Blockley Ramblers News – Updated 27 April 2009

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.

May walks

Sunday 10 May

Walk:   Wootton Wawen-Austy Bluebell Woods-Wootten Wawen
Distance:  7 miles (3.5 hours), easy
Leaders:   Sue & Tony Salmon
Meet:    Navigation Inn, Wootton Wawen @ 10.00

Midweek walks

Tuesday 5 May

Stow to Stow via the Swells and Maugersbury
5 miles, easy/moderate
Meet Stow (Tesco: public car park by recycling bins) @ 10.00

Thursday 21 May

Around Hailes Abbey
5.5 miles am; 4 miles pm, moderate
Meet Hayles Fruit Farm @ 10.00 and 13.30

Click here for information about the Brailes Three Hills Walk - Monday 4 May 2009

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

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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