It may have taken a while but finally
we were able to take our seats
in amongst the trees with that master of tales
Allan Davies
Occasionally leaves twirled down from branches
landing on the picnic table and forest floor whilst Allan drew us into his world of stories both ancient and strange.
After an alfresco lunch we walked back from the New Covert, and steeling our nerves we ventured into the open side of Kelmarsh Tunnel
with only the light of glow sticks and the
eerily beautiful flute playing of our Pied Piper to guide us.
You can see / hear part of the story
here, even in the dark, damp tunnel, we were captivated and on the way back out, buoyed up by the experience we tested out or skills as ghosts and ghouls, making as much noise as we could!
We noticed that the trees and bushes were heavy with berries, more red than green, a sign of the winter to come.
This was our final event on the Brampton Valley Way as part of our On the Right Track project. It's been a walk through the seasons that has brought pleasure and new experiences for all who took part.
Back to Books would like to thank Awards For All, Canada Council For the Arts, the Northampton and Lamport Railway, Northamptonshire County Council, Word in Edgeways, Kathy Page, Ros Stoddart, Carole Miles, Andrew Rushton and all our walkers, cyclers, readers, makers and writers for making this such a special project.
We are, however, not quite ready to leave the Valley Way behind us, we have a new project planned and funding secured from Northamptonshire Community Foundation and Midlands Co-operative Society Making a Difference Fund, for the creation of a series of mosaic Way Markers to be sited along the route!
