Old Messages
Saturday 14 February – walk
Claire has kindly offered to lead a walk on this day. HERE IS THE LINK. It will obviously not appear on the Printable table so if you know anyone who might be interested and relies on the table, please let them know. Sally
Ramblers head office proposals for walks leaders – clarification
You should all have received your email sent out by Ros, our membership secretary, which included our next walks programme, and, more controversially, Ramblers head office’s proposals about required criteria for continuing as a walks leader. Just to clarify – the 3rd category – 3) Certify that you have done 12 walks in the last…
Jane H would like someone to car share with to go to Monday walks
Jane would like someone to car share with on Mondays. She lives in Cashes Green. If you can help, contact her on 07774485483
Update from Ramblers head office re new website and Walks Manager
Ramblers have a page on their website listing all the errors they know about (quite a long page!!). If you want to look at it you can find it at https://www.ramblers.org.uk/walks-manager-website-status
Gunhouse Lane – additional footpath
Details of this can be found here https://www.southcotswoldramblers.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/General-made-notice44622.pdf
Footpath – to add a length of restricted byway to the Definitive Map (legal record of public rights of way) in the parishes of Uley & Nympsfield.
This goes from Cockadilly SO 79724 00347 to the reservoir near Hetty Pegler’s Tump ST 79189 99918 Details HERE
Path reopened – MMH 96 – Box Wood at Devils Elbow – Pensile Road
I’m pleased to say that footpath MMH 96 in Box Wood is now fully open again and the diversion has been removed. The new steps are looking splendid and already offer much easier and safer access than the stone stile, though the lovely old stile remains in place as a feature of that entrance. It…
Footpath update
For quite some time now the footbridge at Ebley (SO 82611 04534 on footpath MCA7) has been blocked off to prevent its use after it was condemned as dangerous. This bridge is on one of the branches of the Cotswold Way and although an alternative was available by the Council Offices is absence limited walking…
Slow Ways
We were recently sent this message about Slow Ways that might be of interest to South Cots members: As I understand it Slow Ways is a new organisation who, working in collaboration with Ordnance Survey, have developed a proposed network of 110,000 km of existing pathways to join all towns and cities and thousands of…
Members: Are any of you newly online?
Seeing how so much shopping has been done online recently, I wonder if any members who normally have a paper group newsletter could let us know their NEW email address. We will then be able to notify you immediately of any further news about the Group. Just reply here CONTACT US Thanks Mike Garner Membership
Data Protection – Important Message from Richard
As most members are aware, over the last few years we have encouraged you to accept email communication. This makes it much easier for volunteers who are involved in the distribution of Newsletters and Walks Programmes as it relieves us of the need to print off letters, stuff envelopes and post them. It also saves…
Safeguarding Policy – Children on Walks
Safeguarding Policy – Children on Walks Ramblers have now given all Groups guidance about children on Group Walks. It is very rare that we do see children on our walks, but leaders need to be aware of the new guidance in case anyone under 18 turns up on your walk. See Leaders – News and…