Strollers Social Walking Group – March report

Four of us brave souls put our trust in Jean, despite the weather forecast, to lead us safely to the Old Cemetery at Teignmouth. Jean and other volunteers do sterling work keeping the whole site as clear and accessible as possible. She’s also a mine of information about the people buried there.

She’s not to be trusted where the weather is concerned, though, and after an hour the rain started. We ignored it. After a few minutes we took shelter. After quarter of an hour it was obvious that it wasn’t going to stop, and we decided to walk down into town, in limited visibility and accompanied by torrents of water rushing in the same direction.

We found solace in the Alice Cross Centre, where hot drinks and a large variety of food was available, and somewhat invigorated we went to get the bus back to Dawlish. Typically, the rain had stopped by now, and all we had left to do was get home and wring ourselves out.

Michael Heyden