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Programme and Newsletter April-July 2014

Chairman’s Notes

The coach trip to Dedham and Flatford Mill will be on Tuesday, 15th April 2014. Details of pick-up points are given in the programme. Coral is taking the bookings and the price is £13pp.

Our footpath secretary Joan has been busy working closely with the countryside people at Havering council on various footpath matters. As part of our commitment to this ongoing work, Joan has agreed dates for general footpath clearance work throughout the coming months. If you wish to get involved please speak to her for further details.

Regular Saturday walkers will have noticed our London walks are attracting ever greater numbers (45+). By its very nature, London can be a difficult place to keep this number of people together as a group when crossing major roads etc. Will all walks leaders please ensure they nominate a back-marker and allow sufficient time for everybody to cross roads safely before moving off.

The summer coach trip is planned for Tuesday, 19th August when we are off to Southwold in Suffolk.

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Secretary’s Report

The Three Forest Way walks, arranged by Area, will take place daily from Sunday May 4th until Saturday May 10th. All are welcome. The forests covered are Hainault, Epping and Hatfield. The first is from High Beech car park at 10.00am. We have included the walks details in the body of this programme. Click here for a quick look

Havering Footpath & Countryside Officer

Footpath Maintenance Working Party

Thank you from me and Havering Council to everyone who has already helped with footpath maintenance.

There are further opportunities next year for you to join in this worthwhile activity. The first provisional date is the 11th April 2014.

Our usual meeting time is 9.45am near where we will be working and we usually finish by 1pm.

Information about the jobs will be available from me on a monthly basis.

It would be very helpful if Ramblers would let me know of footpaths in Havering where they feel work needs to be done.

NB: As usual we include an additional reminder of the Provisional dates of the Footpath maintenance working parties in the body of the programme. We hope that this will help all walkers to plan a date when they can participate in one of the working parties. A clear path makes it much easier for all members.

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The closing date for the next programme is the 30th June 2014

It would be much appreciated if you could supply your walks as soon possible especially if you require a specific date. Our drop dead date is the 30th June 2014 but please remember the later you leave it the likelihood the dates that you require will be more restricted.

If you would like to lead a walk on the next programme, please contact a member of the committee who I am sure will be happy to help you.

Can you please give your walk for the next programme to either Peter O’Neill on 01708 455626 or Peter Rees on 01708 445177 or [email protected]

The committee would like to thank all the people who have given up their time to lead walks for us all. Although it is getting more and more difficult to fill the walks programme, we have managed to fill all appropriate walk dates in this programme, but please remember that we are always in need of people to lead our walks and that if we have no leaders we have no walks!

Web Site

E-Mail stems flood effects During the winter we have a number of walks affected by adverse weather. This year – floods. The emails have hopefully kept the information flowing, (I was going to say flooding out, but I will refrain). We try to keep the emails to one or two a month, but if you receive the emails and find you get too many it is easy to unsubscribe – just let me know.

If you would like to receive our e mail notifications, please send an e mail to [email protected]

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All walks

If the weather is inclement, it is important to either check our web site as noted on page 1, or contact the leader to see if the walk will take place.

Please telephone the walk leader direct for specific walk related queries before phoning group mobile phone number.

As you are all aware we have been attracting 50 plus walkers on our London walks with a significant number of these not being members of our group. This is due to a large proportion of these people picking these walks up on Walk Finder. Therefore if you would prefer not to have your walk included in Walk Finder please let the Walks Secretary know when you supply your walk details.

Please check for the availability of public transport on the TFL web site, before travelling at weekends to allow for the planning of alternative routes.

Car share

Please car share where possible, as parking is often quite limited.

Walking with the Ramblers

‘All sporting activities have inherent hazards associated with them, and rambling is no exception. In spite of the safety of members always being the paramount concern, accidents will occasionally occur. It is therefore important that when entering into the activity, each member appreciates that they have a responsibility to identify the hazards associated with the activity, and take all reasonable steps to eliminate or minimize the potential for an accident to occur’. The Ramblers Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in and Wales. Company registration number 445892. Registered charity in England and Wales Number 1093577. Registered office, 2 Floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TW.

