Newsletter - August 2026
Hi everyone.
There's just enough time left to send out this newsletter before I head off on holiday. Thank you to Janette who has been keeping me informed as to what to expect. Looking at the weather forecast, she may have had the better walking conditions.
As I mentioned in the last newsletter. the committee has a meeting to look forward to on the 24th. I recently sent members some thoughts regarding the organisation of the Pewsey Downsaround, as well as other matters, including what we might need to change if we're subject to multiple heatwaves in the coming months and years. What I forgot to include, was something on publicity, i.e. raising awareness of our group's walks in Wiltshire. What I would like is to start promoting our activities on social media. I already promote my Ramblers group on town, village and local events Facebook pages across northwest Wiltshire, which collectively have more than 100,000 followers. I'd like to roll this out for this group to all the major settlements in the county. If you are a member of a Facebook page in your local area, and would like to help promote the Wiltshire LDWA, please get in touch.
We still have the Treasurer role to fill if anyone is interested. Dave will write what the role actually involves, for inclusion in the next newsletter. Having said that, it maybe that we can offer a lucky group member the Secretary role instead. If the latter interests you, please let us know.
Our programme of walks is still looking reasonably good. I understand we may also have a walk on 4th October to look forward to. Owing to not wanting to recce my next walk during the heatwave, I have postponed it two weeks to 6th September. It would be lovely to welcome some new walk leaders onto the list. If you're interested, please get in touch with Lucy at wiltshire.walkssecretary@ldwa.org.uk. Let's get some dates filled as soon as possible.
| Date | Name | Leader(s) | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2nd Aug 2026 | A Trek Around the Collingbournes | John W | 19 miles |
| Thu 13th Aug 2026 | A Splendid Cotswold Villages Circuit. | Graham | 15 miles |
| Mon 31st Aug 2026 | “The Hovis walk” Tisbury circular | Jerome | 20 miles |
| Sun 6th Sep 2026 | Roll Out The Green Carpet New Date | Clive | 20 miles |
| Thu 17th Sep 2026 | Tisbury Circular | Boo | 15 miles |
| Thu 15th Oct 2026 | Champagne Connection | Paul H | 15 miles |
| Sun 18th Oct 2026 | Autumnal Jaunt through the Manningfords | John W | 19 miles |
Forthcoming Walks
Finally, here's the usual look ahead to all the group walks and challenge events that are taking place within a 50-mile radius of Chippenham.
| Date | Name | Type | Mileage | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2nd Aug 2026 | A Second Date with Brenda | Group | c16.5 miles | Thames Valley |
| Sun 2nd Aug 2026 | A Trek Around the Collingbournes | Group | 19 miles | Wiltshire |
| Sun 2nd Aug 2026 | Another Romp Around the Chase | Group | 18.5 miles | Dorset |
| Sat 8th Aug 2026 | Cotswold Delights | Group | 19 miles | Heart of England |
| Sat 8th Aug 2026 | Cotswold Delights - Joint walk with Heart of England Group | Group | 19 miles | London |
| Sat 8th Aug 2026 | The Brynmawr 500 | Group | 35 miles | South Wales |
| Sun 9th Aug 2026 | Hod Hill or not Hod Hill, that is the question | Group | 19 miles | Dorset |
| Sun 9th Aug 2026 | The Wonston Wander | Group | 15 miles | Wessex (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) |
| Wed 12th Aug 2026 | Solar Eclipse Special | Group | 13 or 5 miles | South Wales |
| Thu 13th Aug 2026 | A Splendid Cotswold Villages Circuit. | Group | 15 miles | Wiltshire |
| Sun 23rd Aug 2026 | New Forest Heather Walk | Group | 18 miles | Wessex (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) |
| Mon 31st Aug 2026 | “The Hovis walk” Tisbury circular | Group | 20 miles | London / Wiltshire / Dorset |
That's it for this newsletter. All our newsletters will be available via the Wiltshire LDWA website. If you have anything to contribute to future editions, please can you get it to me or Sue by the 20th of each month. I look forward to seeing you out on our group walk at the ed of the month.
Warmest regards
Clive
Chair of the Wiltshire LDWA
wiltshire.chair@ldwa.org.uk
