Home page Walks photos Walks programme Message Board About group walks Walks in the region Holidays photos > News items < How to join Contact us Footpath problems Local links Walking links Favourite Walks Books Footpath Protection is a huge part of our work both locally and nationally		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk News items WALK MAGAZINE latest issue LATEST NEWS FROM THE RAMBLERS' ASSOCIATION Up to the minute news items. NEWS ARCHIVE from the RA Press Office. FARMERS face fines for littering countryside Farmers have been ordered to clean up the countryside and remove their rusty tractors, mounds of tyres, bale twine and oil drums. The spring clean is to ensure that farmers comply with tight waste controls set out in a European directive which the Government has ignored for more than ten years. (The Times) Safer Crossings and Protect the AONB demonstration on the A417 near the Air Balloon Inn, Crickley Hill on 22 March 2004. New Country House in Cotswolds - Plan Defeated - The saga of this highly controversial plan. Walking for health - There's no doubt about it, walking is good for you. It's good for your heart, it's good for your lungs, it's good for the muscle and bone growth of your children and it's good for your feeling of wellbeing! Strong scientific evidence now supports the many benefits to health of regular walking. Ramblers' Walking Information Service second to none - Whether you're an old hand or a complete beginner, we can help you get the best out of walking. Our information service draws on years of experiences as Britain's biggest walking organisation to provide you with the help and advice you need on walking anywhere in England, Scotland and Wales. Follow the links on this page to access our unique and extensive online walking information.		Some of the things the RA is doing nationally. See their website for the full picture. The new Walks Finder database, containing over 2,000 walks Access to open country is here after nearly 70 years of campaigning Protection of the Countryside is so important to walkers