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Dogs on walks *

We have been informed by Ramblers Head Office that we need to comply with the Disability Equality Act (2010). We will continue to let Walks Leaders decide whether it is appropriate to allow dogs to participate in their walks, but even in cases where it is decided not to allow dogs to participate in a particular walk, we must allow registered assistance dogs to participate with their owners e.g guide, hearing, service, therapy and seizure alert dogs.

As a general rule only “Registered Assistance Dogs” will be allowed on walks unless the Walks Leader specifies that dogs are welcome.

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Havering and East London Ramblers Association Committee Members

Chair: Peter O’Neill

Secretary: Ken Richards, 26 Arundel Road 01708 375559 . . RM3 0RT

Treasurer: John Smith

Membership Secretary: Diane Biggadike.

Walks Secretary: Peter Rees

Havering Footpath & Countryside Officer Joan Bullivant

Barking & Dagenham Footpath Secretary Michael Cullen* 01708 379583

Newham Footpath & Countryside Officer John Buckle*

Webmaster: Peter Owen

* Not a committee member

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As you read through this Tues 8 April 10:0am Norman Tolley walks programme you will Meet at , in the car hopefully be thinking park near the café. For a walk across Bedfords, , about the walks that you Raphaels Park and return. plan to put on the next G.R. 521 924 Registered assistance dogs only. programme. To facilitate 5.5 miles getting dates that suit you we are happy to accept Fri 11 April Provisional Date walks from the 4th April. Footpath maintenance working party Tues 1 April 10:0am Micky Doyle Sat 12 April 10:30am Charlie’s walk. Meet at the Carol Thomas junction of Keats Avenue and Meet at Morden underground Harrow Crescent for a circular station. Linear walk to walk. Wandsworth Town. Part 2 of the Dogs welcome. Wandle Trail. 5 miles 6 miles.

Sat 5 April 10:30am Sun 13 April 9:30am Micky Doyle Iris Jupp Meet at Liverpool Street Station at Meet at Doddinghurst Village Hall the entrance to platform 16 for an for a walk to Blackmore and back. interesting walk through the East Registered assistance dogs only. End. 7 miles 8 miles

Sun 6 April 9:0am Ron Lockhart Meet at H.W.N.C. at 0900hrs for car share to Danbury Common. Free Parking at H.W.N.C.. 7 miles

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Tues 15 April 8:30am Tues 22 April 10:0am Coach trip Norman Tolley This is a linear walk from Meet at the Mole Trap pub Tawney Common Road, Manningtree Station – Flatford Colliers Hatch. Park on the verge Mill – Dedham and finishing in outside. For a walk to Knightlands East Bergholt. Wood, Tracy Farm and . Outward pick-ups:- Map G.R. 500 013 Post code CM16 7PU 8.30 Station Lat N51.6906600 / Long E0.168936o 8.40 Hornchurch North Street Registered assistance dogs only. opposite Fire Station 5.5 miles

8.50 College Sat 26 April 10:15am Beryl Buckler/Coral O’Neill 9.00 bus stop Meet at Liverpool Street Station by opposite Furniture Village platform 17 for a City and South Bank linear walk. 9.10 Bus stop at Gubbins Lane Registered assistance dogs only. /A12 5 miles Sat 19 April 10:15am Peter O'Neill Sun 27 April 9:0am Meet at the Weald Country Park in Sandra Dalton the visitors’ car park (Weald Road) Meet at Harold Wood station for for a circular walk. car share to Balcombe, 5 miles Kent/Sussex border. Walk via Wakehurst (Kew in the country) Sun 20 April 10:0am and Ardingley Reservoir. Hilly. Ron Lockhart Pub lunch. Meet at Berwick Woods for a Circular walk to . 10 miles Post Code RM13 9EJ GR 175 TQ543/836 10 Miles.

