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Blockley
Ramblers News – Updated 25 January 2009
Please
make a special note of these words from Keith:
1. Bernard has asked us to draw attention to the requirement in respect
of the walk on Sunday 8 February -
given it's on the Northwick Estate, dogs must be kept on leads at all
times.
2. I must apologise for changing the Thursday walk from the third (19
February) to the fourth week of the month (26 February) - so please
ignore what will appear about this one in February's Church & Village
News. The change is necessary because Paul Adams and I are leading a
Cotswold Wardens' walk on Thursday 19 February. It's very local - it's
entitled "In and around Blockley" - and involves both morning and
afternoon walks of around 5 miles each with a lunch at the Great
Western. Starting points/times are the Shop & cafe @ 10.00 and the Great
Western @ 13.30. Blockley Ramblers members are welcome to join us (could
be interesting for those new to the area), but I'm afraid dogs aren't
allowed.
February 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
February 2009 walks are as
follows:
Tuesday
3 February
Aston Magna-Lower Lemington-Dorn-Aston Magna
5 miles, easy
Meet Aston Magna (by the church) @ 10.00
Thursday
26 FebruaryPaxford-Aston Magna-Paxford-Ebrington-Paxford
4 miles am, 3 miles pm, easy
Meet Churchill Arms, Paxford @ 10.00 and 13.30
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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