Walk 3 - Cog Mill to Moorend

03/02/22 • 43 min

On the Frome Valley walkway between Cog Mill and Moorend, Christina meets artist Holly Dunham who talks about how the river inspired her to make important changes in her life; Jean Ray, one of nine children who grew up next to the river in Frampton Cotterell; Tony Harding and Peter Bruce, local experts on the hat making industry which was centred around the Frome for over three hundred years; and Duncan Porter who is part of the very active Frome Valley Environmental Group
Holly Dunham
Hatters Trail booklet

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Walk 2 - Yate to Algars Manor

This stretch of river journey is from Yate to Algars Manor, near Iron Acton.
Along the way, Christina meets up with people who are passionate about the river: Peter Coombes, who is committed to leaving the Frome in a better state for future generations, Peter volunteers with Storm Water Shepherds and Bristol Avon River Trust (BART); Lucy Newton finds great solace and inspiration from spending time near the river; Jody Armitage is a Fisheries Officer at the Environment Agency, her work involves increasing fish stocks in the upper reaches of the river; and Sonya Grub shares stories of her childhood spent around the river which winds its way through her childhood garden at Algars Manor.
Storm Water Shepherds
Bristol Avon River Trust
National Gardens Scheme - Algars Manor

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Walk 4 - Three Brooks, & Hambrook to Snuff Mills

This journey begins with a detour - a visit to Stoke Brook, a tributary of the Frome. Christina meets up with Rozy Gray and volunteers from BART (Bristol Avon River Trust) to find out about BART's work throughout the Bristol Avon catchment and to see a conservation project in the Three Brooks Nature Reserve.
Christina then re-joins the Frome Valley Walkway at Hambrook and walks to Snuff Mills. Along this stretch of the river she meets Carol Thorne from Frenchay Museum and learns about flock mills, teagardens and subscriptions for the construction of Frenchay Bridge; Ros Martin, a local poet and activist, who found inspiration by the river for her latest play about her uncle, one of Britain's most prominent black actors in the 1940s; and Chris Williams, from Snuff Mills Action Group, whose family has lived in the area for generations.
Ros Martin Olawale Arts
Bristol Avon River Trust BART
Frenchay Museum
Oldbury Court Estate
Frome Valley walkway