Walk - The Magazine of the Ramblers http://www.walkmag.co.uk The magazine of the Ramblers Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:33:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Win Lake District With Kids Book http://www.walkmag.co.uk/competitions/win-lake-district-with-kids-book/ http://www.walkmag.co.uk/competitions/win-lake-district-with-kids-book/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:47:34 +0000 Athar Abidi http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=11316

For suggested weekends read Footprint’s Lake District with Kids by David Atkinson. We have two copies to give away

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For your chance to win a voucher for a winter sports holiday to the value of £1,000, courtesy of Ramblers Worldwide Holidays (✆ 01707 331133, www.ramblersholidays.co.uk), simply name one of the Three Valleys. Complete the entry form below by 30 [...]]]>

For your chance to win a voucher for a winter sports holiday to the value of £1,000, courtesy of Ramblers Worldwide Holidays (✆ 01707 331133, www.ramblersholidays.co.uk), simply name one of the Three Valleys. Complete the entry form below by 30 November 2010 or send your name, address and contact number to: Wintersports holiday, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, Lemsford Mill, Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL8 7TR. The first correct entry picked at random after the closing date will win a voucher to spend on a winter sports holiday to the value of £1,000. Terms and conditions are available here.

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We would love to find out what you think about walk magazine, your Ramblers membership and walking in general, so here’s your chance to give us your opinions. Plus, you could win a luxury three-night break in Jersey worth £1,200!

Complete this year’s walk Reader Survey below and you could win a fabulous three-night break for two at the elegant L’Horizon Hotel & Spa – an oasis of total relaxation overlooking Jersey’s most scenic bay and a member of the exclusive Hand Picked Hotels collection*.  Discover the beauty of Jersey and enjoy the many stunning coastal walks this enchanting island has to offer.

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Northants Ramblers have rallied over an unrecognised local footpath that forms a vital, safe alternative to the nearby promoted Nene Way. The group was joined by trustee and former chairman of the Ramblers, Kate Ashbrook, and Director of Campaigns and Policy Keith Roberts for a protest walk along the 500m path between Lilford and Barnwell in June, while the outcome of an application in December to put the route on the definitive map is being awaited.

David Craddock, chairman of the Northants Ramblers, said: “We had hoped that the landowner, the Merchant Venturers, would voluntarily dedicate the route as a public highway. We have evidence that this path is a public highway and we are pressing Northamptonshire County Council to treat our claim as a priority.”

]]> http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/rally-for-northants-secret-path/feed/ 0 New walkers hot for Get Walking Day http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/new-walkers-hot-for-get-walking-day/ http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/new-walkers-hot-for-get-walking-day/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:50:15 +0000 Chris Hatherill http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=10621 Over 4,000 people joined Ramblers-led walks across Britain on 22-23 May for Get Walking Day, on what was the hottest weekend of the year. More than 200 short, easy walks were laid on for the public, kicking off with a ‘fun day’ launch event at Birmingham’s Shire Country Park run by the local Get Walking Keep Walking project. Organiser Sameena Parvaz said: “We had so much fun – especially the kids. One lady came along who had lived in Moseley all her life and said she had no idea how beautiful her area was.” Eight hundred new members signed up to the Ramblers on a special £1 offer made especially for the event.

]]> http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/new-walkers-hot-for-get-walking-day/feed/ 0 Byelaw threat to Scottish access http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/byelaw-threat-to-scottish-access/ http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/byelaw-threat-to-scottish-access/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:50:15 +0000 Chris Hatherill http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=10617 Controversial proposed byelaws to curb wild camping in Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park have been denounced by Scotland’s outdoors groups. The park authority wants to restrict camping to designated sites along 14 sq km of the popular east shore of Loch Lomond, leading to a regulation of access accompanied by criminal sanctions that, Ramblers Scotland argues, would undermine right to roam legislation. If the byelaws are given approval, it could also trigger further byelaw requests from landowning interests across Scotland.

Helen Todd, Ramblers Scotland’s development officer, says: “There are serious problems beside Loch Lomond due to overuse and bad behaviour at some times of the year, but most believe that improved loch-shore management, enforcement of a forthcoming alcohol consumption ban, and more effective policing should be the priority.” The results of a consultation about the byelaws were due as we went to press. For the latest news, visit tinyurl.com/campingbyelaws.

You can read about Paul Lamarra’s experiences of Loch Lomond’s east shore in our feature on the area.

]]> http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/byelaw-threat-to-scottish-access/feed/ 0 Everyday walking projects get ITV boost http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/everyday-walking-projects-get-itv-boost/ http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/everyday-walking-projects-get-itv-boost/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:50:15 +0000 Chris Hatherill http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=10614

Short walks in England and Wales on the Ramblers’ Group Walks Finder (www.ramblers.co.uk/walksfinder) have been branded as Walk4Life walks as part of the government’s Change4Life campaign for a healthier eating, more active society. It comes in time for ITV’s Walk4Life National Walking Day on 26 September, whose television coverage is expected to give numbers on Ramblers’ walks under 5 miles and its Get Walking projects a big boost. Local Ramblers groups have teamed up with other walking organisations to arrange a walk for ITV cameras on the day.

Ramblers’ short walks in Scotland have also been given the Active Nation branding, the healthy legacy initiative for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, having prematurely hit targets for distribution of its Get Walking packs, the Ramblers has launched an online version – My Get Walking at www.getwalking.org.uk – where people can monitor their progress on a 12-week programme, setting their own targets and selecting their favourite walks.

]]> http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/everyday-walking-projects-get-itv-boost/feed/ 1 The baton goes on http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/the-baton-goes-on/ http://www.walkmag.co.uk/news/the-baton-goes-on/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:50:15 +0000 Chris Hatherill http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=10605 The Ramblers’ 75th anniversary baton walks continue all over the country, with a dramatic handover between Scottish Ramblers at the summit of Schiehallion, 1083m/3553ft up (right). Having passed through the North East, Yorkshire, and the East Midlands, the baton also completed an epic journey along the 135km/84-mile Kennet & Avon canal. Now in the East of England, the baton will finish in November in the South East, after doing the London Loop in October.

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The Peak District National Park has put a Staffordshire walking spot, the Roaches, up for sale. The park’s authority wants to raise funds and is willing to accept offers from anyone who agrees to manage in partnership, or ensures the area is protected and kept open to the public. Graham Rothery, chair of Staffordshire Ramblers, said: “The Roaches is an iconic beauty spot, and we urge the Park Authority to put the thousands of people who walk on it at the top of their plans. We want to be consulted to make sure these plans are successful.”

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For more about the project, visit www.ramblers.org.uk/2012 or to volunteer to lead a walk, contact david.thompson [at] ramblers.org.uk

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