🌘 Something a little different for Wednesday night…
This Wednesday evening, the UK is set to experience one of the most impressive solar eclipses in years, with around 90% of the Sun disappearing behind the Moon at its peak. And we thought – why watch it on your own when we can make an evening of it?
So we’re planning a spontaneous Date in the Diary Solar Eclipse Night, getting together for drinks, a catch-up and hopefully a brilliant view of the eclipse as the Sun drops towards the western horizon.
We had a couple of options but the general consensus was to keep things casual (no effort getting dressed up required) so we are heading The Bounty, by the river in Cookham which is a good westerly viewing spot over the river.
This will be a very relaxed evening by the Thames – dogs welcome, grab a drink and you could even bring a picnic rug and wander down to the openness of CockMarsh and BYO – and for the more adventurous, you could even paddleboard there!
The eclipse begins shortly after 6pm, reaching its maximum at around 7.12pm, so we’ll plan to meet at 6pm, at the pub to get settled, grab a drink and enjoy it together.
For anyone Paddleboarding – launch point is The Ferry, Cookham at 5.30pm. For those walking and would like to walk down together as group, meet at the Crown at 5.30pm. Otherwise see you there.
☀️ Eclipse glasses: You must never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection. We hope you managed to order the correct ISO-certified solar eclipse glasses so you can watch it safely.
No big organised event needed for this one – just a lovely excuse to get the club together on a summer evening and experience something we won’t get the chance to see again quite like this for a very long time.
Book on if you’d like to join us and we’ll add you to the WhatsApp group.