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Tues 29 April 10:0am On behalf of Essex Ramblers Peter Rees Executive Committee the Meet at car park opposite the following Three Forests Way Miller and Carter Public House, walks programme has been added End for a circular walk to our in Hainault Forest Country Park. Group’s walks listing. Post Code RM4 1NH Registered assistance dogs only. All walks will start at 10:00am 6 miles Date: Sunday 4th May Route: to Upshire Yes it’s that time again. Details: Parking at High Beech Can you please give your Epping Forest Grid ref TQ walks for the next 411/982 Lunch:Threehorse Shoes programme to either Peter Upshire Rees or Peter O’Neill. Leader: Graham Hopkins 01245 472537

Sat 3 May 10:30am Date: Monday 5th May John Buckle Route: Broadley Green to Meet at Waterloo station at 10:30 Upshire under clock for a walk around Details: Parking at Hampton Court and Bushy Park. Church Grid Ref TL 090/414 Lunch: Threehorse Shoes 5 miles. Upshire Leader: Mickey Doyle 01708 Sun 4 May 9:30am 341851 or 07516077206 Iris Jupp Meet at Doddinghurst Village Hall Date: Tuesday 6th May for a walk around the surrounding Route: Hatfield Forest to Hatfield villages. Broad Oak Registered assistance dogs only. Details: Parking at Woodside 7 miles Green Grid Ref TL 522/186 Lunch: The Cock Hatfield Broad Oak Leader: Dianne Ingram 07966426386 Date: Wednesday 7th May

Page 10 Route: Hainault Forest to Tues 6 May 10:15am Ken Richards Details: Parking at Three Meet at the Mill Green car park Cornered Plain Hainault Forest opposite the Cricketers public Grid Ref TQ 479/944 house near Ingatestone. Lunch: Blue Room Cafe GR637 013. Leader: Phil Coney 01702 206623 Post Code CM4 0JD or 07891 123589 Registered assistance dogs only. 5 miles Date: Thursday 8th May Route: to Hunsdon Sat 10 May 10:30am Details: Parking at Pardon Roy Clemance/Maureen Collins Church/Rugby Club Grid Ref TL Meet at the Trent Country Park’s 4375/110 main entrance car park off Lunch: Fox and Hounds Hunsdon Cockfosters Road (A111), M25 Leader: Les Cox 01277 214132 or Junction 24 for a circular walk. 07960 772476 Registered assistance dogs only.

5.5 miles Date: Friday 9th May Route: Ongar to Fyfield Sun 11 May 10:0am Details: Parking at Ongar Lorry Joan Bullivant Park Grid Ref TL Meet at Forest Hill station for a 5505/026 somewhat hilly, linear walk to Lunch: Black Bull Fyfield Brixton tube station. Pub or café Leader: Val Hoffman stop but advisable to bring a 07899953842 packed lunch. Registered assistance dogs only. Date: Saturday 10th May 10 miles Route: Abbess Roding to Fyfield Details: Parking at Beauchamp Roding Church Grid Ref TL 578/0975 Lunch: Black Bull Fyfield Leader: Richard Iles 02085 293044 ______

