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NOTICES
1) New Members: Welcome to the following new Associate members: Alexandra Hankey, Ruth Featherstone and Nicolas St John. 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) Stars of the Week Carrie Gaston, Pavan Nandrajog , Rod Smith and Charlotte Minchell for their successful completion of the White Cliffs Challenge. Details below.
Forthcoming Walks (details are also on the website) here
D 2 D Adventure: Denham to Datchet
Sunday 3rd September 2023
Start Time
10.22 (09.53 from Marylebone)
Route
Meet at Denham station
From the Chilterns to the Commons meeting Shakespeare, carefully avoiding the Slough of Despond, finding where the Paths of Glory lead & a Royal finish. Finish at Datchet aiming for 17.39 return train. Come prepared for adventure, the usual variable weather & transport challenges following a strike day. There may be some overgrown & muddy paths
General Notes
Average pace of 2.5 miles per hour. Anyone who would like to have a shorter walk of about 15 miles could finish at Slough. Bring food & drink, picnic stops only, woodland facilities. Very helpful but not essential to send your name and membership number in advance in case there are last minute changes to arrangements. Text or WhatsApp walk leader
Contact
Jerome Ripp Tel: 07470196890
Email
Pete's Walk Home (Part 2)
Wednesday 6th September 2023
Region / Area
Southern England / London
Route
Meet at All Hallows by the Tower (opp. The Liberty Bounds)
An evening stroll south of the river through as many green spaces as we can find. Finish at The Red Post,10 mins walk to trains from North Dulwich, Denmark Hill, Loughborough Junction or Herne Hill; 5 mins walk from The Fox on the Hill
Contact
Pete Colley Tel: 07909 913992
White Cliffs Challenge 27 August 2023
Pavan & Rod, both former Committee Members of LDWA London, completed the White Cliffs 30-mile Challenge on Sunday 27 August 2023 in less than 10 hours each. Charlotte completed in 6 hours 38 minutes. After walking with Charlotte in the Lake District I was not surprised to learn that she ran 35km the day before from Ramsgate to St Margaret's (including Pegwell Bay Parkrun where she gained a PB).
A big thank you to the organisers Kent LDWA for their marshalling and support at the checkpoints where the food was amazing with the additional of lots of fresh fruit.
Folkstone (with Eastbourne in the background)
Photo: Rod Smith
Coastal Views
Photo: Charlotte Minchell
Distant Windmill
Photo: Charlotte Minchell
Carrie with friends
Photo: Charlotte Minchell
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Recent London LDWA walks
Photos from two walks this week, firstly Ripp's C to C 20 mile adventure crossing Chiltern Contours
Obligatory Happy group shot
Photo: Ripp Jerome
Onwards
Photo: Ripp Jerome
What walking is all about.
Photo: Ripp Jerome
The second walk was John's Walk the Line evening walk from North Greenwich Tube Station to Stratford Tube which included the cable car (aka Boris's folly). Walkers followed a series of sculptures - details here
Reaching the heights
Photo: Neil Cook
Striking and thought provoking sculpture
Photo: Neil Cook
Cable Car end station
Photo: Neil Cook
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Property of the Week
Rod spotted this small unassuming property during the challenge event, and had the time to take a photo! The Waldershare estate was purchased by Sir Henry Furness in 1705. The red-brick house, whose design has been attributed to William Talman (Harris 1719) had been built by 1712 and the surrounding formal grounds laid out as shown in a view by J Kip
Waldershare House
Photo: Rod Smith
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Out and About
Another photo from the Lake District. Can you identify the tarns?
Northern Tarns
Photo: Gavin Fuller
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