Sycamore Day Centre Annual Outing 2005

Annual Outing 2005

Wednesday 17th August

Originally we had planned a longer journey to the Lake District but on the morning of the trip the weather was in a way fantastic but very warm.
In light of this we revised our travel plans as several people were not keen on a long journey in the mini-bus including myself.

A quick ring round on the telephone produced a yes to having lunch at Owens.

Set off at 11.15 in glorious sunshine and arrived at 11.30. Settled down to a relaxed lunch with fantastic food (as it ALWAYS is) with puddings as well.
We went back to Sycamore Close at 1.45pm to drop off Frances who had an opticians appointment and then went over Askrigg moor into Swaledale. This time we went into the Community Orchard Gardens at Hudson House Enterprise Centre.

Tea and ice-cream were the order of the afternoon from the ice-cream parlour across the road. The staff were very helpful and allowed us to take the tea and crockery into the community gardens.

John the bus driver got chatting to some volunteers and they said that we could take a picnic into the gardens if we wanted to as long as we took all our rubbish away.
We think it would be a great place for a picnic, plenty of seating, a nice big apple tree to sit under, level paths or there is also a ramp. So watch this space picnic here we come.

More pleasure was to come on the journey home. We travelled back via Redmire moor. The sun was still shining and what spectacular scenery. The heather was at its absolute peak. Glorious!

• Raydale Preserves 2005