I now manage a Linked In group aimed at HR professionals working in, and with HR in the Cambridge area. We have been doing the networking lunches for some time, so the idea of doing something a bit different appealed. My friend Vandy and I had come across the idea of being active and going for a walk rather than sitting down.
And so recently nine of us (plus one lovely dog) turned up at the Green Man in Grantchester. We quickly agreed that there were some lessons to be learnt already – hat, gloves and a torch were likely to be useful! It was a lovely sunny evening, though already it was beginning to get colder.
Vandy then arrived wearing a rucksack and after a short briefing we were off. Vandy had prepared a set of three questions that we could discuss in small groups, though I think we all found that we had plenty to discuss anyway. We walked at a good pace behind the houses in what seems to a be a pretty little village. We were walking and talking in twos or threes, with people occasionally leaving one group to join another.
Walking back up to the Green Man (Photo by Vandy)
There was a moment of confusion when we unexpectedly arrived at a private swimming pool. Once we had retraced our steps we found our route again and walked back alongside the river to the pub. By now there was a great sunset and Vandy took a photo as the last glimmers of light kissed the treetops and we arrived back at the Green Man.
The walk had taken about an hour. With the light now faded completely the pub was too inviting. We settled down around a large table and continued to network.
All agreed it had been a good evening, and that we should repeat it – in the spring!
October 31, 2011
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