Crane Valley Summer Festival
The Festival
will take place on Saturday 27 August 2011 from 10 am to 2 pm at Crane
Valley Nature Reserve near Cranbrook. We will be taking
our stall and will be pleased to talk about the joys of walking and
the work of the Ramblers to anyone who is interested. The
venue is very close to the centre of Cranbrook so please use the
town car parks and walk from there.
A Walk in the Woods Week
The Ramblers has nominated the week from 2-9 October 2011 as A Walk
in the Woods Week. Groups will be offering wood related walks
and we will suggest some fine woodland walks that people can
undertake independently. Kent has some very fine
woodland. We have created a special page detailing the walks
that are part of the week's offerings in Kent. [read
more...]
Coastal Access
Kent Ramblers have now finalised their proposed route for the
Folkestone to Ramsgate section of the national coastal path. [read
more...]
Michael Stokes
A former Chairman of Kent Area and a champion of the Royal
Military Canal path, Michael Stokes died in March. We have
a tribute to him here.
Bayham Abbey
The decision of last December's public inquiry reached us
today. Unfortunately none of the paths subject to the inquiry
was confirmed by the inspector and so, subject to any appeal, the Bayham Abbey estate
remains probably the largest expanse of countryside in the south
east not crossed by a public footpath. Despite the outcome, we
owe a huge debt of gratitude to the brave Ramblers' volunteers who
worked so hard to secure these paths for public benefit and the even
braver witnesses who were subject to gruelling
cross-examination at the inquiry. Our volunteers will not be
daunted by this setback and will continue to work selflessly to
protect Kent's footpaths for the benefit of all walkers.
Please continue to support our work, not least by joining the
Ramblers if you are not already a member. (4 April 2011)
New Wealdway Information Board at Tonbridge Castle
Our volunteers have replaced the worn out Wealdway information
board at Tonbridge castle. [read
more...]
Wealdway Accommodation Guide
An updated Wealdway Accommodation Guide, accessible from the Wealdway
main page, is now available. Thanks to Charles Wilmot
Smith for producing this.
Area Organisation
We have added a new web page
explaining how the Area is organised and listing principal contacts.
2011 AGM
The AGM details have now been placed on the web site. [read
more...]
Frank Elliot MBE
Frank Elliott, centre, receiving a plaque from Geoff King (left)
and John Smout (right) to celebrate Frank's 100th birthday on 11 May
2010. The plaque commemorates Frank's many achievements in the
world of climbing and walking, particularly in his later years as
Footpath Secretary for Tunbridge Wells Group. You can view the
plaque here:
Frank Elliott Plaque
Kent Area Council Meetings for 2011
Fridays: 11 March, 10 June, 30 September and 9 December 2011
All held at Quaker Meeting House, Union Street,
Maidstone. 7.30pm. If any member would like copies of
minutes, please contact the Chairman, Neville Machin, or the
Secretary, Robert Peel.
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