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27/07/2010

Julie Welch on Feet & Walking on Radio 4

Keen LDWA member, former Strider editor and author of the book 'Out on Your Feet'  on doing the LDWA 100, is presenting one of the regular Radio 4 programmes 'With Great Pleasure' on Tuesday, 27...

24/07/2010

Heart of Scotland 100 Merchandise

All outstanding Heart of Scotland 100 merchandise has now been dispatched and no further orders for merchandise can be accepted.

24/07/2010

New Online Tick-Risk Tool

An online device that helps walkers find out whether they might be at risk of potentially fatal Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) when travelling across Europe is now available at the Tick Alert...

01/07/2010

100 Lost Property and Certificates

Below is a list along with a picture of lost property that was handed in at the Heart of Scotland 100. To claim any item please email Paul.

Also, if you did not collect your certificate at the end...

28/06/2010

Heart of Scotland 100 Photos

There is now a range of photographs of the Heart of Scotland 100 on the web, including those by
Steve Clark, Merrian Lancaster 1 and 2, Peter Greyson, Nick Ham, and there are some videos by John...

24/06/2010

New Eastern Triple Challenge

A new Eastern Triple Challenge will be created with the Herts Stroller taking place on 14-15th August 2010 followed by the Poppyline 50 in August 2011 and the Shotley 50 on 10-11th September 2011. ...

16/06/2010

2011 Housman Hundred Website

The website for the Housman Hundred, to be held on 28-30 May 2011, is now available here where further information on the event may be found.

12/06/2010

100 Photo Gallery Available

Heart Of Scotland photos (supplied by Steve Clark) are now available directly via the website main menu or from Heart Of Scotland Photo Galleries

01/06/2010

Heart of Scotland 100 Results Available

Provisional results for the Heart of Scotland 100 are now available under 'Latest News' on the Heart of Scotland 100 website

28/04/2009

National Trail Walkers Certificates Now Available

Attractive certificates for those on the LDWA Register of National Trail Walkers are now available!
As mentioned in April Strider the Register records anyone who has completed 5, 10, 15 or all 18...


News Archive

10/06/2010

Tom Sinclair

It is with deep regret we record that Tom Sinclair, past Chairman of the LDWA, passed away on 9th June. Tom suffered a stroke on Easter Sunday, from which he never recovered. After several weeks in...

21/04/2010

Scottish Hundred - Any Withdrawals?

Please would anyone who has a confirmed entry in the Heart of Scotland 100 but knows that they won't be able to take it up for some reason let the Entires Secretary know as soon as possible (email...

06/04/2010

Apology for Strider Omission

The list of National Committee changes on page 3 of April Strider omitted to thank Nicky Wood who has retired as Local Groups Secretary. She should of course have been included and we are very...

22/03/2010

LDWA Website Upgraded

Welcome to the upgraded LDWA website! We have made a number of improvements:

Mapping from Ordnance Survey is now available to:

help you visualise locations for events and walks
select and...

15/03/2010

Kipling Kaper - 27 March - Change of Start

Please note that there has been a late change to the start venue for the Kipling Kaper, to be held on Saturday 27 March. It will now start from the Swythamley & Heaton Centre, SK11 0SJ (GR SJ965631)....

09/03/2010

Members' Discounted Tickets for The Outdoors Show

The Outdoors Show takes place at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham from 26th to 28th March 2010 with a wide range of stands, displays and speakers relating to outdoor activities. LDWA...

26/02/2010

Lunsdale Walks Cancelled

Morecambe Bay and Bowland LDWA Group regret that the Lunsdale Walks, due to be held on Saturday March 13, have been cancelled because of lack of entrants.

21/02/2010

Tandem Cancellation - 20th February

Unfortunately due to the overnight deterioration in the weather conditions, i.e. heavy snow and extreme low temperatures making driving conditions hazardous, the Tandem event was unable to go...

08/02/2010

Heart of Scotland 100 Full

The entry limit of 530 for the Heart of Scotland 100 has now been reached. Any further entries received by 1 May will be put on the waiting list. Entries on the waiting list with an appropriate...

