STICKLEPATH BEAT THEIR BOUNDS

Around 50 local people gathered at the playing field to walk the boundary of Sticklepath Parish in September — the fourth time the boundary had been beaten since Sticklepath Parish was created in the late 1980s.

The true boundary follows routes which aren’t designed for walking on — such as the centre of the river Taw, the central reservation of the A30 and the centre of the main road from Whitehouse Services to Sticklepath. Therefore, a slightly alternative route was followed which stuck as close to the boundary as possible.

Landowners gave permission for the walk to cross their land which added an element of adventure to the event — fences were climbed, streams crossed, banks scaled, emus encountered and, as is traditional for Sticklepath, Flying Hedgehogs were spotted in their protected habitat.

The walk finished at the playing field where volunteers provided walkers with burgers, a bar and hot drinks. The younger members of the walk had enough energy to take part in a welly wanging contest while the adults enjoyed recounting tales from the walk.

Sticklepath Parish Council expressed thanks to those land owners who granted permission for the walk to cross their land and to the volunteers who helped run the event. The next Sticklepath Beating the Bounds is scheduled to take place in 2028!