Stepping forward July – December 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 July to December 2017

Our Stepping Forward walk leaders are all trained to be aware of hazards and to keep an eye on the pace and needs of the whole group, but please do be aware that you walk at your own risk. All these walks are perfect for people who prefer something slightly longer and more strenuous than our Walking for Health walks. Most of these walks are between three and four miles so take between ninety minutes and two hours. No specialist equipment is needed for these walks, apart from sturdy footwear and rainwear. Please do remember a hat and water, especially in the warmer weather.

This programme will see us right leader assistants, admin, route planning, through the summer months to updating risk assessments, help with December. In July you can be part of teas and coffees, booking venues. the Festival, or join Frampton Training is free, informal and friendly. If Cotterell’s new walk around Nibley, or you think you might be able to spare how about exploring with a few hours each programme to be the Sodbury//Dodington group? part of a hugely rewarding and positive Later on in the year you can see project then please contact me on Thornbury in bloom and even walk off 07766 780087. the Christmas pudding with a Boxing If you're already enjoying our Stepping Day walk around the Three Brooks Forward walks, why not try some of Nature Reserve. the dozens of walks led by friendly As always, I want to say a huge thank Ramblers groups every month, in and you to all our dedicated leaders, for their around . hard work in bringing this programme You can take advantage of the special together, and of course for all the offer open to walkers who have fantastic walks they lead. We have been registered with Walking For Health and very fortunate in the past couple of save £10 when you join the Ramblers! months to find eight new walk leaders, which means that some of the walks Go to avon-ramblers.org.uk for that were looking a little shaky, are now links to websites for local Ramblers able to continue. But, many hands make groups - they have three groups based light work! We are always looking for in South Gloucestershire?: Kingswood, more volunteers – this doesn’t have to Severnside (), and mean leading the walks, it can be walk Southwold (Yate and ). Happy walking Please note all walks are at the leaders’ discretion on the day. Christina 2 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. FPS T Filton/Patchway/Stokes Thornbury 07724 627107 07724 627104 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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Monday 3 July Friday 7 July Blaise Castle Thornbury 3.5 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Main car park off Kings Weston Road, Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Lawrence Weston BS10 7QS Hill BS35 3JB 3, 4, 18 77, 78, 79, 622 Walk through the beautiful grounds of the estate. FPS

FC Monday 10 July Patchway to Tuesday 4 July Tumps NEW Nibley Swan (part of Patchway Festival) 3.8 miles 3.5 miles 10.30am 11am The Swan, Badminton Rd, Coniston Community Centre, Nibley BS37 5JF Coniston Rd BS34 5LP. 46, 47, X47, 82, 86, 202 75, 625 A new walk, varied and interesting. A walk to Almondsbury Tumps and back, Numerous steps and several stiles. via Pegwell Woods, with lovely views.

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Friday 14 July Wednesday 19 July Blackberry Brake 4 miles 3.1 miles 11am 10.30am Old Down Cricket Club, Sports Miners Village Hall, Badminton Rd, and Social Club, Alveston Road, BS36 2QB Old Down BS32 4PJ Park on right in car park or side road if 622 not using hall 46, 47, 86, 202 (5 min walk) Attractive fields, pretty ponds, country FPS lanes.

Monday 17 July T Patchway Plod (Part of Patchway Festival) Friday 21 July 2.7 miles 11am Oldbury on Severn Coniston Community Centre, Coniston 4 miles Road BS34 5LP 11am 75, 625 The Anchor Inn, Church Road, Oldbury on Severn BS35 1QA A mainly flat walk through files, parks and a variety of streets. no service T R available after the walk.

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Monday 24 July Monday 31 July Bradley Stoke Wander - Winterbourne Wander 4 miles 3.5 miles 11am 11am Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, Shops, Flaxpits Lane, Winterbourne Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke BS36 1JY Bristol BS32 9BS 46, X46, 82, 202 73, 77 A walk through fields, bridle paths and A longer walk around the Three Brooks tracks. May be cattle in fields so no Nature Reserve with great views from dogs please. the tumps.