07/02/2010

Wessex 100 Video on YouTube

The video that was made of the Wessex 100 last year may now be viewed on YouTube through the following links: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

15/01/2010

Two Crosses Circuit - New Date

East Lancs Group reluctantly decided to postpone the 25th Two Crosses Circuit due to take place on Sunday 17th January because of extreme winter conditions with thigh deep snow over long tracts of...

14/01/2010

Dorset Giant Full

The Dorset Giant, to be held on 24-25 April and organised by Dorset LDWA Group, is now full. No more entries will be accepted nor will a waiting / reserve list be operated as the Group has allowed ...

11/01/2010

Filey Flyer Postponed

Heavy snowfalls over the high ground have led to the postponement of the Filey Flyer, the long distance challenge walk due to be held at the East Coast resort this coming Saturday, January 16. A new...

09/01/2010

LDWA Members in the Guardian

Today's (Saturday 9th January) Guardian carries a 'Walk Yourself Fit' Guide that includes the thoughts of several well-known LDWA members including John Walker, Betty Lewis, Garfield Southall, Julie...

09/01/2010

Re-scheduled Tandem

Due to the postponement and rescheduling of the 2010 Tandem a small number of teams will be unable to attend the new date of the 20th February set for the event. Those teams unable to attend the new...

08/01/2010

Reservoir Roundabout II STILL ON

The Reservoir Roundabout II event is still on as the weather forecast is good and all main roads are clear. The route has been modified to take account of the snow and distances are now 20 and 16...

06/01/2010

Winter Tanners - Postponed to Sunday 24 January

Due to the weather conditions and forecast for the next few days, the Surrey Group has decided to postpone the Winter Tanners from this Sunday 10 January to Sunday 24 January 2010.

All entrants...

06/01/2010

UK Trailwalker’s Handbook is a Bestseller!

The UK Trailwalker’s Handbook, the new LDWA Directory of Long Distance Paths, recently published by Cicerone Press, has reached top rank in several catgories in Amazon's listings of bestselling books...

04/01/2010

The Hebden - Full

The Hebden, to be held on Saturday 23rd January, has now reached the maximum entry number and, with regret, the entry list has been closed. No further entries can be accepted and there will be no...

21/12/2009

Stansted Stagger Postponed

Due to the weather conitions we had to postpone the Stansted Stagger which was due to take place on Sunday 20th December.The event is now scheduled to take place on Sunday 3rd January 2010. Entrants...

10/12/2009

bc ring Guidebook - price correction

The bc ring, a 62mile trail around Bishop's Castle in Shropshire, is a new trail that was described on page 28 of December Strider. Unfortunately the price details in Strider are incorrect. The...

06/12/2009

No ballot needed for the Heart of Scotland 100

The limit of 530 entries for the Heart of Scotland 100 was not reached by 5th December, and therefore a draw for places is unnecessary. All those who entered by this date with an acceptable...

02/12/2009

Correction to Puzzlers’ Plod Competition

There is an unfortunate error in the “Puzzlers’ Plod” competition on page 11 of December Strider. The first sentence should read:

“This year’s Puzzlers’ Plod event had two routes, both less than...

05/11/2009

Henry Bridge

Members will be sorry to learn of the death of Henry Bridge in late October at the age of 99. Henry is a legend in LDWA circles, well-known to longer standing members. He joined the LDWA when 68 and...

27/10/2009

Heart of England - Walk on Sunday November 22nd - Programme Correction

Note that the Heart of England Group walk 'From Sauce to Source - Stage 1' will take place on Sunday November 22nd (not Saturday November 22nd as it was listed in Strider). See the Heart of England...

20/10/2009

Hundreds Featured in the 'Independent' Newspaper

Five pages of the 'Life' section of today's (20 October) 'Independent' newspaper are devoted to extracts from Julie Welch's book 'Out on Your Feet' on walking Hundreds. There is also brief...

08/10/2009

Julie Welch's Woman's Hour Interview Available for Streaming

Anyone who missed the interview with Julie Welch about the LDWA and Hundreds this morning (Thursday 8 October) can listen to it on this page of the BBC Website.
'Out on Your Feet: The Hallucinatory...

01/10/2009

Heart of Scotland 100 entry now open

Entry for the Heart of Scotland 100 is now open. An entry form, along with the event rules and further information, may be downloaded from the event webpage. Alternatively, online entry through...

