Thursday 7 July 2011

The Salon Summer Trip: Sunday 10th July from 11.30am

Oh, Salonblog readers, I could tell you such a grievous tale of woe, of deadlines and conference papers and weddings, of far too much coffee and far too little exercise (except for ridiculous dancing at weddings): all of which is a prelude to casting myself upon your mercy and confessing that this is a VERY LATE POST INDEED. I cannot apologise enough. I solemnly swear that updates for next year's schedule will be made in a much more timely manner. 

At our last meeting, we discussed a potential Salon Summer Trip; it was subsequently decided that The Salon would go upon a short walking tour of the historic landmarks of Leicester, and we all felt appropriately Victorian and virtuous.  Our final destination will be historic Belgrave Hall and Gardens (http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/museums/belgrave-hall/) where a Scarecrow Festival is being held from 1.00pm-4.00pm. It was further agreed that it would be most unwise to set off on any educational venture without a full stomach.


This Sunday 10th July will therefore mark the first Salon Summer Trip, and we propose to meet at that local landmark, Mrs Bridges' Tea Rooms (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=mrs+bridges+tea+rooms&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=mrs+bridges+tea+rooms&hnear=0x487742ab49b76c73:0x9a151d2a6fb49cb8,Leicester&cid=14833911788967266395), at 11.30am for breakfast. Then, weather permitting, we will walk up to Belgrave Hall Museum and Gardens via the Abbey Pumping Station and Abbey Park.  


The Abbey Pumping Station (http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/museums/abbey-pumping-station/) and Abbey Park (http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/abbey-park/), which contains the ruins of the twelfth-century Leicester Abbey and also of Cavendish House, a seventeenth-century mansion, are within easy walking distance.


As you can see below, the Scarecrow Festival promises refreshments, so there could be cake at the end of our walk! And, of course, scarecrows.
Scarecrow Festival Fun Day
Sunday 10th July
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Belgrave Hall Museum & Gardens
Come along and scare the crows away at this event organised by Girl Guiding Birstall. Includes scarecrows, stalls, refreshments, children's crafts and activities plus a campfire sing song. £2.00 for activities.
We will be walking around Leicester so comfortable footwear may be a good idea, and, of course, you are more than welcome to join us for a short time rather than the whole trip, for whatever part of the day may suit you best.  


Apologies once more for the lateness of this news, but I look forward to seeing those who can make it. I might even be guilt-tripped into buying you cake. But not a scarecrow. Sorry.