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NOTICES
1) 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.
2) 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. 3) WALKS SECRETARY Jean O’Reilly’s tenure at Walks Secretary will end in February 2024. This is a very rewarding committee role that can easily be shared between two people. Now that we no longer list group walks in Strider, the role is much simpler than it used to be and takes up perhaps 2-4 hours per week on average. Anyone with an interest please contact Jean (london.walks@ldwa.org.uk) to discuss. Emailing Jean would not be seen as a commitment to taking on the role.
3) Sussex Stride 2023 50-mile Event Results . The event took place on Saturday 23 / Sunday 24 September from Plumpton, a circular towards Eastbourne on the South Downs. 9 members of the London Group who completed the Event out of 148 who started (128 finishers). Congratulations to Lev Babiev, Piers Bazley White, Christopher Blackwell, Melissa Butcher, Carrie Gaston, Sarah Horton, Andrew Moore, Charlotte Smith and Helen Smith.
Forthcoming Walks (details are also on the website) here
Pirbright Perimeter
Saturday 30th September 2023
Event Details Updated
Train times updated, and please note there is a train strike on this day so CHECK TRAIN SCHEDULE AHEAD OF TIME!
Route
Meet at Ash Vale Station (08:09 from Waterloo, change at Woking, arriving Ash Vale 08:53)
North Camp BR on the Guildford to Reading line is nearby.
Route: Around Pirbright, passing by Brookwood, Worplesdon and Normandy. Route shown on this link: https://explore.osmaps.com/route/16261874/0-jg-pirbright-perimeter. This is a joint walk with the Surrey group
Contact
John Goody Tel: 07801 977390
Email
F 2 F Adventure: Farncombe to Fleet
Sunday 1st October 2023
Start Time
9.47 (9.00 from Waterloo)
Route
Meet at Farncombe rlwy stn
Surrey North Downs & Hampshire villages. Finish at Fleet aiming for 17.32 return train. Anyone who would like to have a shorter walk of about 12 miles could finish at Farnham
General Notes
Average pace of 2.5 miles per hour. Come prepared for adventure, the usual variable weather & transport challenges following a strike day. There may be some overgrown & muddy paths. For train tickets, one option is a return to Woking and 2 singles; experienced ticket hunters may find other options. 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
Recent London LDWA Walks
The following photos were from Saturdays continuation of the alphabet adventure series E to E from Edenbridge to Eridge, in the border country of Kent and East Sussex around Cowden, Ashurst and Groombridge.
A pub?
Photo: Jerome Ripp
Making friends
Photo: Jerome Ripp
Onwards
Photo: Jerome Ripp
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Property of the Week
Glorious Oast in Mayfield, Kent
Photo: Stephen Lennon
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Out and About
Wye Valley
Photo: Barry Arnold
Roseberry Topping
Photo: Gavin Fuller
Normally, there is only one Out and About photo, but this week we were spoilt for choice. The first was from the Devils Seat on the Wye Way. The river here forms the border between Wales and England. Lovely landscape with the Severn Bridges in the background. Gavin knows my predisposition to publish photos with Trig points. This one spotted as he walks the Cleveland Way.
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