FC T Tuesday 1 August Friday 28 July To Village Thornbury 3.5 miles Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, 10.30am Alveston Hill BS35 3JB Opposite Ginger Bread Man Café, 4 miles Church Rd, 11am BS36 2JX - Park in Frampton End Rd. 46, (5 min walk) 82 77, 78, 79, 622 Attractive fields, woods and country lanes.

SYD Friday 4 August 3 - 4 miles 10.30am Westerleigh Village Hall, Shorthill Road, Westerleigh BS37 8QN 620

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Friday 4 August Monday 14 August Alveston Duchess Park Woodland 4 miles Wander 11am 3.5 miles Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, 11am Alveston BS35 3LL. Sainsbury's superstore car park, Fox Parking available in pub car park. Den Road, BS34 8SS 77, 78, 79, 622 (opposite side of car park to store entrance) T R available after the walk. 18, 19, 19A 73, 77, 625 A circular walk through quiet FPS residential streets and woodland paths taking in three woods along the way.

Monday 7 August T 4 miles 11am Friday 18 August shops on Beach Road, Severn Beach Old Down BS35 4PQ 4 miles 623 (M, W and F) 625 11am Includes parts of the Severn Way. Old Down Cricket Club, Olveston Sports and Social Club, Alveston Road, T Old Down BS32 622 Friday 11 August Thornbury in bloom Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Alveston Hill BS35 3JB 4 miles 11am Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Alveston Hill BS35 3JB 77, 78, 79, 622

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Monday 21 August Friday 1 September Filton Golf Course Thornbury 3 miles Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, 11am Alveston Hill BS35 3JB Filton Leisure Centre Elm Park, Bristol 4 miles BS34 7PS 11am 70, 71,73 77, 78, 79, 622 Through residential streets, BAWA and golf course. FPS

FC Monday 4 September and Wednesday 23 August Bury Hill Fort 5.2 miles 3 miles 11am 10.30am Fox Inn, Main Road, Easter Compton Golden Heart, Down Road, off A432 BS35 5RA BS36 1AU. 623 (M, W, F) 625 Park at bottom of pub car park A walk around Easter Compton and 47, X47 Compton Greenfield via quiet lanes, Varied scenery: Frome Valley, woods, fields and bridle paths. No dogs on lanes, fields and steep steps. this walk please.

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Friday 25 August Oldbury on Severn 4 miles 11am The Anchor Inn, Church Road, Oldbury on Severn BS35 1QA no bus service T R available after the walk.

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Tuesday 5 September Monday 11 September Tubb's Bottom Sims Hill and Purdown 4 miles 3.5 miles 10.30am 11am Opposite Ginger Bread Man Café, Sainsbury's Car Park, Fox Den Church Rd, Frampton Cotterell RoadStoke Gifford BS34 8SS BS36 2JX - Park in Frampton End Rd. 18, 19, 19A 73, 77, 625 46, (5 min walk) 82 A walk through Sims Hill Woods to Delightful walk, includes fields and Stoke Park and back via Hermitage river Frome beside Chill Wood. and Barn Woods.

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Friday 8 September Friday 15 September Littleton-on-Severn Alveston 4 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Outside The White Hart PH, The Village, Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, Littleton-on-Severn BS35 1NR Alveston BS35 3LL. no bus service Parking available in pub car park. T R available after the walk. 77, 78, 79, 622 T R available after the walk.

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Monday 18 September Friday 22 September River Frome and Snuff Mills 3 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Snuff Mills Car Park, River View, off Tortworth Farm Shop, Box Walk, Broomhill Road, Stapleton BS16 1DL Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8HF (please 5, 46, 48A park in carpark on right before shop carpark) A walk through Snuff Mills and Oldbury Estate. 60, 84, 85, 626 (5 min walk) T R available after the walk.

