shoe and a towel, he just loves carrying things out to the garden so I've got to go and retrieve them, am I missing something here, I thought HE was supposed to be the retriever! guess no-one told Barney that.

 

 

 

 

 

Pub Games night is proving really popular several teams have already registered. It's going to be a great night and spectators are welcome too. There will be lots of opportunities to add to my fundraising so make sure you bring lots of cash with you. There will be lots of different games and each team can choose 6 to compete in.

There will also be a raffle and Claire and Steve are supplying hot food. Looking forward to some fun and games.

A very big thank you to Su and Marcus for a fabulous evening with their great friends and neighbours, lots more money raised for Dorothy House.



A really lovely informal gathering hosted by Su and Marcus to help raise some money for my Trek. Good food, nice refreshments and above all great company.

 

The evenings entertainment courtesy of Marcus and Steve, all I can say Marcus is I'm glad you friend had a 'Detached Retina' and not something more personal!!!!

 

Steve is sitting on his instrument! it was really quite fascinating listening to the music he could make from a 'box'. He even accompanied Marcus with a song he had never even heard before let alone practised.

 

Donations were all very generous so again thank you all a very much appreciated boost to the funds.

 

 

Lots of interest for the Pubs Games Challenge so looks as if it will be a really fun evening. Be for-warned I will be fining people for bad language, cheating and any other inappropriate behaviour!

 

Don't forget to register as soon as possible so get your teams together, you will be able to choose 6 games to compete in and you can use your best players for each game. It will be a great night so get picking!

 

Get your heads together and come up with a really good team name, not too rude please!! we'll be looking for originality and amusement. These will be judged on the night so you don't have to have your team name to register.

 

Got a bit of leg work to do this week going to beg for some good prizes for the winning team and team name, maybe a booby prize or two as well. Any suggestions or donations please let me know.

 

It has amazed me since I started telling everyone I was going to do this challenge how many people have, or knows someone who has done similar challenges on The Great Wall, all say it is quite difficult but very rewarding and China is an amazing country.

 

It's only 6 months until we do our training weekend, 3 peaks in 2 days! Lots of hill to climb before then.