Keen readers of the newsletter will recall Stephen Feber’s (he re-appeared for training on Tuesday) piece about Professor Rob Coombs inability to come to terms with the technology of the gate between Styal Mill and Norcliffe Chapel. Simon Fenton has also had problems there. Having joined a breakaway group taking the (shorter) top path from the club he was left behind by the rest of his ‘friends’.
The main Sunday group found Simon alone, meandering aimlessly in the field next to the gate. Apparently he runs with the key to his precious hairdresser’s car in hand. As, in haste, he closed the gate in pursuit of his ‘friends’ the key took flight. Ten minutes of random searching by ten athletes failed to find the fob. Professor Coombs then organised a systematic combing of the area but without success. Lawyer Rob Dunkley, who by now had almost recovered from running up the Mill hill, then staged a re-enactment using a stone as the substitute for the fob. This was partly successful as we managed to find the stone, but sadly not the fob.
Simon returned to the search on Sunday afternoon and Tony allowed an interruption of the following Tuesday’s training but to no avail.
Headline courtesy of Pete Nelson.