Became a volunteer countryside access warden almost eleven years ago after a oneday course with Kent County Council in Wye. My first work was on Aug 11th, 2011. Seemed logical to start with my home grid square in Canterbury and spiral outwards. Visiting all paths in each square. I’ve visited every path within about 10km of Canterbury. Readers if any will know age is catching up with me. Decided to start over again, reducing travel.
Sunday June 12, sunny morning with slight breeze. Coatless. Most tools in small backpack. Need pockets for map, notebook, pens, secateurs. A bumbag somewhere? A distorted figure of eight route southwest of city centre. A little pruning. Two path numbers rewritten: inks fade in the sun. About two and a half miles, including short detour to water seeds at allotment. Walk through residential areas, “industrial estate”, mostly retail, farmland.
Things w orth noting.Carefully folded carpet in a Morrisons trolley. Former Adscene building, now home of Canterbury Archaeology Trust. Prince Charles is criticised for speaking truth that deporting refugees to Rwanda would be appalling. Tobin Motors, source of our last three cars. Glimpses of cathedral tower. Screaming herring gulls overhead. Big Boys Pizza, formerly Sportsmans cafe.
Met man at allotment gate, talked of tomatoes and blight. Slight rise to top of Lime Kiln Road gave good views of orchards and beyond. Fryer Tuck chip shop. A pink Glambulance, a mobile beauty salon based in Faversham. Small community garden with roses by pillar box in Oxford Road. Who does gardening? Long mural on wall of path between Lansdown Rd and East station “A weed is just a flower in the wrong place” Wish people wouldnt deface art with their own tags. Catching Lives, who help rough sleepers, has picture of pig flying with the aid of coloured balloons. Is it a Banksy? Club Chemistry, former Pickfords warehouse i thought. But can just read lettering at top: Godden furniture repository. Loud traffic at roundabout. Coffee at Shotspace on Wincheap. Served by woman in dark prescription sunglasses cos she’d broken her specs. Told her she looked mysterious.
Walk took nearly two hours.
Confirmed paths are walkable, not surprising. A few minor actions. No faults to report.
Rambling Brummie 