Minutes 2022
Marches AGM minutes 2022
Sunday February 13th Stiperstones Inn 10.00am
Attendance
Jenny Wynne, Geoff Sproson, Janet Pitt Lewis, Neil Fullwood, Paul Breach, Phil Clarke, Dave Clarke
1. Set up online meeting
Online Dave Wright, Mike and Francoise Nurse, Dave Nichols
2. Apologies
Sarah Hayward, Mark and Sue Manns, Stuart Altham, Jane Webb, Helen Sutton
3. Minutes from Online meeting 2021
Read and approved
4. Matters arising
None
5. Officer reports
Chair Only Wistanstow Walk took place, several online meetings held, face to face meetings at Compasses recently restored. Jenny offered the groups special congratulations to Phil Clarke on his success in this year’s Winter Pennine Way Traverse.
Secretary
All internet presence now online at LDWA site.
Online meeting attended with Dave Wright on the ‘Meet Up ‘ App. The use of this by other walking groups official or unofficial could impact on the LDWA.
Request from organisers of the Elephant Bull and Bear 100 to run CP 2 2023. Group agreed to do so.
Treasurer
balance £19,776.23.
Account to be externally audited.
Paul needs access to SIentries
6. Event reports
2021 SSC cancelled
2021 Cake Walk cancelled
2021 Tour de Marches 76 starters from original 151 deferred from 2020. Funds donated to Wistanstow Primary for a Christmas Trip. Phil reported on successful use of @Whats App’ to coordinate marshals and Cps. Phil thanked for his work on organising another successful event.
2021 Christmas Walk small group walked from Roger’s around Wem
7. Election of Officers
Chair Jenny Wynne
Secretary Dave Wright proposed by Janet PL and seconded by Dave C.
Vote of thanks to Geoff from Neil F.
Treasurer paul Breach
8. 2022 Events
2022 SSC From Knighton – Welsh restrictions easing will allow event to take place.
2022 Simon’s Social March 26th hand outs to be given at SSC
2022 Cake Walk April 30th Dave C on route, Dave W. on entries
2022 Tour de Marches 10th September Entries open March 1st
2022 Christmas Walk to be decided
9. 2023 Events
2023 SSC 40th Anniversary another Norbury Event ?
10. Discussion on Green Lanes
An opportunity to end use of green lanes by recreational motor vehicles.
The Government has issued a public consultation on its response to the Glover
Landscapes Review. The consultation document includes questions that give
respondents the opportunity to call for the prohibition of the use of green lanes by
recreational motor vehicles. We urge you to respond. This chance won’t come
again. You will find the online consultation at https://consult.defra.gov.uk/future-
landscapes-strategy/government-response-to-the-landscapes-review/.
The background. The Government recognises the vital role of nature for the
nation’s wellbeing. Since the pandemic, this has become even more obvious.
Equally, the Government acknowledges the urgent need to reduce our dependence
on motor vehicles. Green lanes - the thousands of miles of ancient, unsealed tracks
that criss-cross the English countryside - are much more than just access routes:
they are a historic, precious part of the rural landscape. Some green lanes are
ancient drovers’ roads or cart tracks. Others are older, dating back to Roman, or
even prehistoric times. They have survived for hundreds of years as precious
features of the rural heritage. They need protection.
The impact of recreational motor vehicles on green lanes. Recreational
motors – chiefly motorbikes and 4x4s – are noisy, intrusive, polluting, and
sometimes dangerous. They destroy the fabric of green lanes, often reducing them
to rutted quagmires. Beautiful, tranquil places have been made ugly. Recreational
motor vehicles damage not just the tracks themselves, but the amenity and
enjoyment of other users – farmers, disabled people, walkers, cyclists, equestrians.
The lives of those who live alongside green lanes, or who need them for essential
access, are made difficult. The health of the natural environments of which the lanes
form an important part is degraded.
The need for legislation. The Government has recognised that protecting green
lanes has become a pressing issue. It has devoted part of the consultation on its
Glover Landscapes Review response to a series of questions on the future use of
green lanes – questions 14 to 17. Please take part in the consultation and use your
answers to these questions to call for an end to the use of recreational motor
vehicles on green lanes.
GLEAM campaigns to protect green lanes from the danger, difficulty and
inconvenience caused by recreational motor vehicles. It is calling for such vehicles to
be prohibited everywhere, leaving the lanes open only to motor vehicles with a
legitimate need for access.
www.gleam-uk.org
PO Box 159
Otley
LS21 9BT info@gleam-uk.org
