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Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme The Ramblers’ Association Working for walkers Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme August - November 2015 http://www.norfolkra.org.uk/ AREA OFFICE: Our Area Secretary is Ken Hawkins, the address for area correspondence is 26 Hillfields, Dereham NR19 1UE. The phone number is 07505 426750 and the email address is [email protected] Path Problems in Norfolk, where sure of your details, can be reported directly to: Rights of Way Team, Planning & Transportation Dept, Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2SG. (Telephone: 0344 800 8020.) You can also report them online via the map at http://maps.norfolk.gov.uk/highways/ - find the path, click on it, and follow the instructions. (If you need more information, go first to http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Public_Rights_of_Way/Map/index.htm - the map is at the bottom of the page. Tel: 0845 331 2782 Mobile: 07802 270598 Email: [email protected] Where a member is unsure, or the problem is not clear, report the problem to Ian Mitchell, Web: www.inter-logic.co.uk 5 Montcalm Road, Norwich, NR1 4HX. (Telephone: 01603 622539, email address: [email protected]) Ian would also like to know anything directly reported to the Rights of Way Team. Are you happy with your Internet Service Provider? The Area News Editor: Richard May, 24 Swanton Avenue, Dereham, NR19 2HJ. Telephone 01362 851547, email address is [email protected] Inter-Logic have always prided ourselves on the best ever broadband installations. This starts with one of the best service providers in the industry, offering UK based technical All RA members are invited to take part in any walk in the Area programme. Non-members support with properly qualified technicians on a normal rate phone number. On top of this, are welcome to participate and are invited to join the RA if they so desire once they have Inter-Logic install high quality Internet connection hardware, and always make sure your sampled the variety of walks on offer. New members can join or existing members can security software is current, so that every install is a safe install. update their details (change of group, change of name or address) by phoning Ramblers To get the most from your Internet connection, contact Inter-Logic to see Central Office in London on 020 7339 8500 . You can also join on the Ramblers website: http://www.ramblers.org.uk how we can help! Dates for your diary: The next deadline for copy for the newsletter is 17 October 2015. The deadline for copy for the following newsletter will be 20 February 2016. The remaining Area Council meeting in Index of Walks Programmes 2015 will be 21st November at 10:00 at Honingham Village Hall. FAKENHAM 34 NORWICH 14 - 17 GREAT YARMOUTH 28 - 29 SHERINGHAM 22 - 23 RAMBLERS CENTRAL OFFICE HIKE NORFOLK 13 SHORT & LEISURELY 27 The address of the Ramblers’ Central Office is: KING’S LYNN 6 - 12 SOUTHERN NORFOLK 32 - 33 2nd Floor, Camelford House, 87—90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW Tel: 020 7339 8500, Fax: 020 7339 8501 MID NORFOLK 24 - 25 WENSUM 30 - 31 email [email protected] Web http://www.ramblers.org.uk The Norfolk Area, Ramblers’ Association, is part of The Ramblers’ Association, a registered charity (number 1093577), and a company limited by guarantee (registration number 4458492) The Ramblers’ Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme August - November 2015 Your help is needed The Ramblers need the help of its members in various activities other than or even together with walking. Here are several ways you can help. We hope you have noticed publicity for the Big Pathwatch. It is a survey throughout England and Wales by which the Ramblers hope to learn more about the condition of public rights of way (Footpaths, Bridleways, Restricted Byways and Byways Open to All Traffic) from a walker’s point of view. It involves people (the general public as well as members) walking all the paths within particular kilometre squares. The aim is to survey at least 30,000 squares throughout the country to be representative. In proportion in Norfolk the sample would need to be 1,100 squares. But over all of Norfolk there are enough squares for 3 or 4 per member, so please help. The only condition for taking part is that you have a mobile phone or have access to the internet, so please contact [email protected] Publicity for the Ramblers at Shows around the County is already being undertaken this year at Worstead (25th & 26th July), Sandringham Flower Show (29 July), Watton (Wayland 2nd August), Aylsham (31st August), Norfolk Showground (Wild About Norfolk 10th October). If you are likely