NOTICES
1: New members
A warm welcome to new primary member Nahanaeli Nassima; and associate members Jon Thomas, Jim Whitman, Catherine Egan, Ronald Green, Gareth Hawkins and Susanne Baillie.
2: Change of walk date.
The walk originally planned for Saturday 13th July will now be on Sunday 14th July. The walk is ELEL4: linear from St Albans to Ware.
3: Beach of Dreams 2025
The Committee is considering the group’s participation in the 2025 Beach of Dreams project. This is being led by Kinetika – Ali Pretty, a former chair of London LDWA, is the Artistic Director.
In May 2025 people will walk together along as much of the coastline of the UK as possible ”in a collective moment of reflection and action to re-imagine our relationship with the coast and inspire positive climate action”.
Local organisations throughout the country, including LDWA and Ramblers groups, are being asked to participate. As a project member, a group would
- lead walks over a section of the coast for a stated number of days, possibly with associated artistic activities;
- design and receive a silk pennant to carry on their walk.
The project has Arts Council funding. For further information see www.beachofdreams.org
As our group regularly walks on the sections of the coast accessible from London, the Committee is minded to become a project member.
Gavin has offered to lead 3 days over the weekend of 3 -5 May (bank holiday) likely to be
Eastbourne to Brighton – distance 27 miles
Brighton to Littlehampton – distance 18 miles
Littlehampton to Chichester – distance 20 miles
Lonica will lead some walks on other dates perhaps linking with a planned carnival in Ramsgate on 24th May. Other London leaders may wish to lead other walks along the coastline in May.
As a member, London LDWA would be able to design and receive a silk pennant flag and be listed as a project member on the Beach of Dreams website for the sum of £210. We would take the pennant on the coastal walks in May 2025 and would receive it back in September 2026 after it had toured in exhibitions with all other flags. We could then use it on other events we hold or participate in.
Being part of a national project like this would be a great way to promote the LDWA. If you have any comments please email them to london@ldwa.org.uk by the end of this week.
Forthcoming Walk
Saturday 6th July 2024
Circular walk from Overton, Hampshire.
Event Type: Group Walk.
Region: Southern England/
Route:
Meet Overton Railway Station. Take Waterloo 08:50 train (Clapham Junction 08:57) arriving Overton 09:46
Route via Lynch, Whitnal, Portway, Watership Down, Kingsclere, Wayfarer's Walk and Deane
Notes: bring picnic lunch
Contact: Nigel Heys 07952 631719
Start and finish: SU517508: what three words: zoomed.reporter.shimmered
Last week's walks
1. Thursday 27th June 2024: six walkers joined Gavin on a 6.9 mile circular walk from East Croydon.
The Thursday evening walkers Photo: Gavin Fuller
2. Saturday 29th June 2024: seven joined Gavin on a 32.2 mile walk on the South Downs. It included 2,831 feet of ascending. Probably one of the most challenging London Group social walks in recent years. Well done everybody.
Saturday's walkers at summit of Blackcap: one of many summits
photo: Mari Espinar
Saturday's team at summit of Wolstonbury Hill
photo: Mari Espinar
Saturday's walkers ascending Devil's Dyke
photo: Gavin Fuller
Saturday's walkers descending from Truleigh Hill
Photo: Richard Rose
Oldland Windmill spotted on Saturday's walk Photo: Gavin Fuller
3. Also on Saturday 29th June 2024: three London Group walkers joined a walk with Essex and Herts group led by Peter Tremain. It covered nearly 19 miles from High Barnet to Bank.
Walkers at the start in High Barnet Photo: Jackie Burnett
Spotted on Thursday's walk
Walkers at Spike Milligan's bench in Avenue House Park, Finchley Photo: Lizzie Bridge
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Property of the Week
Spotted on Thursday's walk
Coombe Lodge Photo: Gavin Fuller
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