The Ramblers’ Association organised a useful training day at Llandarcy today. As well as grounding in basic footpath law, we had a presentation on the Wales Coastal Path.

Some long-held erroneous beliefs were dispelled, while there was reassurance that the law was stronger than I assumed. However, it has yet to be tested in some cases.

Another gratifying message was that our county borough is among the more progressive authorities in respect of footpaths. Neath Port Talbot is cooperating over the missing sections of the coastal path, though there are some tricky problems to solve.

A major benefit of events like this is the opportunity to meet the keen walkers who use our footpaths, as well as people from other communities in South Wales. Two ramblers from Llanelli brought the good news that Carmarthenshire county council are reconsidering their decision to abandon St Illtyd’s Way, which might encourage our environment people to maintain the eastern section down to Margam.

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