"Did this course - a throughly enjoyable weekend in a beautiful part of the country - achieve its aim? Did we return to work on Monday with our cares eased and our tension released? We were in no doubt - because we were absolutely knackered." THE INDEPENDENT
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| | "Thanks for stretching out minds and our legs." U3A
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"Our stamina was fortified by the excellent food prepared by your chef." U3A
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| | "The weekend was both an instructive and relaxing break, the likes of which I haven't experienced for years." A WALLER
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"Our mentor, Alex, was knowledgeable, charming and patient, explaining everything with an enthusiasm which was infectious whilst she nursed us over tricky rock-strewn terrain or boggy-bits." U3A LEIGHTON LINSLADE
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| | "Stress-cycle can be broken by change in physiological reaction ie. relaxation, using up stress chemicals ie. take exercise and a change in mental attitude ie. let's achieve. All of these are tacit in walling weekends." ALEX BARBOUR
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"Stress is the word used to refer to a generalised response of our body to threat of anxiety-provoking situations. It is not stress per se that is problematic for us, but having too much or too little of it." LYNN LEAHY
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| | "All or our group wants to say that through Alex, the course director, we gained a deep insight into the structure and beauty of this spectacular part of the country." KENT GROUP
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"Ultimately, it must have been the buzz, and the pride and achievement in contributing something lasting to the landscape with your bare hands that motivates dry-stone wallers." RAMBLING TODAY
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