November2010 Edition - Hatfield Heath Village Magazine

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It’s amazing how we can go through life believing that
we can manage quite well as we are, thank you very
much. We think we are quite capable of looking after
ourselves don’t we? We know the way we are going and
don’t need anyone to show us the way. Sometimes life
catches us out when we least expect it.
Whilst I was training for the Methodist Church at a
theological college in Manchester, Linda and I were
packing for a weekend retreat that was part of the course.
We were staying at Cloverley Hall in a village between
Whitchurch and Market Drayton – as far as a
Manchester lad is concerned the middle of nowhere!.
Whilst packing the suitcase I noticed Linda putting a
small torch in her handbag. I said it wouldn’t be needed
but she insisted on packing it anyway. Off we set on this
adventure to find this small village in the middle of
nowhere on a cold a dismal November afternoon
We arrived at Cloverly Hall at 5:25pm, and it was
already very dark. As we passed through some gates we
realised that there were no lights on the drive. We drove
for about half a mile and it got darker and darker as we
went further away from the road. All I could see in my
headlamps was a herd of cows about 50 yards in front
and nothing else. I began to wonder if I had missed a
turn off, that the track we were on would run out and we
would end up surrounded by curious cows in the middle
of a field. It was decided that we should go back to the
gate house for directions. As I couldn’t see the track
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