{"id":7330,"date":"2023-07-18T17:58:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7330"},"modified":"2024-06-28T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:17:16","slug":"50th-anniversary-picnic-a-wonderful-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7330","title":{"rendered":"REPORT 50th Anniversary Picnic &#8211; A wonderful day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>50th Anniversary Picnic Walk&nbsp;15<sup>th<\/sup> July 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-11.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A wonderful cake! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 15th&nbsp;July dawned with glowering, stormy skies but the weather didn&#8217;t deter fifty nine walkers from joining a variety of walks for the 50th anniversary picnic event at Lyme Park.&nbsp;The&nbsp;walkers arrived for lunch at Lyme Park just as the sun came out. It was a welcome relief to see the sun, which dried out boots, coats and rucksacks; it proved a short reprieve from the torrential rain we&#8217;d&nbsp;experienced earlier&nbsp;in&nbsp;the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-12-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Stormy Skies!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-13.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ralph Atherton organised a quite splendid birthday cake! Graham Bothwell, a member of the inaugural group of Ramblers who met to form the group in 1973, did the honours and cut the first slice and Gina Thompson, who had arrived early to set the room up, ensured everyone had a piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Great job Gina!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-14-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-14-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-14-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-14-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-14.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Roger Fielding had created a wonderful slideshow of music and photographs which reflected the huge variety of walks we&#8217;ve enjoyed over the years. We were all keen to spot friends, past and present,&nbsp;whilst we enjoyed our picnics. The slideshow can be found on the ECR website on the photos tab or you can access it by clicking <a href=\"50th%20Anniversary%20Picnic%20Walk.docx\">SLIDESHOW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-8-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-8-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-8-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-8-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-8.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After&nbsp;lunch the walkers set off for the final leg of their respective walks, led by Anne Ball (long), Melanie Davy&nbsp;(Medium), Maggie Swindells (Short) and Jane Gay (Wanderer).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-9.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of this special occasion, the second of our 50th anniversary programme, was due to the hard work and commitment of a small group of people. On behalf of ECR I&#8217;d like to thank Anne Ball, Jane and Frank Gay, Gina Thompson, Melanie Davy, Roger Fielding and Steve Hull for all the time they&#8217;ve freely given to secure the success of this event. Steve Hull particularly played a major role, liaising&nbsp;with Lyme Park and keeping track of all necessary&nbsp;planning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-10.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our next event is an Afternoon Tea for East Cheshire Ramblers\u2019&nbsp;Volunteers. The event is free and takes place at 2.00pm&nbsp;on Saturday 12th August at Mottram St Andrew Village Hall. Please RSVP Gina Thompson if you wish to attend gthompemail@gmail.com 07843 914886.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Picnic-Photos-5-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50th Anniversary Picnic Walk&nbsp;15th July 2023 Saturday 15th&nbsp;July dawned with glowering, stormy skies but the weather didn&#8217;t deter fifty nine walkers from joining a variety of walks for the 50th anniversary picnic event at Lyme Park.&nbsp;The&nbsp;walkers arrived for lunch at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7330\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7330"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7367,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7330\/revisions\/7367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}