Professor Corinne Fowler, author of Our Island Stories: Country Walks through Colonial Britain, led a walk from Bourton on the Hill to Sezincote and Longborough and back for a group of around a dozen people, both local and from places such as London, Birmingham and Reading. There was a shared interest in the influence and impact of our colonial past on rural England, particularly with regard to the East India Company, and it was a pleasure to walk along and chat to people from a variety of backgrounds. The Indian influence was seen in Sezincote House itself and the Sezincote chapel in Longborough Church. After tea, coffee and biscuits back at St. Lawrence's, Dana welcomed everyone to the church (and toilet!) and recommended Corinne's book which she had read. Walkers were then treated to a short talk by Corinne and a Question and Answer session.

For a recent Financial Times review  on Corinne's book (which includes this walk) see https://www.ft.com/content/375f328c-e0b9-4610-a646-fc87a25bc776