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		John greets us in the centre of his home town Kingswood . .
		And our first stop is the early 16th Century Abbey gatehouse . .
		Followed by a not quite so early water tower . .
		Attached to this old building with the famous local name of Tubbs on it (see last week's Stinchcombe walk) . .
		We head off across the fields . .
		Encountering a few stiles . .
		And the occasional road which we cross under John's watchful eye . .
		Meanwhile the field becomes more strung out as some ramblers slow down for a chat . .
		He may be asking his workforce at Renishaws to work a day for nothing but he still has a nice house . .
		They seem to be enjoying themselves . .
		We set off down the field . .
		To a bridge over the Little Avon River . .
		Where we take coffee . .
		There follows a very muddy gateway . .
Wendy finds time for a quick chat with these two . .
Before we take the path over the fields to Renishaws . .
John stops to tell us about the company . .
And why they need to decorate the field with wooden sheep . .
When there are real ones just down the road . .
We find an intriguing sign by the side of the path . .
You've guessed it - its the sewage works - anyone want to try a sample? . .
	Our route takes us through a farm . .
	Then back across the fields - Kingswood in the distance . .
	We head down the main street . .
	Returning to our starting point - what's all that about then? . .
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	Photos and captions thanks once again to Richard . .
	As you can see, we thoroughly enjoy getting to know the South Cotswolds. We try to keep fit and succeed in having a good old chat. If you are interested in coming with us, see our walks programme and ring the leader if you have any questions about a particular walk. After two or three walks we hope you will then want to join the group as part of the national Ramblers' Association.