Short trek: ‘trek’ implies a bit of effort, so gradients are at some point involved, often on Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Brendons or the Quantocks, although visits to the rest of Devon and Somerset (Dorset too, occasionally) aren’t exactly flat. But the important point is that we travel through beautiful countryside which deserves to be appreciated, so expect to go at a pace which also allows you to do this.
Distances will be around 5 to 8 miles, the very occasional shorter walk providing the opportunity for a pub lunch afterwards, while a packed lunch is always necessary on the longer ones (which are often followed, though, by an convivial finale in a convenient pub or cafe – optional, of course, but pleasant). Summer treks start at 10.30, while winter ones change to 10 a.m.
The Economics group meets at 10am on the first Wednesday of each month. We started in January 2020 and summaries of each month’s meetings can be viewed in the sidebar.
We started by looking at a number of key opinion leaders in the field before examining specific topics ranging from Interest Rates to Inflation. All the sessions are researched by one of the members which seems to work well despite no significant prior knowledge of the subjects.
>> Whilst face to face meetings are not possible we are using online meetings to good effect. Contact Mike Barlow via the email address below
When face to face meetings are allowed we expect to revert to using the Halberton Village Hall