01/10/2009

Julie Welch's book 'Out on Your Feet' has now been published

Out on Your Feet', the new book about Hundred Walking by former Strider Editor, Julie Welch, has now been published.  The book describes how, from her first encounters with long distance walking...

13/09/2009

Archive of 100 Results and Routes is now complete

Electronic archiving of the route descriptions, results, certificates and badges for all the LDWA 100s, spanning the years 1973-2009, has now been completed. The material may be found in the Library...

20/08/2009

The Hebden - Change of Date

The Hebden will be run next year on Saturday 23rd January rather than Saturday 9th January so as to enable participants to enter The Tandem which is being held on the earlier date. The Hebden 2010...

01/08/2009

Heart of Scotland 100 Webpages Now Online

The webpages for the 2010 Heart of Scotland 100 are now online at this link

The webpages include general information on the event, event rules, pictures of the route, etc. There is also a...

01/08/2009

New Book on Hundreds by Julie Welch

In a new 250 page book, 'Out on Your Feet', sports writer and former Strider Editor, Julie Welch, describes how from her first encounters with long distance walking and the LDWA she was enthused to...

26/07/2009

BBN Founders Memorial Bench

BBN have installed a Memorial Bench in memory of their 2 founder members Chris Meredith MBE and Chris Goodman who passed away in 2008 which was the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the group...

13/07/2009

Richard Dunwoody completes his 1000 mile walk

On Friday 10th July, Richard Dunwoody completed his re-enactment of Captain Barclay's 1809 achievement of walking a mile in every consecutive hour for 1,000 hours, lasting 42 days and nights. He...

15/06/2009

Heart of Scotland 100

The Heart of Scotland 100 will be held over the weekend of 29th-31st May 2010. There is no local group and the organisation is being undertaken by members of Cumbria, Cleveland, Northumbria and...

11/06/2009

LDWA Donations for Projects

Members are reminded that if they would like the National Committee to consider a donation in 2009 from LDWA funds to a project or cause relevant to the aims of the Association, in line with the LDWA...

09/06/2009

Shirley Foster

It is with deep sadness that we record the death of Shirley Ann Forster who died on 9th June 2009. Shirley, wife of John Forster, had been a member of the East Yorkshire LDWA since 1981.

01/06/2009

Wessex 100 Results

The results of the Wessex 100 are now on the Wessex 100 Website. Results of the Marshals' Walk may be found here.

30/05/2009

Wessex 100 Photographs on Web

Photographs taken by Steve Clark, 'Official' 100 Photographer, are now on the BBN website.

20/05/2009

Eileen Knopfel Memorial Walks

Well-known walker and member of Westmorland and North Lancs LDWA Group Eileen Knopfel died earlier this year.

Rosemary Webster, a close friend of Eileen, will be walking 60 miles over 3 days in...

09/05/2009

Wessex 100 Marshals' Walk Results

The results for the Wessex 100 Marshals' Walk, held on 2nd-4th May, may be found on the Marshals' Walk web site.

01/05/2009

Live Cam Coverage of Wessex 100

There will be live camera coverage of both the Marshals Walk and the Main Event streamed from Petersfield.
A mobile camera will be installed outside the Good Intent (or through the window if...

25/04/2009

Opening of the 'Around Corby' Long Distance Path

The new 35 mile Around Corby Long Distance Path will be officially opened as part of the Around Corby Walking Festival over the weekend of 2nd-4th May. The route, which connects the 7 parishes of...

18/04/2009

Extension of the Cowal Way in Southwest Scotland

The Cowal Way in southwest Scotland now runs all the way from Portavadie to Inveruglas, Loch Lomond, making it 57miles (92km) in all. This makes it possible to walk all the way from the Mull of...

05/04/2009

Walk to remember Dave Green and unveil a seat

On Friday 24th April 2009 there will be a 6 mile walk from South Kenton Underground Station to Hendon Central Underground Station to remember Dave Green and to unveil a seat in his memory at Barn...

02/04/2009

New Series on Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk

LDWA members may be interested to know that the new series on Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk will be shown on BBC4 starting on Thursday 9th April at 8.30 pm, repeated at 2 am the next morning. See...

02/04/2009

LDWA Establish National Trails Register

As mentioned in April Strider, the LDWA has set up a Register of National Trail Walkers. The Register will record those who have completed 5, 10, 15 or all 18 'Official' National Trails in England...

