Stepping forward March – June 2017

For further information visit: www.southglos.gov.uk/walking Please see the front of this leaflet for theWalking for Health programme of shorter walks.

www.southglos.gov.uk Welcome to the Stepping Forward programme for March to June 2017

Stepping Forward walks are perfect for people who prefer something slightly longer and more strenuous than our Walking for Health walks but who might not want to go on a day long ramble. Most of these walks are between three and four miles so take between 90 minutes and two hours.

May is National Walking Month – new walks in this programme including when we will be promoting the message the group’s walk to that we all need to be active every Monk’s Pond, Winterbourne, on 24 May day. Please see the introduction in and the new Wildflower Meadow Walk the Walking for Health section which at on 6 June. gives lots of tips and information about As always, we are looking for more walking more, and also use the Step volunteers. This doesn’t have to be Log in the centre of this programme to leading the walks, it can be back or record how many steps you do each middle markers, admin, route planning, day. You can use the log sheet to set updating risk assessments, help with your own targets. teas and coffees. Training is free, The photo on front cover of this informal and friendly. If you think you programme shows our walk leader might be able to spare a few hours get-together at in November. each programme to be part of a hugely Tortworth is a beautiful area, and our rewarding and positive project then Thornbury group are planning a new please contact me on 07766 780087. walk there on 19 May. There are more Happy walking Please note all walks are at the leaders’ discretion on the day. Christina and Thornbury groups have a mobile phone so you can contact them if needed. Please only ring to check a walk is happening due to weather or if you require more details. There’s no need to let organisers know if you can’t make it.

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2 For information about the key symbols, please see the front of our Walking for Health programme – this will tell you whether to expect stiles, muddy ground or inclines. There is usually somewhere to go for refreshments after the walk. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated, but please do keep them on a lead. Our walk leaders are fully trained and insured, but you do walk at your own risk.

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Friday 3 March Wednesday 8 March Tubbs Bottom 4 miles 4 miles 11am 10.30am Old Down Cricket Club, Opposite Gingerbread Man Café, Sports and Social Club, Church Rd, Frampton Cotterell Road, Old Down BS32 4PF BS36 2JX 622 82, 46 (5 min walk) Delightful walk, includes fields & River Frome beside Chill Wood. FPS Park in side road.

Monday 6 March T Duchess Park Woodland Wander Friday 10 March 3.5 miles 11am Thornbury Sainsbury's Superstore Car Park, 4 miles Fox Den Road, BS34 8SS 11am (Opposite side of car park to store Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, entrance) Alveston Hill BS35 3JB 18, 18A, 19, 19A 73, X73, 77, 625 77, 78, 79, 622 A circular walk through quiet residential streets and woodland paths taking in three woods along the way.

3 FPS FC Monday 13 March Three Stokes Park Tuesday 21 March 3.6 miles Daffodils beside the Frome 11am 3.5 miles Community Hall, 10.30am Little Stoke Lane BS34 6HR St Peter's Church, Church Road, X5, 19, 19A, 82, 625 Frampton Cotterell BS36 2AB Taking in parks and green areas 46, 82, 202 around the Stokes. Mostly on flat Easy, pleasant walk through fields & surfaces. footpaths. Coffee & cake, bring £1.50. Park in Mill Lane (when full, use pub T car park).

T Friday 17 March Oldbury on Severn 4 miles Friday 24 March 11am Thornbury The Anchor Inn, Church Road, 4 miles Oldbury on Severn BS35 1QA 11am No bus service Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Tea and refreshments available after Alveston Hill BS35 3JB the walk. 77, 78, 79, 622

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Monday 27 March Monday 3 April Harry Gifford Circuit 3.5 miles 3.5 miles 11am 11am Sainsbury's Car Park, Fox Den Road Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, Fiddlers Stoke Gifford BS34 8SS Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke BS32 9BS 18, 18A, 19, 19A 73, X73, 77, 625 3B, 73 Around Stoke Gifford and , A walk around the Three Brooks on footpaths, quiet residential streets Nature Reserve with great views from and fields. the tumps.

