MEMBERS of a popular walking club put their best feet forward at the weekend when they took part in a landmark walk around a Suffolk town. The Bury St Edmunds branch of the Ramblers' Association gathered at the town's Abbey Gardens to celebrate the club's 50,000 entry on its on-line walk finder, which was posted on the website by a Bury member earlier this month.

MEMBERS of a popular walking club put their best feet forward at the weekend when they took part in a landmark walk around a Suffolk town.

The Bury St Edmunds branch of the Ramblers' Association gathered at the town's Abbey Gardens to celebrate the club's 50,000 entry on its on-line walk finder, which was posted on the website by a Bury member earlier this month.

And after raising a glass on Saturday, the group embarked on the milestone walk, which took them through four leisurely miles of Suffolk countryside.

Ramblers' Association spokeswoman, Ruth Wembridge, said: “Summer is the perfect time to explore the great outdoors with a walk in the beautiful Suffolk Countryside.

“There are thousands of miles of paths and breath-taking scenery on our doorsteps, and the Ramblers' Association Group Walks Finder is the key to exploring them in the safety of a walking group.”

The walk finder, which lists forthcoming events organised by Ramblers' Association volunteers, was launched in 2003 to make the great outdoors more accessible.

Since then, groups up and down the country have walked a total of 390,000 miles between them - the equivalent of one-and-a-half times around the world.

For information on the Ramblers' Association, or on forthcoming walks, visit www.ramblers.org.uk/walksfinder.