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NOTICES
1) New Members: Welcome to the following new Primary Members: Jogita Leja and Neel Mistry. We also welcome the following new Associate members: Anika Ali, Martin Claydon and Anne Claydon. Associate members please do share any photos from the walks you do in your local area either on the London group Facebook page or direct to me for our Out and About section of the newsletter.
2) Founders 2023 – REQUEST FOR MARSHALL’S - SATURDAY 21 October 2023 The Founders Challenge Walk is taking place on Saturday 21 October this year, entries for the event have been open since 1st June. We need volunteers for the HQ and the 3 checkpoints. In addition to our loyal, repeat marshals we need more people to ensure the event goes well. The HQ is key as it is the start and finish point and we serve meals to the returning walks. Although the day is form 07.00 to 19.00 volunteers are welcome to do shifts. For further information please email: chris.founders.challenge@gmail.com. Information which is helpful to share to Chris is: mobile, available times, are you travelling by car, are you pacer trained, are you a first aider and what you would like to do on the day.
PLEASE NOTE BELOW
3 UPCOMING COMMITTEE VACANCIES 1) Founders Challenge Event Director: after an amazing tenure as event organiser Chris Blackwell is stepping down. For more information please contact Chris on the email above. 2) Newsletter Editor after 3 years, I will be stepping down at the end of September and am more than happy to talk though what is required and how to do it. Please contact me via the London LDWA email address.
4) Huge congratulations for the semi final result and best of luck for the Sunday final for the England Football Team
It's Coming Home!!!
Forthcoming Walks (details are also on the website) here
Another Epping Forest Explorer
Sunday 20th August 2023
Region / Area
Southern England / Essex
Route
Meet at Loughton Tube station (Central Line)
Around and about Epping Forest & back to Loughton.
General Notes
Afternoon cafe stop but bring your own lunch
Contact
Lonica Vanclay Tel: 07835 102864
Email
Hampton Court to Twickers via 3 Rivers
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Region / Area
Southern England / London
Start Time
18:15 (train departs Waterloo 17:36)
Route
Meet at Hampton Court Station
A pleasant amble to include great views of Hampton Court and the River Thames at the start, leading to Bushy Park. Here we visit the Woodland Gardens, Water Gardens and the Longford River. Using the London Loop we walk to Crane Park (visiting the Shot Tower) and follow the River Crane to the Crane Nature Park and finally a path to Twickenham Station
General Notes
Optional (recommended) extension to nearby Wetherspoon pub (The William Webb Ellis)
Contact
Gail and John Elrick Tel: 020 8979 7512
Recent LDWA Walks
The first set of photos are from Roderick's evening walk across London. All photos from Gavin.
The following photos are from Peter's hunt for a concert venue for an evening at the Proms. Several venues later the group made it to the Royal Albert Hall.
Who lives here?
Photo: Peter Aylmer
Still hunting at the Barbican
Photo: Peter Aylmer
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Property of the Week
Not withstanding my comment below, there were several amazing homes spotted on the Viking Way between Margate and Ramsgate. This one was in North Foreland
Abundant views
Photo: Barry Arnold
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Out and About
Thanks to Ali for sharing this delightful landscape from the ever popular Auvergne region of France. It definitely beat my alternative from the Viking Way in Kent.
Amazing Auvergne
Photo: Ali Petty
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