A warm welcome to the following new primary member Catharine Sowerby.
2: Strava
For those members that use Strava to record or save their walks we have set up a Strava group specifically for the London LDWA group (there is also a national LDWA Strava group). Members should be able to search for it in ‘Groups’ under the ‘Clubs’ tag.
Forthcoming Walks
Wednesday 20th March 2024
London Spring bulb walk
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Distance
11ml.
Start Time
1200 hrs
Route
Meet Baker Street Underground Station Baker Street exit.
Regents Park, Hampstead Heath, Finchley Central, Mill Hill East, Mill Hill School, end at Mill Hill Broadway Station
General Notes
Bail points at Golders Green tube, Mill Hill East & others besides! Break for tea at Childs Hill Park. Finish about 1700 hrs. Helpful but not essential to know if you’re coming
Finish: TQ213919 what three words: poems.evenly.wage
Friday 22nd March 2024
Another TGIF walk Taplow to Virginia Water
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Distance
20ml.
Start Time
9:09
Route
Meet Taplow Railway Station. Jubilee River to Eton and Windsor, where it is possible to join or leave, and then tour of Windsor Great Park. Finish at Virginia Water Station where there are 4 trains an hour towards London.
General Notes
Take the 08:28 Elizabeth Line from Paddington. Average pace 2.8 mph. Morning stop in Windsor, lunch at the Savill Garden. Taking advantage of TFL’s policy of allowing the same travel concessions on Friday as the weekend. Very helpful but not essential to send your name & membership number in advance in case there are last minute changes to arrangements. Text or WhatsApp walk leader
Contact
Jerome Ripp text 07470196890 or email rippjerome@gmail.com
Start: SU915813: what three words: boat.manliness.moment
Finish: TQ001679: what three words: cheer.smooth.tamed
Saturday 23rd March 2024
Capital Challenge Marshals Walk
Event Type
Group Walk for those who have volunteered to be marshals on this year's Capital Challenge.
Region
Southern England
Distance
26ml.
Start Time
8:15 for 8:30 start
Route
We will set off at 8.30 from outside St John’s Church at Waterloo (73 Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY). Please arrive around 8.15 to register and to get a short briefing before we set off. For those who want to do the full route, the walk ends at the View Tube Cafe - which is about a 10-15 minute walk from Stratford Tube Station.
General Notes
Please do not attend the walk if you are not volunteering for the Capital Challenge on the 6th April. If you would like to volunteer please email Marie at mheracleous@yahoo.co.uk.
Start: TQ311800: what three words: camera.lined.star
Finish: TQ379836 what three words: slips.itself.luck
Last week's walk
1. Saturday 16th March: "Two Towers" joint walk with Surrey LDWA.
Twenty four humans and one dog were on this walk from Horsley to Guildford stations. They walked through muddy woodland with lots of puddles to the Semaphore Tower on Chatley Heath. And then headed south for a late lakeside lunch stop near Hatchlands and on via Newlands Corner, Merrow and Pewley Downs, to the Semaphore House in Guildford. They finished with a couple of Lewis Carroll landmarks on the way down to Guildford Station.
Team photo Photo: Emma Dowling
Semaphore House, Chatley Heath. Photo: Barry Eade
The second tower: Semaphore House, Pewley Hill, near the end of the walk.
Photo: Mary Dee
National AGM
London Group's Ron Williamson receiving his Eager Beaver award at the National AGM