to go to one of these shows and can spare an hour or two to relieve those already volunteering to staff our display please contact Julian White on 07979 154389 or [email protected] Julian would also like to learn about other potential publicity venues for next year, or places where people think that they could put up publicity posters. The Norfolk Ramblers supply regular walks to be published in the various outlets of the Archant press. If you think that you can write up a walk and supply it with a map and a few photographs for the Evening News or EDP, please contact Sue Walker on [email protected]. If you can do the same for the EDP monthly magazine or our own small booklet next year, please contact Peter James on [email protected]. The money we earn from sale of our books is partly spent on assisting the County Council with repair of some bridges or boardwalks. We also hope to do some path clearance work and boardwalk construction ourselves. So if you would like to take part please contact Ian Mitchell on [email protected] or tel: 01603 622539. Various Groups have donated subscription money towards financing a rights of way specialist to put a case at a public inquiry about getting a public footpath on the Definitive Map of rights of way. There are a number of potential claims for public paths that are yet to be put together. All would require some local knowledge of both past and present users and possible difficulties. Some claims may be assisted by research into documents at both parish level and in the County Record Office. 2 35 The Ramblers’ Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme August - November 2015 FAKENHAM RAMBLERS GROUP Programme of Walks – August 2015 – November 2015 Some members have already started to do the work necessary to make a claim in Group Sec: Vic – 01263 713613 : Walks Sec: Alison – 01328 712155 All walks start at 10.30 am unless otherwise stated. Packed lunches required for walks over 6 miles. In case of inclement weather, please their locality. If anyone feels interested in assisting either locally or in the Record contact the Walk Leader – mobile no. on the day – week-ends only: 07423 638409 Office please contact Ian Mitchell as above. Date & Time Venue Grid Ref & Miles Leader(s) August Hindringham and Bale 132/984363 Alison Finally is there anybody not already on the Ramblers Norfolk Area rights of way Saturday 1st Village Hall CP (NR21 0AA) 01328 712155 8 ½ miles sub-committee, but who would like to be? Or if not actually attending the sub- committee would be prepared to inspect a path problem in their locality – say within Wednesday 12th Cockthorpe 132/984422 Sandra and Philip Park on road at far end of village to the (NR23 1QS) 01603 755121 5 miles or within 10 miles? Again contact Ian Mitchell as above. east of Church. 5 miles Saturday 15th Baconsthorpe 251/126369 Jenny and Vic Planning applications that might affect a public right of way are notified to us on Village Hall CP. £1 per car. (NR26 6LJ) 01263 713613 a regular basis by only North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Breckland Councils. 8 miles Would anyone like to take on looking at North Norfolk’s applications? Or can Saturday 29th The Creakes 251/856362 Judith Meet at St Mary’s Church (NR21 9LX) 01328 864061 anyone take on checking applications of one of the unspecified Councils? Again 8 ½ miles contact Ian Mitchell. September Hunworth 251/067355 Margaret and Stuart Wednesday 9th Meet Village Hall (NR24 2AA) 01328 864727 Finally probably all Groups would like new leaders to offer walks for their 5 ½ miles programme. One way to learn what is required is to go out with a leader who is Sunday 13th Reepham 238/099229 Barbara and Richard Station Road CP (NR10 4LJ) 01603 864533 checking out a walk, and on the day acting as rearguard for that leader. Contact any 9 miles Group that you have been walking with. th Saturday 26 Beetley 238/971179 Iris and Richard Park at Village Hall. £1 per car (NR20 4BY) 01362 860825 8 ¼ miles Footpath maintenance - an update October Kelling Heath 251/100418 Brenda and John Wednesday 7th Park off Weybourne Road – signposted (NR25) 01263 712281 In the last newsletter, I gave a brief update on discussions which we - together with to public footpath 4 ½ miles CPRE, Open Spaces Society and U3A - had been having with Norfolk County Following this walk a Walks Planning Meeting will take place at: 14 Norman Cockaday Court, Holt NR25 6JA. We hope you will be able to attend but if not and you can offer a walk, please contact Alison on 01328 712155. Bring your lunch. Liquid refreshment will be Council (NCC). These took the form of 3 workshops between us and relevant NCC provided.
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