This is not the new seat on the Ock Valley Walk. It is the seat nearest the town end of the Ock Valley walk. Strange objects often appear next to it. Usually they are the cast-offs from drinking or smoking or eating activities, but this time we have a single child’s shoe.

Neither is this the new seat, although it was recently given a new coat of black paint to hide the postbox red beneath. It is situated just past the little weir and pool area near Meadowside. It looks better black, but as you can see the paint can be scratched off to reveal the red beneath.

These seats are new, and like much of the River Walk are the idea of our current Mayor Peter Green. They are recycled willow trees trunks, and form a small theatre area for visiting school children.

Finally, here is the new seat on the Ock Valley Walk. It is black like the first, stylish like the first, and donated by a chap who loved the walk.