14 Members took part in a Footpath Walk in the west of Long Ashton, on a bright, sunny day, with a gentle to moderate breeze providing a moderating effect on the prevailing temperature.

Starting at the Long Ashton Community Centre, the group walked through Andrée Peel Park, named after the French Resistance worker who married a local man after the War. After a short walk through a modern housing estate and along the Weston Road, the route then went up a lane and across the fields to the rear of Gatcombe Farm to Gatcombe Mill and a valley to its rear, where a short break was taken. This area is known locally as ‘Seven Streams’, but disappointingly due to the weather this summer, not a trace of water was to be seen.

Resuming the walk, the group then climbed up past Kingcott Farm to the woods on the hill behind and thence back along the forest track to the Community Centre start point.

Lunch after the walk was taken at the ‘Greedy Goose’ café at Gatcombe Farm.

Report from Jeff Eastmond.
Photographs from Jeff, and Malcolm Case.