During the last couple of weeks, the cold, dark, and sometimes extremely wet mornings, without a walking companion, have meant that I have struggled to get up and out! As I have been missing the exercise, today I dragged my husband out for a walk in the sunshine, just after lunch, even though he much prefers the manicured fairways of the golf club and with regular stops to swing his golf clubs...
It is so easy to stay indoors in the warm and hibernate this time of year. But, having recently read, that spending time outdoors encourages the production of endorphins - natural painkillers that trigger feelings of well being, and helps to set our biological clock and promotes more restful sleep, I thought I should make the effort to get outside more, even if it was only to the local park...
Collett Park is beautiful and well cared for, whatever the season or weather - see above. It is a well used and a much loved park for all Shepton residents. There is always something to see - this time of year it is fungi, berries and autumn leaves!
The park was gifted to the town by John Kyte Collett in 1906. The story goes, that as a boy he was told off for playing in fields that were once where the park is now, as they were privately owned. Years later the land was auctioned off, and he bought some of the lots so that anybody could use it for recreation. This act of generosity is celebrated on the 2nd Saturday in June with the annual Collett Park Festival which has in the last couple of years grown to include more of the weekend...
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