This week with LDWA London Group 20241021

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London LDWA

NOTICES

1: New members

A warm welcome to new primary members Stephen Edmundson, Kokka Antila, Seren Adlem, Amanda Rea, Zoe Carre, Alice Loxton, Jason Leith and Alaric Mose; and new associate members Caroline Williamson, Lucy Bronwin, Lynn Hemsworth and Matthew Northwood.

2: Change of date

The walk scheduled for Saturday 30th November (Rainham (Essex) to Grange Hill) has been moved to Saturday 25th January 2025.

This frees up a Saturday for anybody (especially newbies) who might have a walk to put on.

Forthcoming Walks

Wednesday 23rd October 2024

A Pilgrim's Progress Part 5: Linear from Elstree to Finsbury Park

Event Type: Group Walk.

Region: Southern England

Distance: 16.5 miles

Start Time: 10.27 at Elstree and Borehamwood station. From St. Pancras take the 10.03 Thameslink. The walk will finish at Finsbury Park station at 4.45 for Victoria Line or frequent main line trains.

Route: Using sections of the London Loop, Dollis Valley Greenway and Capital Ring, mostly good firm tracks.

Notes: Picnic stops only. If intending to come please notify the walk leader by Text message/WhatsApp, in advance if possible but even on the morning of the walk it is fine. This is the fifth stage of “A Pilgrim's Progress” which will be a Long Distance Path walked in 6 stages from Bedford to London. We will follow the life of John Bunyan from his birth in Bedford to his grave in London and eventually finish at St. Pauls Cathedral as is appropriate for a pilgrimage.

Contact: Jerome Ripp 07470196890 rippjerome@gmail.com

Web Site: http://www.ldwa.org.uk/London

Start: TQ191964: what three words: candle.toys.sketch

Finish TQ314868: what three words: vision.flown.flies

Saturday 26th October 2024

Nuclear Romans. A circular walk from Mortimer Station

Event Type: Group Walk.

Region: Southern England

Distance: 20 miles

Start Time: 9:23

Route: Meet at Mortimer rlwy stn. Take the 08:35 from Paddington changing at Reading 08:59 for the 09:10 to Mortimer arriving at 09:23

Latchmere Green, Pamber Forest, Silchester, Mortimer, Wokefield Common.

Notes: Bring a picnic lunch

Contact: Nigel Heys 07952 631719

Web Site: http://www.ldwa.org.uk/London

Start and finish: SU672641: what three words: segregate.audible.crisis

Last week's walks

1. Tuesday 15th October 2024: Ron led 15 members on a 9.5 mile walk from Surrey Quays to London Bridge visiting 54 locations of interest along the route.