Today four of us went to Dunham and with John Mann (warden) edged a 100m section of Charcoal Drive near the house. We have done this job periodically over the past few years but the grass/soil soon spreads back over the road surface and we often had to cut back six inches of growth to reach the original kerb. The park was thronging with people all day and it felt good to be working in the public eye.Where was everybody else? You all missed a good workout in the "green gym" and a spectacular motorbike procession:
At 14.00 the tranquillity was broken by the sound of 300 revving engines as bikers appeared at Charcoal Lodge, drove slowly up the drive and parked near the house. The occasion was the Bike & Bikers' Blessing, now in its third year. A fifteen minute remembrance service - broadcast over a PA system from a makeshift platform - saluted fallen bikers and gave the Lord's blessing to the assembled crowd for their adventures this year on the Open Road. The bikes looked magnificent, especially the Harley Davidsons with their immaculate paintwork and gleaming chrome - clearly their owners' pride and joy. After the service the bikers roared off to Dunham Village for the blessing as they rode past the church.
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