Oxford SSiW - additional meetups?

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#81

Diwrnod gwych! Diolch i’r dau ohonoch chi - cwni dda, sgwrs ddiddorol ac ymarfer defnyddiol!

Time now to think about y crwydro nesa! As Pippa says, everybody’s welcome & suggestions for places to go hefyd - these were made a while back, but an idea from yesterday was perhaps to travel a bit further from Oxford to meet up with another SSiW group for a joint crwydro+sgwrs.

  • Starting from Oxford’s Thornhill Park & Ride - Shotover Country Park
  • Starting from Tackley Station (Oxford-Banbury line) – canal towpath to Kidlington (frequent buses to Oxford)
  • Starting from Islip Station (Oxford-Bicester line – rail replacement bus) – along River Cherwell back to Oxford
    Car-sharing etc probably needed
  • Beckley to Otmoor RSPB reserve
  • Circular walk Burford to Swinbrook & return to Burford alongside River Evenlode
  • A visit to a BBOWT nature reserve
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#82

when or Where, i just hope i can make the next one.
Definitely a great help at moving forward.
For anyone who has not been out with this crew but thinking about giving it a go.
It’s not over serious, the SSIW way of don’t worry and enjoy is adhered to .
And trying to talk around missing words to avoid English is a lot of fun.

Cheers J.P.

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#83

Great memory pipa, it has taken two days for me to remember what on earth i said. (or tried to say and faultered in remembering a word i read 6 months ago).

Ymylon danheddog - serrated edges. (so an ‘ys’ word it was not). guess mistakes are going to last for some time. :blush:

Cheers J.P.

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#84

It sounds like you had good walk with llawer o geiriau discovered. Gobeithio mynd am tro gyda chi cyn y gaeaf!

I was hoping to have an afternoon in Oxford tomorrow afternoon and come to the Jericho Cafe … but as the weather forecast is not too good I’ll postpone it til next month. I get fortnightly Tuesdays as a regular day off work, so there’ll be opportunities for me to come another time I hope.

Hwyl,
David

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#85

As a follow up to the sgwrs we had about cheese making … this is what I made today ‘Caws Haws’

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#86

Gwych, Pippa! Mae’r caws yn edrych yn dda … a braidd yn fawr hefyd - roedd angen mesur enfawr o lefrith dw i’n siwr!

#87

HI David - yes, just started to rain here in Oxford and it looks as if there’s a fairly wet afternoon in store so probably a wise decision - gobeithio welwn ni chi yma tro arall, felly
Hwyl, John

#88

Oh yes the sgwrs about cheese making, (what we talked about keeps comming back to me (in small amounts)), there was quite a bit to say about cheese. Maybe blue cheese yn fuan.

Another subject was the word for ‘repeat’ programs on S4C.
ailadroddiad seems to be the best i can find.

Cheers J.P.

#89

Helo pawb - Just realised we haven’t proposed a date for the next crwydro-sgwrs, so how about Sat 5th Sept or the following Saturday, 12th Sept? As always, other suggestions for dates welcome
Hwyl, John

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#90

Diolch John, I could do the 12th.

#91

Seconded.

Cheers J.P.

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#92

OK - Sat 12th Sept it is, then. I’ll have another think about suggestions as to where we might go.

#93

Already looking for something to bake!

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#94

Gwych! Efallai byddwn ni angen ‘hamper’!

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#95

Three more specific ideas here from me about possible routes for our next crwydro-sgwrs on Sat 12th Sept:

Oxford Canal – Linear walk starting Tackley Station (Oxford-Banbury line), then towpath from Pigeon Lock to Kidlington (about 5 miles) or Wolvercote (8 miles). Meet either Oxford or Tackley Stations – frequent buses back to central Oxford from Kidlington and Wolvercote.

Shotover Country Park – Circular (well, figure of 8, anyway) route of 7-8 miles(?)(http://www.oxford.gov.uk/Direct/63687OCCShotoverleaf07web1.pdf). Start Thornhill Park & Ride (by A40, Eastern edge of Oxford), up to Shotover Hill/Forest - “ hidden valleys, varied landscapes and diverse habitats”, down to Horspath village, up again towards outskirts Garsington village, back to Horspath via Blenheim village – variety of routes back from Horspath to the Thornhill P&R.

Otmoor – Circular walk of 7-8 miles (?) around Otmoor (“semi-wetland area” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otmoor ) containing RSPB wetland reserve (http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/seenature/reserves/guide/o/otmoor/index.aspx) Start from Beckley village, about 6 miles NE of Oxford (no buses but could arrange lift from e.g. Oxford Station)

Ond, pawb, peidio bod yn swil efo awgrymiadau eraill!

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#96

hi, pawb. Dw i’n medru’n dod 12 Sept, gobeithio. Ond mae’n well gyda fi y Tackley route, dim ond 5 milltir ! Neu beth am Long Hanborough ?

#97

It’s probably easiest for me to get to Tackley station, will check train times and get back here.
But really don’t mind, i just want to meet and talk , last time was oh so good /useful.
Yep train times look OK.
Cheers J.P.

#98

By the way, re the Shotover route, I should have mentioned there are frequent buses direct from Oxford Station to Thornhill P&R - looks as if Tackley’s going to be the best bet this time though
Hwyl, John

#99

Sounds good to me! Diolch i ti John

#100

I’ve just realised we haven’t settled on a time to meet up for next weekend’s crwydro-sgwrs along the Oxford Canal. For public transport there’s the 12:18 train from Oxford which gets to Tackley Station at 12:28, so let’s arrange to meet up there at 12:30 (if it should be needed by anyone, there’s also the half hourly S4 Oxford-Banbury bus which stops in Tackley village). Hwyl, John

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