East Surrey Walkers  

Spring Weekend Break

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

THE WALKING PARTNERSHIP

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!

VOLUNTEERS

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

Surrey Area AGM

Saturday 4 February 2012, 14.00
Preceded by 2 morning walks: one from Chessington Garden Centre (5 miles, @ 10:30) where there is ample parking, and one from Epsom Station (3 miles, @ 11:00) should anyone travel by train. For people who do come by train, we will arrange transport back to Epsom after the meeting.
Followed by lunch at 1pm, then the AGM begins at 2 pm.
Sedum Restaurant, Chessington Garden Centre, Leatherhead Road,
Chessington, KT9 2NG.

New Year Lunch

Sunday 15th Jan 2012 1:00 p.m. at St Agatha's Hall, Hurst Green Lunch at 1 p.m. following a short morning walk. £10 per head

Autumn Social

Friday 18th November 8:00 p.m. at The York Room, St John's Church, Hurst Green. £3 per head

The A-Z of "so you think you can write"!!! A talk by Sarah Cox, Rosie's sister.
Fish 'n Chip supper followed by one of Steve's " take on things"!!!!

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Ramblers’ Association, East Surrey Ramblers Group The AGM will be held on Saturday 5th November 2011 at 2.00 p.m. at St Andrews Church Hall, Kent Hatch Road, at the junction with Moorhouse Road, Limpsfield Chart. Map Exp. 147 GR: TQ426517.

The meeting will be preceded by a walk at 10.00 a.m. and lunch. Nominations for the Committee may be sent in advance to the Secretary: Lisa Dunning 143 Hillbury Road, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9TG email: lisadunning@btinternet.com or presented at the meeting.
The meeting will be followed by tea and a video of the Pyrenees holiday by Alex Waugh.

Chairman's Chatter - December 2011

Chairman's Chatter - September 2011

Chairman's Chatter - June 2011

Chairman's Chatter - April 2011