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Friday 31 March Wednesday 5 April Rural Nightingale to Huckford 4 miles 4 miles 10.30am 10.30am Brimsham Lake Car Park, Live and Let Live, Park Lane, off Coopers Drive, Yate BS37 7YF Frampton Cotterell BS36 2EF 46, X46 46, 82, 202 Through country lanes of Yate. Popular section of Frome Valley Walkway. Steep steps. Please NO dogs due to cattle. T

Friday 31 March Tytherington 4 miles 11am The Swan Inn at Tytherington, Duck Street GL12 8QB 622 Tea and refreshments available after the walk.

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Friday 7 April Friday 21 April Alveston Dodington/Kingsgate 4 miles 3.5 miles 11am 10.30am Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, St Nicholas Family Centre, off Alveston BS35 3LL. Parking available in Chargrove, Abbotswood, Yate pub car park BS37 4LG (centre has its own carpark) 77, 78, 79, 622 47, X47 Tea and refreshments available after Quiet circuit includes Kingsgate Park the walk. and Common.

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Monday 10 April Friday 21 April Ellen's Wood Thornbury 3 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Lower Knowle Farmyard, Monmouth Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Hill, Lower BS32 4ES Alveston Hill BS35 3JB (the farmyard is easy to miss but is close 77, 78, 79, 622 to some large conifers) No bus service A circular walk through Ellen's Wood, FPS parts of Lower Almondsbury and Wood (includes a steep section). Monday 24 April Winterbourne Wander 3.5 miles 11am Shops, Flaxpits Lane, Winterbourne BS36 1JY 46, 202 A walk through fields, bridle paths and tracks. May be cattle in fields so NO dogs please.

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Wednesday 26 April Friday 28 April Frog Lane, Bluebell Woods Old Down 3.5 miles 4 miles 10.30am 11am Badminton Arms, Badminton Rd, Old Down Cricket Club, Olveston Sports BS36 2KJ and Social Club, Alveston Road, 46, 47, 86, 202 Old Down BS32 4PF Rural walk includes picturesque old 622 railway track. Please NO dogs due to cattle. Park in Woodside Rd if not using pub. FPS

SYD Monday 1 May MOD to Purdown Friday 28 April 4.6 miles 11am Sainsbury's Car Park, Fox Den Road 3.25 miles Stoke Gifford BS34 8SS 10.30am 18, 18A, 19, 19A 73, X73, 77, 625 Codrington Arms, North Road, Yate A flat, circular walk around Abbey BS37 7LG Wood to the telecoms tower and gun 622, X46 (5 min walk) positions at Purdown. Great views Includes meadows, old colliery of Bristol. workings and paths.

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Monday 8 April Friday 5 May and Snuff Mills Circuit Littleton-on-Severn 4 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Snuff Mills car Park, River View, Outside The White Hart PH, The Village, off Broomhill Road, Stapleton BS16 1DL Littleton-on-Severn BS35 1NR 5, 46, 48A No bus service A circular walk through Frenchay Tea and refreshments available after returning via Snuff Mills. the walk.

T FC Friday 12 April Alveston Tuesday 9 May 4 miles Frome Valley and Algars Manor 11am 3 miles Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, 10.30am Alveston BS35 3LL. Parking available in St Peter's Church, Church Rd, pub car park Frampton Cotterell BS36 2AB 77, 78, 79, 622 46, 82, 202 Tea and refreshments available after Delightful river scenery, woods and the walk. fields Park in Mill Lane (when full, use pub car park). Refreshments at the pub after walk.

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Monday 15 May Friday 19 May Almondsbury, Hortham Tortworth and 4 miles 4.2 miles 11am 11am Tortworth Farm Shop, Box Walk, The Swan Hotel, Gloucester Road, Torworth, nr Wotton Under Edge Almondsbury BS32 4AA GL12 8HF (please park in carpark on 77, 78, 79 right before shop carpark) A circular walk using fields, lanes, 60, 84, 85, 626 (5 min walk) woodland and a section of the A38.