FC FPS Wednesday 20 September Frog Lane Fields and Woods Monday 25 September 3.5 miles Patchway to Over 10.30am 2.5 miles Badminton Arms, Badminton Rd, 11am Coalpit Heath BS36 2KJ. Coniston Community Centre, Coniston Park in Woodside Road if not using pub Road BS34 5LP 46, 47, 86, 202 75, 625 Rural walk includes picturesque old A circular walk around Patchway. railway track. Please NO dogs due to cattle. T

Friday 29 September Oldbury on Severn 4 miles 11am The Anchor Inn, Church Road, Oldbury on Severn BS35 1QA no bus service T R available after the walk.

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Monday 2 October Friday 6 October Three Stokes Park Tytherington 3.6 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Community Hall, Little Stoke The Swan Inn at Tytherington, Duck Lane BS34 6HR Street GL12 8QB 19, 19A, 82, 625 622 Taking in parks and green areas T R available after the walk. around the Stokes. Mostly on flat surfaces. FPS

FC Monday 9 October Tuesday 3 October Bradley Stoke Circuit 3.5 miles Frome Valley and Algars Manor 11am 3 miles Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, Fiddlers 10.30am Wood Lane BS32 9BS St Peter's Church, Church Rd, 3B 73 Frampton Cotterell BS36 2AB - Park in A flat circular walk around the Three Mill Lane (when full, use pub car park). Brooks Nature reserve and Patchway 46, 82, 202 Common using defined paths. Delightful river scenery, woods and fields. Coffee and cake £1.50. T

SYD Friday 13 October Friday 6 October Alveston 4 miles 11am 4 miles approx 10.30am Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, Alveston BS35 3LL. Westerleigh Village Hall, Shorthill Road, Parking available in pub car park. Westerleigh BS37 8QN 77, 78, 79, 622 620 T R available after the walk.

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Monday 16 October Monday 23 October Patchway to Almondsbury Stoke Gifford Old and New via Cattybrook 3.5 miles 3.5 miles 11am 11am St Michael's Green, Stoke Gifford Coniston Community Centre, Coniston BS34 8PD Rd BS34 5LP. 18, 19, 19A 73, X73, 77, 82, 625 75, 625 A walk around the old and new parts An energetic walk with lovely views. of Stoke Gifford via quiet streets and some fields.

FC T Wednesday 18 October Frampton Wander Friday 27 October 3 miles Littleton-on-Severn 10.30am 4 miles Opposite Ginger Bread Man Café, 11am Church Rd, Frampton Cotterell Outside The White Hart PH, The Village, BS36 2JX - Park in Frampton End Rd. Littleton-on-Severn BS35 1NR 46, (5 min walk) 82 no bus service Interesting meander in historical village T R available after the walk. back lanes - Optional steps.

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Friday 20 October Thornbury 4 miles 11am Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Alveston Hill BS35 3JB 77, 78, 79, 622

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Monday 30 October Monday 6 November Living Landmarks Walk Harry Gifford 4.4 miles 3.6 miles 11am 11am Coniston Community Centre, Coniston Sainsbury's Car Park, Fox Den Road, Patchway BS34 5LP RoadStoke Gifford BS34 8SS 75, 625 18, 19, 19A 73, 77, 625 A walk around Aztec West and around Stoke Gifford and Harry Bradley Stoke with points of interest Stoke, incorporating footpaths, quiet highlighted by Living Landmark residential streets and fields. Information Stones.

FC T Tuesday 7 November Friday 3 November Pye Corner and Bradley Brook Oldbury on Severn 3 miles 4 miles 10.30am 11am Golden Heart, Down Road, off A432 The Anchor Inn, Church Road, Oldbury Kendleshire BS36 1AU on Severn BS35 1QA Park at bottom of pub car park. no bus service 47 X47 T R available after the walk. Varied scenery in wooded Frome Valley, pretty lanes and fields.

