Local food fest and places to explore

I attended the Hengrove & Stockwood Food Festival over the weekend. It was a great little community gathering with delicious foodie treats, childrens crafts and music and information about local food growing projects. One of the main attractions was an apple press from The Bristol Apple Press Collective. In front of your eyes they made juice using apples from the rediscovered orchard on Stockwood Open Space nature reserve and it tasted gorgeous.

After looking at a giant map of the area it got me thinking that it would be great to do a run or bike from Brislington to Stockwood Open Space. Its a beautiful area full of wildlife yet just on the doorstep of BS4. No need to get the car out. As with so many green spaces in Bristol this is also another area under threat of development. So get over there and check it out.

Outdoor sporting legend Bill Smith dies

As a fan of off-road running and someone who would like to get into fell running I had to write a post about Bill Smith. A greatly respected fell runner and author of one of the sport's definitive works, Stud Marks on the Summits, Bill died last week. Check out the report in The Independent and the Fell Runners Association.

Thank goodness September is over

Firstly a huge apology for not posting for ages. September was a crazy month. I guess if I take a three week holiday in France in the summer holidays, I will undoubtedly pay for it the following month ie September. But it’s been an exciting month and now I am training for a half marathon. Read more here