Dear LDWA Member

I do hope you enjoyed the August Strider. Neil Smy - who has looked after Strider production for 25 years - and I made some small changes to the look of the magazine which were aimed at making Strider a little easier to read and a bit more modern, and we made a significant change to the front cover. We do hope you approved.

This is just to let you know that I will be looking after the December Strider and I will be helped by Matthew Lister, a fairly new LDWA member who lives in South Yorkshire and who - like me - is very keen for our magazine to showcase the work of our groups as much as possible. Ken Falconer, who took on the April Strider and was a huge help with the August edition, will also be assisting.

As always, Strider your magazine and is written by LDWA members for members.
So please send me news of new events; event reports; particularly noteworthy group walks; involvement with walking festivals; work your members may have carried out such as repairing footpaths or installing new bridges – anything you feel is newsworthy. Contributions will be gratefully received, and if I could receive them before the end of September, that would be a great help. Please send them to me on the email address striding2017@gmail.com

I look forward to hearing from you – and happy walking!

Graham Smith,
Acting editor, Strider