Page 11 Tues 13 May 10:15am Tues 20 May 10:0am Peter Owen Norman Tolley Meet at the Jack’s Hill car Meet at Navestock Heath where park (Right hand side from Murthering Lane meets Old Road ) in Theydon Bois for a walk to Shonks Mill, for a circular walk to the Copped Howletts Hall, Curtis Mill Green Hall Estate and back across Bell Common. and Horsemans Side. GR TQ435995 G.R. 537 972 Lat N51.676419o Lat N51.652371o/Long E0.218661 Long E0.074068o Registered assistance dogs only. Registered assistance dogs only 6 miles 5 miles Sat 24 May 10:15am Fri 16 May Provisional Date Bernard Stephens Footpath maintenance working Meet at Galleywood Common in party the first car park on the left after leaving the A12 (junction 16) at Sat 17 May10:30am the Galleywood turn off (B1007). Joan Bullivant For a circular walk passing Meet at Golders Green tube station through West Hanningfield. for a somewhat hilly, linear walk GR TL 703 021 to Swiss Cottage tube station. Post Code CM2 8JU Registered assistance dogs only. 6 miles Lat N51.692492 / Long E0.463967 Sun 18 May 9:0am Registered assistance dogs only. Joan Bullivant 6.5 miles Meet at Harold Wood station car park for a car share to Halstead for Sun 25 May 10:0am a circular walk around Halstead Ron Lockhart and through the surrounding Meet at Navestock Heath for a countryside. Lunch stop in morning walk. If anyone wants to Halstead. continue after lunch I will do so. Registered assistance dogs only. GR 175 TQ536/971 10 miles 6 Miles

Page 12 If we want to have a full Tues 27 May 10:30am John Smith programme and you think Meet at Embankment Station for a you can help can you spring walk through the Royal Parks (St James, Green and Hyde please give your walks to Parks) to Knightsbridge Station. either Peter Rees or Peter Registered assistance dogs only.

6 miles O’Neill

Sun 1 June 9:0am Evening Walk Sandra Dalton Thurs 29 May 7:30pm Meet at Harold Wood station for Sandra Dalton car share to Chilham in Kent (near Meet at Miller & Carter, (was Ashford). Chilham has a large Camelot PH) Lambourne End medieval village square with lots GR478947. Walk via forest and of interesting buildings both in the field paths visting Lambourne square and in the surrounding area. church. The walk is via the North Downs Well behaved dogs welcome. Way and Stour Valley. Not 3.5 miles particularly hilly but check walk is

going ahead if it is exceptionally Sat 31 May 10:15am hot or we have very bad weather Peter Rees due to the open aspect of the walk. Meet in the car park in at the end of Ferry Road. Hullbridge for a Bring a packed lunch as there are figure of 8 walk along the river no villages to stop at en route. Crouch. Possibility of afternoon tea in the Post Code SS5 6BY village at the end. Lat N51.628906o / long 10 miles E0.614239 Registered assistance dogs only.

5 miles

We will probably still have gaps in the next walks programme at this time. Page 13 Tues 3 June 10:30am Sun 8 June 9:0am John Smith Kathleen Valentine Meet at Waterloo Station under the Meet at Harold Wood station car clock for a linear walk to for car share to East Park, then across bridge to Park Hanningfield for a varied circular and Knightsbridge Station. walk through pleasant woods and Registered assistance dogs only. countryside. 5.5 miles Pub stop but packed lunch advisable. Fri 6 June Provisional Date 9 miles Footpath maintenance working party Tues 10 June 10:15am John Whitten Meet at the bridge over the river Chelmer roughly where Hammonds Road becomes Church Road. Parking is on the verge and a bit limited. The walk is from Little Baddow Lock along the Chelmer, Grace’s Walk, Little Badow Hall and back to the Lock. Registered assistance dogs only. Sat 7 June 10:15am Ex 183 GR 763 086 Ros Kendrick/ Shirley Andrews Lat N51.748463 Meet at Ingrave Common off Long E0.552478 A128 opposite Hillcrest Nurseries Nearest Post Code CM3 4BE for a circular walk via 6 Miles Thorndon Hall and Heron Hall. Parking available at Thorndon

Approach. G.R. TQ 627914. Post Code CM13 3NZ Lat N51.598162 / Long E0.346845 Registered assistance dogs only. 5.5 miles

