On Sunday, April 12th, ten of us from Lewes Footpaths Group and Plumpton Footpath Society arrived at our starting point at Jack and Jill Windmills and gathered for our joint walk in a howling southerly wind. We were eager to get moving and proceeded eastwards on the South Downs Way along the top of the ridge. After a mile or so, we noted a string of runners ahead coming up the hill from the direction of the seafront. When we reached the junction with their path, we found our route going past them in the opposite direction. The penny dropped that this was the date of the Brighton Marathon, and these runners were taking part in an offshoot, the Brighton Trail Marathon. We passed by several hundred of them in varying states of fitness, and by the time we had passed the stragglers, we had almost arrived at the Chattri Memorial, where we took our break. Indian soldiers injured during World War One were hospitalised in Brighton, and the Chattri is a moving memorial to those who didn’t survive. It was built on the site where they were cremated. Chattri means umbrella in Hindi. It’s a delightful spot and was well protected from the wind. On our uphill return, the wind was mercifully behind us. We passed by a rape field in full flower and the edge of Pyecombe Golf Course before returning to the windmills. One month previously, much of the route was a mud-bath and the walk had been cancelled because of heavy rain. By now, everything had completely dried out. The walk was led by Alan.