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Friday 10 November Friday 17 November Alveston Thornbury 4 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Alveston BS35 3LL. Alveston Hill BS35 3JB Parking available in pub car park. 77, 78, 79, 622 77, 78, 79, 622 T R available after the walk. FPS

FPS Monday 20 November Monday 13 November River Frome to Eastville Park Bradley Stoke Roads and 3 miles Reserve 11am Snuff Mills Car Park, River View, off 3.5 miles Broomhill Road, Stapleton BS16 1DL 11am 5, 46, 48A Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre Fiddlers A walk through Snuff Mills to Eastville Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, BS32 9BS Park. 3B 73 A mainly flat walk around parts of the Three Brooks Reserve and Bradley FC Stoke and using footpaths and roads.

Wednesday 22 November fields and lanes 3 miles 10.30am Opposite Ginger Bread Man Café, Church Rd, Frampton Cotterell BS36 2JX - Park in Frampton End Rd. 46, (5 min walk) 82 Great rural walk via Mayshill hamlet.

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Friday 24 November Monday 4 December Littleton-on-Severn Abbey Wood 4 miles 3 miles 11am 11am Outside The White Hart PH, The Village, Filton Leisure Centre Elm Park Littleton-on-Severn BS35 1NR BS34 7PS No bus service 70, 71,73 T R available after the walk. A flat circular walk to the MoD and back via Splatts Abbey.

FPS T Monday 27 November Friday 8 December 3.5 miles Tytherington 11am 4 miles Sainsbury's car park, Fox Den Road, 11am Stoke Gifford BS34 8SS The Swan Inn at Tytherington, Duck 18, 19, 19A 73, 77, 625 Street GL12 8QB A circular walk through the hidden 622 parts of Harry Stoke. T R available after the walk.

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Friday 1 December Alveston 4 miles 11am Outside The Ship Inn, Thornbury Rd, Alveston BS35 3LL. Parking available in pub car park 77, 78, 79, 622 T R available after the walk.

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Monday 11 December Friday 15 December Easter Compton and Old Down 4 miles 4 miles 11am 11am Easter Compton Farm Shop, Main Old Down Cricket Club, Road, Easter Compton BS35 5RE Olveston Sports and Social Club, 623 (M, W, F) 625 Alveston Road, Old Down BS32 4PJ A walk through Easter Compton and 622 Pilning using quiet lanes, bridle paths and fields. FPS

FC Monday 18 December Tuesday 12 December Through the Woods 3.5 miles Frampton beside the Frome 11am 3.5 miles Sainsbury’s superstore car park, 10.30am Fox Den Road, Stoke Gifford BS34 8SS St Peter's Church, Church Rd, 18, 19, 19A 73, 77, 625 Frampton Cotterell BS36 2AB - Park in Following the UWE path through Long Mill Lane (when full, use pub car park) and Hermitage Woods, exploring 46, 82, 202 Purdown and Duchess Pond en route. Easy, pleasant walk through fields and footpaths - Coffee and Xmas food after – bring £1.50. Feel free to wear T Christmas hats and jumpers! Park in Mill Lane (when full, use pub car park). Friday 22 December Thornbury 4 miles 11am Thornbury Leisure Centre Car Park, Alveston Hill BS35 3JB 77, 78, 79, 622

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Tuesday 26 December Bradley Stoke Wander - BOXING DAY WALK 4 miles 11am Opposite the bus stop outside of Domino's, The Willow Brook Centre (Tesco) Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke BS32 8BS Your local path to health 73, 77 and wellbeing services A longer walk around the Three Brooks www.wellaware.org.uk Nature Reserve with great views from the tumps. Well Aware is the free health and wellbeing information website for Bristol and South Gloucestershire. It has more than 6,000 entries with categories ranging from ‘support around the home’ and ‘socialising’ to ‘getting around’ and ‘personal health services’ and much other useful information. There is a calendar of events so that you can find activities in your area. Freephone 0808 808 5252 We have a Freephone telephone line (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.

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