A warm welcome to new primary members Andrew Dench, and Carl and Isaac Myhill.
2. Your hands can save a life.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a basic first aid skill which is straightforward to learn and could in the right circumstances save someone's life. There have been occasions where people have collapsed from heart issues on walks, and knowing what to do could save the day. London Group's Carrie Gaston works for the Resuscitation Council UK and has set up for the group a free training session allowing our members to learn this skill from those in the know at the council. This will be at 5.15 on Tuesday August 25, at the Resuscitation Council's headquarters at 60-62 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TF, and naturally will be followed by a walk. Our Chair has been trained in this skill since 2000 and, although never having had to put it into practice, believes it a highly valuable tool to have should the time ever come. If you would like to take advantage of the chance to learn this core skill please email Carrie at carrie.gstn@gmail.com.
Start Time: 10:50. Wargrave station. GWR Paddington at 10.08, or Elizabeth line, change at Twyford for the 10.45 shuttle train to Wargrave.
Route: Chiltern hills and Thames path. We will cross the Thames using the new Bryan Ferry at Temple Lock. (£2.50 cash or card). Finish at Cookham station for the shuttle train to Maidenhead and GWR or Elizabeth line return to Paddington.
Notes: Bring sufficient food and liquid refreshments. Moderate pace. Woodland facilities. LDWA membership card has a space on it for adding emergency contact details, all members are encouraged to carry this during the walk. It would be helpful to contact the walk leader to confirm if you wish to come on this walk (LDWA membership number required please).
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Thursday 13th August 2026
Greenwich Meridian Trail - Part V Ravensbourne to New Addington
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / London
Distance: 8 miles
Start Time: 18:00
Route: Meet at Ravensbourne train station. 17:26 train from Blackfriars arrives at 17:58. Part suburban - part countryside. Finish at New Addington tramterminus.
Notes: This is the fifth of a series of mid-week walks covering the sections of the Greenwich Meridian Trail (GMT) which fall within the M25. (The GMT is a route which follows as near a possible the zero degree longitude/Prime Meridian line.)
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Saturday 15th August
Wendover Tops
Event Type:Group Walk.
Region: Southern England / Buckinghamshire
Distance: 20 miles
Start Time: 9:20
Route: Wendover station (train departs Marylebone 08.27). To Coombe Hill (highest viewpoint in the Chilterns) then through assorted woods to the county tops of Haddington Hill (Buckinghamshire) and Pavis Wood (Hertfordshire).
Notes: The lunch stop will be by the Wendover Woods cafe, which has the only public toilets on the route. There will be no other opportunity to get food and drink on the route until we return to Wendover (Morrisons and pubs) so make sure you have sufficient for the pre-lunch and post-lunch sections.
