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Future of Sherwood in public's hands

Robin Hood's Forest home has made it through to the final stage of the BIG Lottery Fund's: The People's £50 Million contest.

23/10/2007

TIPPING THE BALANCE FOR SHERWOOD: MP CALLS FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT

MP for Sherwood and Ramblers Vice President Paddy Tipping has called on the public to show their support for proposed changes to further protect and enhance Sherwood Forest's status as one of Britain's most important environmental attractions.

18/10/2007

Ramblers' Association

The Ramblers' Association (RA) has expressed its "severe disappointment" at the decision of a district judge, Witney, to allow BMW and Oxfordshire County Council to close a 2000 year-old-path that up to 400 people use every day.

16/10/2007

New research shows attitudes to exercise differ among the sexes

New research for the Ramblers' Association (RA) shows that attitudes to walking differ greatly between the sexes in areas of high deprivation. The national walking charity will unveil the research findings at the launch of its flagship walking for health project, Get Walking Keep Walking, in Birmingham on October 10 - World Mental Health Day. The RA is piloting the project in Birmingham before running it in London, Manchester and Sheffield.

10/10/2007

Countryfile's Ben Fogle Becomes President of The Council For National Parks

Ben Fogle becomes the new President of the Council for National Parks (CNP) on Wednesday, 18 July, following in the footsteps of Brian Blessed who has been President for the last 6 years.

17/07/2007

Urgent call for national park status for South Downs

Walkers from all over the South East are expected to flock to Harting Down in the South Downs on Sunday July 8th to mark the 60th anniversary of the Hobhouse Report, which recommended that the South Downs be made a National Park.

05/07/2007

National Walking Charity Wins Victory For Walkers Everywhere

The Ramblers' Association (RA) won a major victory for walkers everywhere in a landmark House of Lords ruling. The national walking charity went to the highest court in the land and challenged the iniquitous judgment which made it unjustly easy for landowners to deny the existence of rights of way by using hidden evidence to make them private.

21/06/2007

Ramblers Call On Gordon Brown To Make Coastal Access His First Gift To The Nation

The Ramblers' Association (RA), the national walking charity, is urging the new leader of the Labour Party to make coastal access his first gift to the nation, on the eve of the launch of a public consultation on access to the English coast (18 June 2007). Mr Brown is due to take over as Prime Minister on June 27.

18/06/2007