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Events
7 June: Area Management Team 25 June: Area Council 5 July:
Area Management Team 24 July: Board of Trustees Meeting 25
& 26 September: Kent Goes Wild at Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge
Wells (our stall will be there) 1 October: Area Council 10
December: Area Council 5 February 2011: Area AGM in
Bexley Village
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Sellindge Steam Rally
We took our stall to the Sellindge Steam Rally over the late May bank
holiday weekend. The weather was mixed and we managed to prevent
our marquee from blowing away only thanks to help and the loan of heavy
duty pegs from a neighbouring stallholder. Although we found fewer
people interested in walking than we would have liked, we hope that we
managed to raise awareness of the Ramblers.
I took a break from the stall to explore the nearby footpaths, only
to find some of them obliterated by crops and to be accosted by a lady
who denied the existence of the paths and advised me that the posts
engraved "Public Footpath" were there for historical interest
only! I have reported the issues to KCC but so far they have not
responded.
Family Fun Day
We took our stall to Explore Kent's Family Fun Day at Sturry near
Canterbury on 24 April 2010. There were several led walks, the
longest of which was led by Rosemary Rathbone from Canterbury Group.
General Council
General Council (the Ramblers' national AGM) took place at Royal
Holloway College in Surrey on 10 and 11 April 2010. Kent Area's
delegates were Neville Machin and Robert Peel; Peter Skipp and Ray
Lawrence attended as visitors (non-voting).
The motion expressing concern about the Ramblers' administration and
communication put forward by the Kent Area AGM was
debated in slightly modified format (as a composite of the Kent motion
and similar motions from two other Areas) and lost by just one vote (59
for and 60 against). Several motions seeking greater emphasis on
footpath work were passed.
Robert Peel, Kent Area Secretary, was elected to the national Board
of Trustees.
75th Anniversary Celebrations
As many of you will know, 2010 is the Ramblers' 75th anniversary and
we are celebrating the achievements of the last 75 years - particularly
access to open land, our glorious footpath network and more recently
legislation for coastal access.
We are working on a set of pages on this site to recognise what has
been achieved in Kent and those who have achieved it. This is very
much work in progress at the moment but you can have a preview here.
If you think of anything that could usefully be added, please let me
know.
Walk of the Month
We are trying out a new feature on the web site - a monthly walk
taken from our book... [read more]
Coastal Access
The Marine and Coastal Access Act received
Royal Assent on 12 November 2009... [read
more]
Walking Guide
We have produced a book of walks "10 Favourite
Walks in the Kent Countryside"... [read
more]
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Our stall on a dull day at Sellindge
Rosemary leading the Family Fun Day walk from Sturry
to Wickhambreaux
Petts Wood, Bromley
Chilham
Keston Ponds
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