16 February (Part 1) - Lesnes Abbey. Rain stopped play
Bexley
council has been advertising that it would be running an information session at
Lesnes Abbey this afternoon. It’s two minutes walk from home, well maybe three
as my speed on hills declines and when I arrived just before 1:30 the
cancellation notices were being prepared for display.
The weather forecast had promised rain. The BBC was saying for London, “rain
will spread slowly from the west from late morning, reaching the east coast of
Kent by late afternoon, and beginning to clear from the west by evening.” As
usual they were wrong, it’s now 14:50 and there is no ‘precipitation within sight’.
But nevertheless it not unreasonably persuaded Bexley’s staff to call the whole thing off.
Not
quite the whole thing, they are coming back on Friday equipped with a marquee and contrary to what
Bexley’s website is currently showing, it will be erected in
the children’s playground 150 yards to the east.
The BBC is currently forecasting a dry and occasionally sunny day. Probably that
will be wrong as well.
The picture is of Bexley’s helpful young lady, Jeanette, and a fellow regular Lesnes
walker who would probably prefer to remain anonymous.
Note: It began to rain at three o’clock.