FPS SYD Monday 22 May Friday 19 May Filton Airfield Lilliput Park/Kingrove 4 miles 3.25 miles 11am 10.30am Burger King Car Park, The Venue, The Ridings, RFC, Merlin Road, Road BS37 6BH BS10 7SR 47, X47, 82, 84, 85, 202 (5 min walk) 1, 2, 3, 4, 76, 623 (M, W, F) 73, 75,78, Passes through lovely countryside 82, 622, 625 (5 min walk) south of Yate. A surprisingly rural walk around the former airfield and old Charlton Village. Please NO dogs.

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Wednesday 24 May Friday 26 May Monk's Pool NEW Thornbury 3.5 miles 4 miles 10.30am 11am The Swan, Winterbourne BS36 1RW Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, X46, 82, 626 Alveston Hill BS35 3JB Delightful riverside nature reserve, 77, 78, 79, 622 woods, fields and paths. Park in Nicholls Lane if not using pub. T

SYD Friday 2 June Friday 26 May Oldbury on Severn 4 miles Kingsgate/Stanshawes 11am 3.25 miles The Anchor Inn, Church Road, 10.30am Oldbury on Severn BS35 1QA Outside the Pop Inn Café, West Walk, No bus service Yate Shopping Centre BS37 4AX Tea and refreshments available after 41, 46, X46, 47, X47, 82, 84, 85, 86, the walk. 202, 620, 622 (5 min walk) Peaceful routes through Kingsgate Park and the Frome Valley Walkway. FPS

Monday 5 June 4 miles 11am Shops on Beach Road, Severn Beach BS35 4PQ 623 (M, W & F) 625 Includes parts of the Severn Way.

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Tuesday 6 June Monday 12 June Wildflower Meadow NEW Blaise Castle 3.7 miles 3.5 miles 10.30am 11am The New Inn, Badminton Road, Mayshill Main car park off Kings Weston Road, BS36 2NT Lawrence Weston BS10 7QS 46, 47, 82, 86, 202 3, 4, 18 Delights of Wildflower Meadow, woods Walk through the beautiful grounds of and farmland. the estate.

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Friday 9 June Friday 16 June Alveston Tytherington 4 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, The Swan Inn at Tytherington, Duck Alveston BS35 3LL. Parking available in Street GL12 8QB pub car park 622 77, 78, 79, 622 Tea and refreshments available after Tea and refreshments available after the walk. the walk.

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Monday 19 June Friday 23 June Bradley Stoke Wander West Yate and Frome Valley 4 miles 3.5 miles 11am 10.30am Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, Fiddlers Morrisons Supermarket Car Park Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke BS32 9BS Station Road, Yate BS37 5PW 3B, 73 46, X46, 47, X47, 82, 84, 85, 86, 202, A longer walk around the Three Brooks 623 (5 min walk) Nature Reserve with great views from Takes in the quiet streets west of the the tumps. Yate including River Frome.

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Wednesday 21 June Friday 23 June Mayshill Fields and Lanes Thornbury 3 miles 4 miles 10.30am 11am Opposite Gingerbread Man Café, Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell Alveston Hill BS35 3JB BS36 2JX 77, 78, 79, 622 46, (5 min walk) 82 Great rural walk via Mayshill hamlet - Park in Frampton End Rd.

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Monday 26 June and 4 miles 11am Easter Compton Farm Shop, Main Road, Easter Compton BS35 5RE 623 (M, W, F) 625 A walk through Easter Compton and Your local path to health Pilning using quiet lanes, bridle paths and fields. and wellbeing services www.wellaware.org.uk T Well Aware is the free health and wellbeing information website for Bristol and . It has more Friday 30 June than 6,000 entries with categories Littleton-on-Severn ranging from ‘support around the home’ and ‘socialising’ to ‘getting around’ and 4 miles ‘personal health services’ and much 11am other useful information. There is a Outside The White Hart PH, The Village, calendar of events so that you can find Littleton-on-Severn BS35 1NR activities in your area. No bus service Freephone 0808 808 5252 Tea and refreshments available after We have a Freephone telephone line the walk. (0808 808 5252) during weekday office hours for people who prefer to talk to us. Calls are answered by one of our team based in Fishponds.

Well Aware is run by The Care Forum in partnership with the Councils and NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, local Healthwatch projects, and the Avon & Somerset Police Commissioner.

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