A warm welcome to new primary member Sarah Wise; and associate members Gina Schumann and Diane Ruban.
2. Congratulations: LDWA members in the Winter Poppyline
Congratulations to our member Wendy Younge who over the weekend completed her first 50, the Winter Poppyline, less than a year after doing her first walk with the LDWA. And well done also to the other eight members of London Group who entered the event. All nine Lond Group LDWA members finished - in times ranging from 11h 40m to 20h 07m.
3. Hunnypot 100: volunteers needed
Given this year's Hundred, the LDWA's flagship event, is being staged by a neighbouring group it would be good if London Group could send a reasonable number of volunteers to help at the event. At present we only have a handful, which is far fewer than the 20 primary members signed up to do the event. Our help will be required at the headquarters in Meopham, which is only about a mile from Meopham station which has direct trains to/from London. If you are able to help, please drop a line to london,chair@ldwa.org.uk so that we can provide the organisers of an idea of the scale of the support we can provide.
Benfleet to Shoeburyness - Coastal Path (part III)
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 17 miles
Start Time: 9:15
Route: Meet at Benfleet railway station (08:30 train from London Fenchurch Street arrives at 09:13). From Benfleet we walk across Hadleigh Marsh & then circumnavigate Two Tree Island. Passing Leigh on Sea we will then walk to the end of Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world (1.33 miles) & back. (Entry £1.60). We continue along the coast finishing at Shoeburyness station. For those interested there is a (relatively) convenient Wetherspoons.
Notes: Limited facilities at the start of the walk. Southend's many facilities available in the second half. Bring something to eat & drink.
Start: TQ6777859: what three words: skips.shiny.serve
Finish: TQ940850: what three words: sapping.elbowed.relatives
Tuesday 24th February 2026 (note that this is next week, not tomorrow)
Winter Wetherspoon Wander
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 16 miles
Start Time: 10:30
Route: East Croydon. To the recently-opened Coombe Lodge Wetherspoons for elevenses. Then through various green spaces to the Sir Julian Huxley in Selsdon (London's highest Wetherspoons) for lunch. Then more green spaces to the Whispering Moon at Wallington (station opposite).
