It’s done! The first British Naturism/British Heart Foundation Naked Heart Walk of 2024 was completed on Saturday 18th May and it was a total success, writes organiser Keith Bowman.
We all gathered in the beautiful gardens of Powderham Castle on the banks of the River Exe in Glorious Devon, nestled amongst the famous Rolling Hills. The weather on arrival was amazing and suggested a repeat of the lovely warm sunshine of last year. After checking-in, the 75 participants, all keen to get going, set off on the walk around the beautiful gardens decorated with masses of colourful rhododendrons and azaleas in full bloom. It was wonderful.
The sunshine continued for a couple of hours, sufficient time for most walkers to complete the course, before a few rumbles of thunder could be heard in the distance and then the heavens opened, dumping their full load all at once. Some of us were drenched but we didn’t mind and in fact found it rather exhilarating.
A few of us took a scrumptious Afternoon Tea in the castle with sandwiches, cakes, scones, cream and jam together with unlimited tea or coffee. Yum Yum! All in all, this was a fantastic day for all concerned and more importantly, together, we raised in excess of £1,000 for The British Heart Foundation. An amazing effort and my thanks go to everyone involved as we all look forward to more such events to come.
