Useful Info

In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contact Details

The social walks register has been updated and now contains a column where the location of participants’ ICE details or the emergency contact number must be added.There are two options:. You can provide details of:1. Where your emergency contact details can be located (rucksack, wallet, phone…

Social Walks Register

Social Walks Register Walks Register (February 2025) The social walks register has been updated and now contains a column where the location of participants’ ICE details or the emergency contact number must be added.Walkers have two options:. They can provide details of:1. Where their emergency…

About Social Walks

What is a Social Walk? A social walk is a group walk solely for the enjoyment of members as a social event, and will be led by one of the group. A social walk is the opportunity to meet and chat with group members, so do come along and try one. We have a wide range of interests including beer, bell…

Possible cancellation of group walks due to bad weather

In the event of bad weather or the forecast of bad weather the cancellation of a walk will be confirmed the previous evening on Facebook, Twitter and in Stop Press in the Event details on the website. Please remember to check for updated information. Otherwise please contact the leader before you…

Dogs on BBN Social Walks and Challenge Events

Dogs on Social Walks LDWA  Policy Statement (17th February 2026) The LDWA supports walk leaders in deciding whether dogs may join walks. The LDWA recognises that some members wish to bring dogs on organised walks. Local groups have different approaches in this area; there is no standard national…

First Aid Advice

First Aid Notes - Heat Exhaustion St John Poster - Five Ways You Can Save Someone's LifeLDWA Accident & Incident Report Form

Slides from the BBN First Aid Course led by Sue Clements 29th November 2022

Some slides from the BBN First Aid Course led by Sue Clements on the 29th November 2022 containing useful information, including RevivR - Learn CPR in 15 minutes (BHF - British Heart Foundation)The Circuit (The National Defibrillator Network)Fabrice Muamba - CPR lessons will save livesCPR Right…

Useful Advice for Walks Leaders

A few thoughts on leading walks by Ken Falconer from the LDWA website: https://www.ldwa.org.uk/library/leading/leading.php

Discounts for LDWA Members

Look here to see discounts available to LDWA members: https://www.ldwa.org.uk/discounts/discounts.php

Useful Info for CP Managers and Marshals

The following documents will be helpful for anyone helping on a checkpoint - these are for you to have a read before the event - all necessary paperwork will be provided for you on the day of the event. 1.    Tracking Notes2.    CP Arrival Times3.    CP Arrival Times - CP with…

LDWA Guidelines for Reporting Incidents

If an incident occurs on a walk it may need to be reported. If anybody thinks such an incident has occurred please contact Sarah Feal at bbn.chair@ldwa.org.uk and she will advise and support with the reporting.     Why should we report accidents or incidents?  There are two main reasons. The…

Reporting Footpath Problems

If you come across a problem on a path whilst out walking it needs to be reported to the relevant authority for them to resolve.You can raise the issue yourself by logging onto the relevant website. If possible, you should take two photos of the problem and record 'what3words' for the precise…

Where we live

If you are planning a walk and want to get a rough idea of the number of people in the local area, this postcode heat map shows the number of registered members in each postcode area

Future Walks

Future Walks

Click here to be taken to the upcoming social walk programme for this Local Group.

Past Walks

Past walks

click here to be taken to an interactive database containing details of all the social walks this Local Group has organised since January 2008

Local Group News

Long Distance Paths

click here to be taken to the latest news updates for this Local Group.

National LDWA

National LDWA

click here to be taken to the home page of the LDWA National website

LDWA Walks

The LDWA organises many challenge events and local group social walks, as well as listing many more organised by other organisations. Challenge events are normally between 20 and 100 miles and must generally be completed within a defined time limit. Social walks are normally led walks of around 20 miles.

Click here to go to the LDWA website.

Challenge Events

Social Walks

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