Location
52° 06’ 13.16” N
2° 13’ 04.67” W
elev. 12m
Field Report
Where I was heading was a village location - Severn Stoke - a few miles north. Sadly it was not to be. Partly I felt awkward parking up the motorhome in such a small place on a sleepy Easter Monday. The main reason, however, is that I felt intimidated in the presence of a local militia. What, might you ask, was the function of this uniformed, semi-official vigilante group? 'Driver education' I believe.... it s called Community Speed Watch and involves concerned members of the public being armed by the police with speed guns and zapping passing motorists. So terrifying was the local hi-res garbed gruppenfuhrer that I drove-on through the village and parked up in a layby a mile or so up the road. Even here the malign influence of petty authority was a wonder to behold…..
excerpt: Heels for Dust, a travel blog.