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Please book now for the Lake District Week, Grasmere, 8th -15th September
Please book now for the Lake District Week, Grasmere, 8th -15th September
SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2012
Future Activities
Cambridge Oxfam Walk Sunday 20th May 2012: This popular annual event is back for its 45th year! It will start and finish at Chilford Hall near Linton. You can choose from 4, 7, 11, 15, 19 or 26 mile routes. The aim is to raise at least £30,000 for Oxfam’s humanitarian relief work. To register for the walk or get more details, you can go to www.oxfam.org.uk/walk . There is also a need to recruit some 100 route and desk marshals for a few hours, half a day or even the whole day, and this can be combined with one of the shorter walks. To help please contact Tania Mullins tania.mullins@gmail.com . Other information obtainable from Simon on 01223 526157 or sra.watkins@ntlworld.com .
We were given a fascinating geology lesson during our visit to Yorkshire last weekend by our walk leader David Peel who highlighted the impact the drought was having at a well known visitors’ spot called The Strid.
We looked downonto rocks that in springtime would normally have been covered by a surging torrent, several feet deep.
I thought it would good to share David’s thoughts with you, and this is what he says:
Many thanks to David Peel for his hard work in planning a wonderful weekend for our rambling group in the Yorkshire Dales, and for the added bonus of perfect walking conditions, as well as his knowledgeable geological descriptions of famous landmarks, from the Cow and Calf rocks, to the drought stricken Strid.
Here are the two walks I tracked with my EveryTrail GPS, both 14 miles, both very different, but stunning.
And thank you to everyone for making my two friends Andrea and Wendy so welcome. I’m sure they will be joining us again.
Today a couple who met whilst walking with the Sunday A’s were married at the Salvation Army Citadel here in Cambridge.
Sarah and Paul met just over a year ago on a Sunday A walk. Their fate was sealed on the 2010 Sheringham summer coach trip with Sally acting as a matchmaker :-)
All of the Sunday A’s were invited to the happy occasion. A very enjoyable afternoon with a huge selection of home made cakes and tea for the reception followed afterwards.
Cambridge Rambling Club has recently joined The Walking Partnership. This new partnership, supported by Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, provides direct financial contributions to local walking groups to help with organising group walks, encouraging people to get out walking, helping to clear and improve footpaths, providing equipment to help walkers etc. Over the past 65 years, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has given many millions of pounds to assist walking charities and conservation projects in Britain and the countries they visit on their worldwide holidays. Now our group can benefit directly.
Ramblers Worldwide Holidays operate group walking holidays in the UK and all around the world. Each holiday is accompanied by a qualified walks leader, so you can leave all the organising to them and just enjoy meeting like minded people and of course, some fantastic walking. Holidays are graded in terms of difficulty, and there is a full range from sightseeing right up to hut-to-hut mountain treks. Take a look at their website on www.ramblersholidays.co.uk or give them a call on 01707 33113 for more details or to order a brochure.
Remember when you book to quote the name of our group, and we will then receive a contribution of £10 per person on UK holidays, £20 per person on short haul holidays, and £30 per person on long haul holidays. This extra funding could really make a difference to us!