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1) Founder's Challenge 2016 and 2017
Gordon has written an excellent review of the 2016 Founder's Challenge, held earlier this month. You can read it by clicking here
And as a date for your diaries - the next (21st) Founders will be on Saturday 14 October 2017. Click here for more details.
2) Capital Challenge 2017
Background and info:
Readers of Strider will have seen on page 6 of the August issue Peter Aylmer’s article announcing the new Capital Challenge event that the 2016 AGM in February agreed should be developed.
The inaugural event will take place on 1st April 2017.
Details of the route and how to enter are almost 100% finalised and we want to bring it to the attention of London members before entries open on 14th November. You may want to enter or you may want to help make it a success by marshalling.
Entering the event:
All you need to know about the route and entering can be found on the LDWA London website at Capital Challenge 2017 . Only online entries at SIEntries will be accepted (no postal entries nor On The Days). To ensure that we manage this first event successfully we are limiting participation to 100 walkers with priority given to LDWA members. If more than 100 entries are received a ballot will be held immediately after entries close on 19th February.
Marshalling:
We will need at least 20 marshals at
- the start (the café at BFI on the South Bank),
- checkpoints
- Paddington station
- Jack Straw car park, Hampstead Heath
- Finsbury Park café
- Nature’s Throne aka Hackney Henge, Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve on the River Lea
- the finish at the View Tube café in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Some marshals may be asked to travel between these points.
There will be a Marshals Walk on Saturday 4th March 2017.
If you’d like to help please contact Gordon at capitalchallenge@ldwa.org.uk .
3) "Silk River" 2017
This is a bit of a departure from the norm for London LDWA. It's a walking based-celebration set along the banks of the river Thames, over ten days starting Friday 15 September 2017, and London LDWA has agreed to partner it.
It's a really interesting joint project with a community in India - and if your curiosity is suitably piqued, you can find out more by clicking this link.
4) LDWA London Chairman in "The Great Outdoors" ("TGO") magazine
Peter, our Chair, has written a piece for November's TGO magazine on "A Long Walk to Berwick". You can get a taster by clicking this link, but to read the whole thing you'll need to pick up a copy at your local newsagent
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