DARK PEAK MEMORIALS
2020 Update
Roger has now spoken to Erick’s family and they have decided to decline the offer of a memorial seat so this project is now not going ahead.Colin’s walk is still to go ahead as suggested.
RAH 25/11/19
I have got in hand
memorials to Colin Henson and Eric Mitchell.
The one to Eric will
take the form of a seat to be sited on Corbar hill which overlooks
Buxton and is just above his house and on the route of his daily
walk/ run. I will construct the seat , having had two Stainless
frames to support and the seat from a single thick board of seasoned
elm. I will erect the seat with the assistance of Bob Marsden. As our
past life club president how do we feel about asking the club to pay
costs.
Secondly , Colin
Henson on Monday 18th May 2020 which is his birthday I
will lead a walk from Gt Longstone to Minninglow in the Peak. It had
been Colin’s intention to organise and lead the walk in memory of
his youngest son whose ashes were spread there. He had been a keen
amateur archaeologist and the site is an ancient burial mound. In due
course before Colin could organise the walk he became too ill and
died and both his and wife Sylvia have their ashes there. If there
is enough demand for change from working members who would like to do
the walk , I will change the date to Sunday the 17th.
Incidentally in addition to the walk we, in our gang of which Colin
was our Patriarch are in the course of getting a cast metal way mark
sign made and approved to probably be erected on Longstone Edge .
Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Roger Baumeister
17/11/2019