Ten people and one dog set off from a sunny Clevedon eager to scale the heights of Brent Knoll.

On arriving at the Red Cow pub car park we found large raindrops falling from an ominous looking sky in spite of weather forecasts promising the hottest September day for 50 years!. Not downhearted, we began our walk through the village accompanied by rumbles of thunder.

On reaching the church gate, we lingered for half an hour waiting for the heavy rain to ease while we admired the gargoyles doing a splendid job disgorging water from the church roof. After greeting several soaked walkers who had climbed the Knoll earlier, we took the opportunity to look around the church. Finally the skies cleared enough to venture on the lower slopes.