1st Bletchley Amicus

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I can’t think of anything I’d rather do on a cold, dark, damp evening than go Orienteering (not!) but there’s no arguing with the Amicus Calendar, so we this week that’s exactly what we did.  We split into two teams and set off on the circular walk around Bow Brickhill – both teams leaving at the same time, with the same map, but heading in opposite directions.  The hope was that we’d meet up about half way round.  Each team had to take a bearing at a predetermined location, with points awarded to correct recordings, and the fastest team back.

We met about three quarters of the way round, so one team was feeling more smug than the other.  But as we progressed around the final quarter, we realised that we’d had it easy until then (but we still won).  There was a mild asthma attack, a few slips in the mud and Jake acting as bear bait to keep Yolanda safe from all the Bow Brickhill bears – take a look at the pictures and see for yourself:

Well done to Nick & Yolanda for an excellent evening.  We didn’t lose anyone through injury or poor map reading, which is always a bonus.

Bonfire & Firework Party

It’s not often that we meet twice in one week (unless it involves an Ikea breakfast) but this week was one of those rare occasions as we met at the Sellers’ allotment for our Bonfire & Firework party.  I’m not a massive fan of fireworks but we got a great deal from Morrisons, and still have a ton of them left.  For me the bonfire is the attraction (and the food!) – there’s something very manly and mesmerising about a bonfire – perhaps it’s a caveman thing.

It was a great team effort with Douglas & Robert acting as bonfire feeders extraordinaire, Andrew & David managing the firework display and Jane magically providing food and drinks.  We had a better turnout from Amicus than FBI or the Thursday Home Group, but it was a great night!  Huge thanks to Jane & Douglas…  If you weren’t able to make it, take a look at the photos below and see what you missed!

Congratulations to Flic who passed her driving test today!

Next Week: Quasar – details will be emailed on Monday.