East Surrey Walkers  

ESW 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. Remember if you book a holiday 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!

The monthly work party of volunteers from East Surrey Walkers has recently been opening up overgrown and unused footpaths in the Burstow area. Working in partnership with Surrey County Council the group put in 4 new stiles, 4 waymark posts and cleared over 600 metres of footpaths that had become impassable. The work party has been going for over 3 years and will be moving on to the Lingfield area in January to deal with a number of footpath problems. Although The Ramblers is known for organising local walks, it also campaigns to protect rights of way and has hundreds of local work parties that help to maintain the footpath network.

Annual Dinner

Wednesday 21st March 2012 7:30pm for 8
at The Royal British Legion, Limpsfield.

£20 per head for 3 courses - menu to be announced.
Contact Rosie if you are coming on 01342 834421 or rosemaryblythe@yahoo.co.uk

Spring Weekend Break

Friday 4th-7th May 2012
To be based in Wells-next-the sea, Norfolk. Contact Adam for details.

Holiday in the Julian Alps

Sunday 17th-24th June 2012
A week (8 days) spent walking in the Julian Alps, Slovenia. A 3-centre holiday organised by InnTravel.
Contact Barbara for details - Bookings now closed

Autumn Holiday in Derbyshire

Monday 10th-18th September 2012
We will be staying at Biggin Hall (near Dovedale) and the price is £518 per person for an 8 night stay. This beautiful 17th century house, near Dovedale, has good accommodation, and offers dinner bed and breakfast, including a packed lunch. We will endeavour to offer an easy and a harder walk each day. There is also scope for sightseeing: we are close to Haddon Hall, Chatsworth, and the factory where Stilton cheese is made, so there will be something for everyone. If you would like to join please send a deposit for £20 per person payable to Biggin Hall to John Nathan at Summerhill, 39 Detillens Lane, Limpsfield, Surrey, RH8 0DH as soon as possible.

Chairman's Chatter - December 2011

National Trust Car Parks

It has recently become apparent that the NT may be changing their policy on car parking. Parking for NT members is always free, provided you display a current NT sticker in your car. Non-members may be required to pay a fee, and where possible we highlight this in the walks programme, but sometimes the terms may change, so we suggest non-members of the NT always come prepared to pay. Typically the charge is £2 for the day. Some car park pay-and-display machines accept cash, but the NT now seems to be moving to payment by mobile phone and credit card.