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South Cotswold Ramblers recent AGM – 17 November 2018
Chairman, Richard Davis welcomed 32 members to the meeting, many of whom had been on the pre-meeting walk lead by Sally. After the usual formalities reports were received from the various officers, copies having previously been circulated. The Chairman’s report, while acknowledging that we had had another successful year, contained a cautionary note appealing for…
More ...Lost walking pole at Chedworth
Enid lost her walking pole on Wednesday. If anyone can help in any way, either contact her directly or use the Contact Us link on the website and we will pass the message on. Thank you.
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The Walking Partnership
8 November 2018 – Richard writes, “We have just received another £430 to us under the Walking Partnership. This includes £130 from the Ravenscar Holiday towards Group funds from Ramblers Holidays as a result of members going away with them. Excellent.” South Cotswold Ramblers Group receive funding every time you book a holiday with Ramblers Walking…
More ...Brian K – update 19 October
Latest news – “Brian is now in Sandfields Care Home. It’s in St Georges Road, Cheltenham and is close to Waitrose. He is settling in and getting to know the staff and residents. It has a nice café on the ground floor and a garden. Please visit him.” — We have heard from Christine T…
More ...Holiday Photos
Members of the Group holidaying in North Yorkshire near Whitby are back. Quite an eventful holiday, as shown in the photos on our website. To see the photos, click Group then Group Holiday Photos.
More ...Please take your banana skins (and orange peel) home!
Walkers: eat bananas – but take your skins home Not being native to the UK, they take about two years to biodegrade. This applies to orange peel too! I have climbed Ladhar Bheinn, one of Scotland’s finest peaks. The view was glorious. And I threw a banana skin at it. I have stood on the magnificent…
More ...Please keep an eye on the backmarker
A big thank you to all members who act as backmarkers on our walks. Occasionally leaders forget to keep an eye on them, especially when entering a wood. Sometimes the backmarker needs to hang back as a walker is having a comfort stop and then the backmarker wonders where the group have gone! Please keep…
More ...GDPR and Walks’ Leaders
Thank you to all the walks leaders who have sent/emailed the Publishing Volunteer Details form to Mike. He is also grateful for those who don’t mind their photos appearing on Walks>Leaders’ Photos for sending him a Photo Consent Form. Just a few to go….. Mike
More ...A reminder to walkers
Please can you stay behind the leader unless the leader tells you otherwise. It makes it very difficult for leaders to set a comfortable pace for everyone, and particularly when we have a large group. Mike Walks Coordinator
More ...Offers to be Parish Footpath Checkers
Following Richard’s appeal in the the last newsletter for members to check all rights of way in a particular parish, we are now starting to get offers for several parishes and would be pleased to hear from more members. There are 60 parishes from Coberley and Cowley to Westonbirt and Shipton Moyne, and from Arlingham…
More ...Suspect a stroke – act FAST and call 999
Face weakness Arm weakness Speech problems Time to call 999 See https://www.stroke.org.uk/
More ...Ramblers Holidays will pay the S Cots money – if you ask!
Each newsletter Ramblers Holidays pays the group and we are very grateful as it helps towards paper newsletter production. Follow this link for news of their Adagio holidays. Don’t forget to tell them you belong to South Cotswold Ramblers if you book for a Ramblers or Adagio holiday, as it can be worth £10, £20 or…
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