This week with LDWA London Group 20260202

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London LDWA

NOTICES

1. New members

A warm welcome to new primary members Mike Minyard, Debra Daly and Peter Rowlands; and associate members Paul Smith, Nicola Bailhache and Amanda Stokes.

2. Annual General Meeting (AGM) Update

The deadline of 25th January for the receipt of motions for the AGM from members has now passed and none were received.

No nominations for Chair or Treasurer have yet been received - so please consider this further. The deadline will be extended and nominations can be made up to and at the meeting. Please give this careful thought.

The agenda for the 2026 AGM on 25th February has now been added to the AGM section of the website.

Papers will be added after the 7^th February; the draft minutes from the 2025 AGM are already available on the website.

Please contact the Secretary on london.secretary@ldwa.org.uk to advise of your attendance or apology; also please indicate if you would like to stay and eat at the pub after the meeting.

Forthcoming Walks

Please check here for any last minute changes to walk details. https://ldwa.org.uk/London/E/0/walks-prog-list.html

Saturday 7th February 2026

South Downs B to B

Event Type: Group Walk.

Region: Southern England / Herts

Distance: 21 miles

Start Time: 9:10

Route: Burgess Hill station (train departs London Victoria 08.16, Clapham Junction 08.23, East Croydon 08.34. There is also one departing London Bridge 08.05 which gets there 11 minutes earlier). Via Wolstonbury Hill, Cow Down, lunch stop at Devil's Dyke, Rest and Be Thankful Stone to Fishersgate station (break point 14.8 miles), Southwick station (break point 15.5 miles) and then along the seafront to Brighton and up to the station unless the pull of the Wetherspoons we will pass is too great.

Notes: One steep ascent. Head or other torch advised in case lighting along the sea front is not up to scratch.