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NOTICES
1) New Members: Welcome to the following new Primary member: Richard Aylwin. We also welcome the following Associate member: Karen Horton. 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 - as a group we are reliant on members to volunteer to contribute to help the group run smoothly. Currently the newsletter is due to stop in 2 weeks so if anyone feels they could become the new editor please do contact me.
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.
Forthcoming Walks (details are also on the website) here
Through Downton to the Downs
Saturday 9th September 2023
Route
Newbury Station (08:35 train from London Paddington, purchase return to Kintbury)
The walk goes through the Berkshire commons before taking the Brenda Parker way up to the North Wessex Downs, where we pass the highest points of both Hampshire and Berkshire before descending to Kintbury Station
General Notes
Please bring picnic lunch
Email
Here be Dragons
Tuesday 12th September 2023
Region / Area
Southern England / London
Route
Meet at London Bridge Station outside Exit/Entrance 3 on the junction of Joiner Street and Tooley Street
The City of London is guarded by 14 watchdragons. These fearsome beasts stand over the major routes into the City, and are 3D representations of the dragons that feature on the City coat of arms. Beating the Bounds is an ancient custom still observed in parts of England and Wales, which traditionally involved swatting local landmarks with branches to maintain a shared mental map of parish boundaries usually every seven years. Join me as we replace swatting with counting the dragons as we Beat the Bounds of the City of London. The walk starts & finishes at London Bridge station & along the way we will hear mention of Nancy from Oliver Twist, Winchester geese, Shakespeare, Samuel Pepys parmesan, a President of the USA & more depending upon time available
General Notes
This will be a fun walk with Des Garrahan from the Ramblers. Des leads the Ramblers work with Transport for London on its plans to improve walking in London & will be seeking members views on this route & walking in London generally. We will pause about halfway for a short refreshment break. When we finish about 9, we will pop into a local pub, where we hope you can join us. Leaders are Steve Radley & Des Garrahan (07592 759981)
Contact
Steve Radley Tel: 07809 128334
Star of the Week
Our star of the week award goes to Stephen Wills who successfully completed the South Coast Ultra challenge at the weekend from Polegate to Arundel. Many congratulations.
Quietly confident at the start
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Recent LDWA Walks
A few photos from Jerome's D 2 D Adventure a Linear from Denham to Datchet, The walk crossed 2 motorways and took in parks, stately homes and beautiful villages.
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Out and About
Ali Pretty is continuing her 12 day trek along the Alpa-Adria Trail in Slovenia to Trieste. The terrain is challenging but the scenery is stunning.
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Property of the Week
Spotted on a circular walk from the National Trust Sissinghurst Castle Gardens on the wonderfully named Dig Dog Lane
Kentish Oast
Photo: Barry Arnold
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