Over the last weekend (19th-20th) I with several others, walked around the boundary of Newton Abbot, this is the first time in 30yrs the beating of the bounds has taken place and some 30 plus walkers covered the 17 miles in the two days. Although very tiring, the good but later summer weather helped to ease the pain. my thanks to the Town Council and the small committee that spent over 12 months organising the event. My thanks also must go to the parishes which bound with Newton Abbot for their help with the beatings, by meeting the walkers at Boundary Stones throughout the 17 miles and assisting with the official readings. This was an excellent event and I look forward to a re-run in 7yrs time.