Page 14 Evening Walk Thurs 12 June 7.30pm Tues 17 June 10:0am Sandra Dalton Phil Havis Meet at the car park outside the Meet in car park opposite school in Dukes Head Public House, Row GR 470937. Walk Laindon Common Road, Little via forest and field paths edging Burstead. (overspill car park Hainault Forest and Havering- 200yds east of Pub near to junction Atte-Bower country parks. Some with A176 ) . hills and one muddy path. For a walk to Bensons Farm, Wash Well behaved dogs welcome. Rd and Grange Pond Farm. GR673 928 6 miles Registered assistance dogs 5.5 miles

Sat 14 June 10:30am John Buckle Sat 21 June 10:30am Meet at Waterloo station at 10:30 John Smith under clock for a walk along the Meet at the Epping Forest Visitor Thames path from Richmond to Centre (High Beech, ) for Kew Bridge station. a circular walk to Queen 5 miles Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge and around Connaught Water. Post code IG10 4AF Sun 15 June 10:0am Registered assistance dogs only Ron Lockhart 6 miles Meet at Navestock Side for a morning walk which I will carry on in the afternoon if you want to. Sun 22 June 10:0am Post Code CM14 5SD Ron Lockhart GR 175 TQ563/973 Meet at in Sunnyside 6 Miles Gardens for a circular walk Post Code RM14 1HR GR 175 TQ 579/877 7 Miles

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Tues 24 June 10:30am Sun 29 June 9:0am Chris West Norman Valentine Meet at Upper Holloway Station Meet at Harold Wood station car for a walk to Hampstead, via Holly park for car share to Village, Highgate Cemetery for circular walk to Edney (hilly), Highgate Village , Common. Kenwood House (tea stop) Pub stop but packed lunch and Hampstead Heath. advisable. 5.7 miles 10 miles

Evening Walk Thurs 26 June 7:30pm Tues 1 July 10:30am Les Cannings Sandra Dalton Meet under the clock at Waterloo Meet in car park opposite Viper Station at 10:30 for part three of PH Mill Green (near Ingatestone) the London Bridges walk. This is GR640018. Walk via forest and a linear walk from Wandsworth to field paths. One downhill stretch, Hammersmith. in forest. All paths fairly good. 5 miles Good opportunity to see wildlife.

Registered assistance dogs only

6.5 miles Evening Walk

Thurs 3 July 7:30pm

Sandra Dalton Sat 28 June 10:30am Meet Childerditch Common car Les Cannings park Little Warley GR 605907 Meet under the clock at (near Greyhound PH). Walk in Hammersmith Station at 10:30 for Thorndon Country Park and on part four of the London Bridges field paths surrounding walk. This is a linear walk from Childerditch. Some ups and Hammersmith to Kew. downs, can be difficult over fields. 5 miles Well behaved dogs welcome

6 miles

Page 16 Sat 5 July 10:0am Sat 12 July 9:45am Beryl Buckler/Coral O’Neill Peter O’Neill Meet Barking Station on platform Meet at Upminster Station (Hall 1 at 10am for the 10.03am train to Lane entrance). Train to Walthamstow for a 6 mile linear Shoeburyness, travel in groups of walk to Wanstead. four for cheapest travel. 6 miles Walk to Chalkwell Station. Lunch break in Southend. Sun 6 July 9:0 am Registered assistance dogs Sandra Dalton only. Meet at Harold Wood station for 7 miles (break off points if car share to High Elms Country required)

Park, Kent.

Walk via Cudham and Downe, Sun 13 July 10:0am where Charles Darwin lived. Hilly. Ron Lockhart Possibility of afternoon tea at High Meet at Berwick Ponds for a Elms Visitor Centre at the end. circular walk. Pub lunch. Post Code RM13 9EJ 8-9 miles GR 175 TQ543/836 7 miles Tues 8 July 10:0am Don Ostle Meet in Thorndon Country Park, Tues 15 July 10:0am the north overflow car park near Phil Havis the visitor centre for a circular Meet at Hannakins Farm walk. Community Centre Car Park, Registered assistance dogs Rosebay Avenue, Billericay. only. Walk to Stock via Stockbrook 5.5 miles Manor Golf Club. GR667 963 Registered assistance dogs only 6 miles

