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December 2024
Author: Pheasant Tommy

A busy December started with a delayed walk around Dalham in the grip of Storm Darragh. Despite the limited attendance, cheap beer at the Affleck Arms and a coffee morning at the village hall were the walkers’ just rewards.

This was followed by two additional events including an escape room from which, I am pleased to report, the pheasants duly escaped. A firm favorite followed with a trip to Bury St. Edmunds, and despite a cruel and egregious seasonal malady claiming one prospective attendee, two pheasants were still able to make an excellent day of it.

That left the greatly anticipated pheasant award ceremony at which Pheasant Mario became the first two time, back-to-back winner of POTY. The photo competition was graced by Bellars’ title worthy entry, while a majority of the pheasants won awards over several categories.

With only the troublesome Pheasant away weekend left to be hammered out by the end of 2024, the omens are promising for a hectic and eventful start to 2025!

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November 2024
Author: Pheasant Tommy

November’s activities started early with the delayed walk at Sicklesmere. Reversing the direction enabled an early stop for breakfast which was a winner with the group and was perhaps the reason attendance was the highest so far for the year. Apart from walking, most of the month was taken up with harassing the over worked pheasant web team, who stoically addressed the numerous updates and modifications requested for the site with quiet professionalism.

The hotly anticipated AI pheasant drawings were received with much mirth along with the extensive, but not exhaustive, Customs & Ordinances page which helped to demystify arcane pheasant protocols. In conjunction with the pheasant archivist, the early history of the group was also documented for the very first time and suitably hidden within the depths of the site. This left just the final planning into the much heralded voting system for Christmas awards, organising prizes, booking locations and arranging other Christmas events.

December is set to be an exciting month with one more walk in the 2024 season to go and look out for hints on the 2025 pheasant away weekend.

October 2024
Author: Pheasant Tommy

This was a busy month for the pheasants as the delayed September walk took place in Hopton, along with the first stage of a new Camino between Norwich and Walsingham. Despite low attendance on the Hopton walk, feedback from those that attended was that the walk was very good, although the pub could have done better.

Besides walking, the pheasants attended a Simon Heffer talk on the English language at St Peters church having first had a swift stiffener in the Drayman’s Arms. Lots of discussion on the use of “less” vs. “fewer” and a general impression given by the author that lots of people were “thick” (his words not the pheasants’).

Great excitement also in this month as the Christmas Pheasant Meal & Awards event was debated and I’m glad to say, a location and date agreed in record time.

All that remained on the ‘to do’ list was to update the website and yearbook, plan the next walk for November and generally start to get ready for the awards extravaganza.

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