On Wednesday 8th March some of our members met at Shenstone Station for our planned walk along one of the Heritage Trails.
Unfortunately, due to unexpected cold, snowy weather, we had to cut out part of the walk which included Lammas, Bourne Brook, the Shining Stone sculpture and the woodland carvings.
We decided to go straight to the recently reconstructed Old Tower where we were meeting a few volunteers who had kindly agreed to give us a guided tour and a brief history.
It was extremely interesting to see the work that has been done. The renovation was made possible by money raised by Friends of Shenstone Tower Trustees who worked with Historic England.
After our tour of the Tower, we made our way to the Library Community Cafe where staff had kindly kept open to provide us with very welcome refreshments.
Please look at the accompanying photographs which give an excellent account of the day. There had to be a bit of re-jigging with times etc., but it wasn't a complete disaster and I was delighted to see so many people turn up.
For those who would like to visit again, the Tower is open every first Saturday in the month where volunteers will show you round and take you onto the roof.
Because this event was sadly cut short and some members were unable to attend, we will arrange to do it again later in the year when the weather is a bit kinder.
Eileen