15/03/2009

LDWA AGM Weekend - Change of Chair

The LDWA AGM weekend took place in Llandrindod Wells over the first weekend in March. There were four walks of various lengths on the Saturday as well as alternative activities. The Annual Dinner was...

04/03/2009

Eileen Knopfel

Westmorland and North Lancs group are very sad to announce the death of a dear friend, Eileen Knopfel (nee Sedgwick), who passed away quietly at home on Monday 2 March after a short illness.  The...

22/02/2009

No draw necessary for places on the Wessex 100

The entry limit for the Wessex 100s had not been exceeded by 21st February and hence a draw for places on the event was unnecessary. All entries received before this date have been accepted and...

16/01/2009

Calendar of Irish Challenge Walks

For those interested in walking in the Emerald Isle, the Walkers Association of Ireland have an attractive list of challenge walks organised by various bodies during 2009. These include the famous...

13/01/2009

Oxfam Trailtrekker and Trailwalker

For those of you looking for a longer route, perhaps as preparation for the 2010 Hundred, Oxfam is organising two different 100 km routes this year, Trailwalker and Trailtrekker. These events are...

01/01/2009

Entry forms available for the Wessex 100

Entries are now open for the Wessex 100 to be held on Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th May 2009. Entry forms may be downloaded from the Wessex 100 Website where further details may be found.

04/11/2008

Lots of new items in the new look LDWA shop

Tim Glenn has stocked the LDWA shop with lots of new clothing items just in time for Christmas. The shop layout has been improved and now includes photographs of the new ranges, which are all...

21/10/2008

Tommy Rainford

We are very sorry to report that Tommy Rainford died in hospital on 16th October. Tommy had been an enthusiastic member of the LDWA for almost 20 years, walking and checkpointing with several groups...

02/10/2008

Dave Green

It is with great sadness we report that Dave Green, husband of Jill, died suddenly on Sunday 28th September while he was leading a walk in London.

The funeral will be on Tuesday 14th October at...

10/09/2008

The 2009 Wessex Hundred website is live.

You can now view the website for the 2009 Wessex Hundred on www.wessex100.org.uk . The website includes outline route details, checkpoint locations, event rules, a forum, contact information and...

13/06/2008

Plot of time taken against age on the Yoredale 100

Peter Russell has done a fascinating plot of time taken against age of finishers in the Yoredale 100. He has plotted a regression line so that you can see whether you are slow or fast for your age!

15/03/2008

Challenge Walks - Advance Notice of Dates

In an attempt to avoid some clashes in the events calendar, events organisers are invited to update the web calendar with the provisional date of their event(s) at the earliest opportunity - all that...

28/02/2008

Completer lists can be viewed online

The lists of completers of the Hillwalkers Registers maintained by Alan Castle can now be viewed online. From the Services menu on the LDWA Homepage click on Hillwalkers Register, then select one of...

01/02/2008

Online Entry for Events

It is now possible to enter the Trollers Trot directly online from the Trollers Trot event page on the LDWA website . Any walk organiser who wishes to have a similar system in place should contact...

03/12/2007

Results and Pictures from the Cant Canolbarth 100

Although the offical website for the Cant Canolbarth 100 closed some time ago, the results and pictures of the event have been re-posted by Geoff Sproson at this link,

Photos of the 100 by Steve...

16/06/2007

Steve Clark's 100 Photos on Web

Steve Clark's photo sequence of the Cant Canolbath 100 is now up on the Beds, Bucks & Northants web site.

31/05/2007

Plot of time taken against age of 100 finishers

Peter Russell has plotted a table comparing the age of those completing the recent hundred with the time taken and performed a liner regression that identifies some slight correlation. Perhaps the...

17/04/2007

Tick Alert campaign aimed at walkers

The Tick Alert campaign aims to raise awareness of tick born diseases in Britain and abroad, particularly amongst walkers and those who participate in outdoor activities.

Tick Borne Encephalitis...

17/03/2007

Reduced subsecription rate to TGO magazine

The Great Outdoors (TGO) magazine offer a reduced subscription rate to walking associations and the LDWA is one of them. This is advertised on page 3 of TGO magazine every month.
The current cover...