Members of the Church took part in the Annual Rotary Umbrella Walk on Saturday 23rd March 2013. It was a five mile circular route starting at the Primary School and heading out of Canonbie towards Rowanburn, down to Rowanburnfoot, along the Liddel to the meeting of the waters and then along the Esk, and back to the Church for soup and cakes. It was cold and windy, there was snow on the ground, but great fun!
The soup lunch raised £115 towards the Malawi Expedition.
Thank you to everyone who walked, to those who baked, to those who made soup, and to the folk who manned the Church.
Here we all are at the start of the walk, outside Canonbie Primary School. There were various group represented including Guides, Brownies, Cubs, and the Church.
and here is Church member Kirsteen and her Dad Brian, who were both walking to raise money for Marie Curie. Brian dressed as a pirate, having been dared to do so by his son! Kirsteen was very brightly arrayed with daffodils. They raised between them £840
It was freezing which made the soup even more welcome! The cakes were fabulous too but it was the opportunity to spend time together after the walk that was best of all so a big thank you to those who had the idea and decided to go-for-it! Genius 🙂