Page 17 Evening Walk Tues 22 July 10:0am Thurs 17 July 7:15pm John Whitten Sandra Dalton Meet at junction of Park Avenue and Corbets Tey Road for a walk Meet at Havering-Atte-Bower, through Parklands, and park behind the church. Walk via Ingrebourne Valley to Hornchurch forest and field paths. Fairly easy Country Park and then back to with one potentially muddy path. Parklands. Well behaved dogs welcome Registered assistance dogs only. 5 miles Ex 175 GR 560 852 6 miles

Fri 18 July Provisional Date Footpath maintenance working Evening Walk Thurs 24 July 7:15pm party Joan Bullivant Meet at Dagenham East tube station for a circular walk through Sat 19 July 10am local country parks. Ken Richards Registered assistance dogs only. Meet at Harold Court Wood car 5 miles park, Ivy Lodge Lane, turn right at the end of Church Road, Harold Wood. Walk to , Sat 26 July 10:0am Dagnams Park and Hatters Wood. Beryl Buckler/David Brooks GR560 912. Meet at the Childerditch Lane Car Registered assistance dogs Park, Great Warley, for a circular only. walk around Warley. 5 miles GR 606906 Post Code CM13 3EB (near the Sun 20 July 9:0am Greyhound Pub) Joan Bullivant Lat N51.592039 / E0.317584 Meet at Harold Wood station 6.5 miles car park for a car share to Wye, Kent. Pub stop but advisable to bring a packed lunch. Registered assistance dogs only. 10 miles Page 18 Sun 27 July 10:0am Evening Walk Joan Bullivant Thurs 31 July 7.15pm Meet at Sloane Square tube station Sandra Dalton for a circular walk through Meet at Tower Arms PH South Kensington, Chelsea and Battersea. Café stop but advisable Weald GR571938. Walk on good to bring a packed lunch. paths in and around Weald Registered assistance dogs only. Country Park. 10 miles Well behaved dogs welcome. 4-5 miles Tues 29 July 10:30am Joan Bullivant Meet at Wanstead Park Station for a linear walk to Ilford station.

Registered assistance dogs only.

6 miles .

Golders Green November 2013

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David Brooks John Buckle Joan Bullivant Les Cannings Roy Clemance Sandra Dalton Micky Doyle Phil Havis Tony Hyde Ron Lockhart Jerry O’Brien Coral & Peter O’Neill Don Ostle Peter Owen Peter Rees Ken Richards John Smith Tony Rowe Bernard Stevens Doreen Tayler via Membership Secretary Norman Tolley Norman & Kath Valentine John Whitten Iris Jupp Ros Kendrick Carol Thomas Shirley Andrews Norman Larsen Page 20

Abbey Road

The Famous Crossing

Christmas Lunch

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The Havering and East London Ramblers group has recently joined The Walking Partnership. This new partnership, supported by Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, provides direct financial contributions to local walking groups to help with organising group walks, encouraging people to get out walking, helping to clear and improve footpaths, providing equipment to help walkers etc. Over the past 65 years, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has given many millions of pounds to assist walking charities and conservation projects in Britain and the countries they visit on their worldwide holidays. Now our group can benefit directly.

Ramblers Worldwide Holidays operate group walking holidays in the UK and all around the world. Each holiday is accompanied by a qualified walks leader, so you can leave all the organising to them and just enjoy meeting like minded people and of course, some fantastic walking. Holidays are graded in terms of difficulty, and there is a full range from sightseeing right up to hut-to-hut mountain treks. Take a look at their website on www.ramblersholidays.co.uk or give them a call on 01707 33113 for more details or to order a brochure.

Remember when you book to quote the name of our group, and we will then receive a contribution of £10 per person on UK holidays, £20 per person on short haul holidays, and £30 per person on long haul holidays. This extra funding could really make a difference to us

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