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Blockley
Ramblers News – Updated 29 December 2008
January 2009 walks
Blockley Ramblers now walk mid-week as well as on
Sundays. Depending on Bank Holidays, mid-week walks are being arranged
for the first Tuesday and third Thursday of each month, the Tuesday
walks being similar in length to the Sunday’s i.e. around 4-5 miles,
with the Thursday ones being longer (8-9 miles), with a pub or picnic
lunch.
Details of the
January 2009 walks are as
follows:
I very much hope
you enjoyed your Christmas and didn't indulge too much.
If you did, it's another reason to join us on January's walks, details
of which are as follows:
Tuesday 6 January
Walk: Longborough-Hinchwick-Longborough
Distance: 5.5 miles, easy
Meet: Longborough (opposite Coach & Horses) @ 10.00
Sunday 11 January
Walk: Salford-Rollright Stones-Salford
Distance: 5.5 miles, moderate
Meet: Salford village hall @ 10.00
Thursday 22 January
Walk: Kemerton-Bredon Hill-Kemerton
Distance: 5.5 miles am, 4.5 miles pm
Meet: Crown Inn, Kemerton @ 10.00 and 13.30
Please note
especially the start time of the walk on Sunday 11 January. It's 10.00
as it appears in the 2009 Sunday Walks Programme and not 13.30 as on the
notices I put up in the High Street last week. Very sorry for any
confusion - my mistake, mixing up my mornings and afternoons!
There are also
several Cotswold Warden walks taking place locally in January
that might interest you:
Saturday 10 January:
a 7 miler up and around Langley Hill starting at Winchcombe Back Lane
car park @ 10.00 and stopping for lunch in Gretton
Saturday 17 January:
a 4 miler passing through the Wychwood Forest starting at Spelsbury
church @ 10.00
Thursday 22 January:
a 5 miler from Blockley to Northwick Hill and back starting from the
village green @ 10.00
Thursday 22 January:
a 3 miler exploring the pavements and paths of Chipping Norton starting
at New Street car park at 10.30
You'll find further details of these and other Cotswold Warden walks on
http://www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/walks.asp
With very best wishes for 2009
Keith
NB Everyone
participating in walks does so at her/his own risk and should not leave
the group without informing the leaders. Please ensure that your
clothing/footwear is appropriate to the conditions. If you walk with a
dog, please keep it on the lead when on roads or where live stock is
present. Also, wherever possible, please share cars to avoid congestion
at meeting place.
Suggestions for future walks will be gratefully
received. Please email details to
keithsisson@hotmail.co.uk
Cotswolds Wardens
Parish Wardens
The Cotswolds Wardens undertake a variety of activities to help sustain
and improve the amenities of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
that is the Cotswolds. One of these, the job of so-called Parish
Wardens, is walking local footpaths and liaising with the relevant
Gloucestershire County Council officers in the event of problems such as
broken stiles or fallen trees. Blockley, which is one of the largest
parishes in the north Cotswolds, has a number of such Wardens, each of
whom has responsibility for a different group of footpaths: Paul Adams,
Chris Blewitt and Emma Blewitt, Dick Robinson and Keith Sisson. If you
come across a problem on a footpath in the parish during your walking,
please let
keithsisson@hotmail.co.uk know in the first instance.
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