A nice refreshing brew in the Strawberry Line Cafe. Quite a bizarre but enjoyable morning. I recently produced a programme in the series Open Country, on Radio 4. This aired last week. The subject was The Strawberry Line, a Dr Beeching closed branch line which in recent years has taken on a role of connecting communities along the way once more. One of those communities featured was the Strawberry Line Cafe. This cafe provides both paid and volunteering work for adults with learning difficulties. Thus wanting to support this wonderful charity I thought I'd pop over there for one of it's breakfasts. I contacted Chris Sperring the presenter of the programme and we decided to meet at 10.30 today. Although Chris had then posted on social media it could be a meet and greet the producer breakfast, my planned quiet Sunday morning was destined not to be as quiet as I thought. In reality just a few people turned up and it was a good morning just chatting over coffee. Nothing too onerous. Followed by a 3 mile walk along the Line itself to Congresbury and return. Plenty of birdlife along the line including a pair of territorial robins fighting on a post, which Chris put on Facebook Live. A great recreational and community assert in this North West corner of the old ceremonial county of Somerset. Just a shame the weather remains as it has done all week, grey and overcast.
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