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September 2018 Newsletter Here The joy of walking by Stuart Braisier Telford & East Shropshire Stuart is a Rambler who loves exploring lesser known places and sharing them with members. As well as being known for leading long walks in less explored countryside Stuart also leads short urban walks for Walking For Health. In this article he simply explains why he does it and the pleasure he gets from it! We Ramblers found it moving and inspirational and hope you enjoy reading it too I sometimes get asked “Why walk when there's a bus”? So how do you answer that? Many do it for the rewards of a mixed bag of health reasons, walking is good for heart, lungs, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and helps prevent diabetes and cancer. It also strengthens muscles & bones, keeps you fit, increases energy levels, helps manage weight, has mental health benefits in relieving stress, lifts your mood and self esteem and assists with better sleep. Besides this lot there's the refreshment of breathing fresh air, the human instinct to know what's over the hill and the bliss of visiting new places not so easily seen from the car. The social aspect is important too to meet people, make new friends and sometimes meet with old friends and some meetings may even evolve into a love life which can bring such happiness when one has given up in this area of life. But there's more to it than that, many like to explore, to find the unknown features that Britain's unrivalled landscape has to offer in its dense network of paths that lead to Stuart and his partner Janet aon Hope Bowdler Hill. Stuart is popular and hidden leading a walk here in our new Walks Programme attractions. Newsletter A few reap satisfaction from the challenge of big hills, long distances or speed. Others just walk for the pleasure of it and the cloud nine feeling of getting out September 2018 and away from it all. In my case its the challenge to resurrect childhood type The Ramblers’ Association is a registered charity (England & Wales no 1093577, Scotland no SC039799) and a company adventures and to see fascinating features . limited by guarantee, registered in England & Wales (no 4458492).Registered office: 2nd floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment,London SE1 7TW Important Message for all our Members. New Shropshire Way Completed At Last The new Autumn and Winter Walks Programme is just out: make sure it isn’t the last Walking the Shropshire Way will reveal to you some of England’s best kept secrets. one you ever get. Now resist the temptation to turn the page over, we know people’s You can discover the stark rocky crags of the Stiperstones with its unique landscape, eyes glaze at the mention of data protection regulations, but, even if you don’t have walk over ancient hill forts, stroll in Medieval towns and villages, wander through a computer, even if you think you have agreed to let Telford and East Shropshire beautiful woodland and then realise you don’t have to climb a high mountain for a Ramblers (TES) send you information in the past, please read on. These new data spectacular view as you reach the summits of the Clee Hills and the Wrekin. laws mean we can’t carry on sending you our next local walks programme, the Group's The fully waymarked Southern Section is a scenic traverse over the Stiperstones, newsletter, details of footpath working parties, information about last minute changes Clee Hills and Wenlock Edge before descending to Ironbridge Gorge. From there it to walks, or invitations to socials and local walking events. You must be registered takes you over the Wrekin and visits Wellington before returning via Haughmond Hill as 'opted in' with Ramblers nationally, by Email, Telephone and /or Post first . to Shrewsbury. Waymarking is now almost complete for the Northern Section. These options are in your account area on the main national Ramblers website and The Northern Section provides a your personal details can only be entered by you or an administrator at Ramblers contrast to the Shropshire Hills HQ: it is only details on the national database that count, not what you tell us. Some with canals, meres and the members who updated their preferences following a message in a recent Ramblers Nature Reserve of the Shropshire newsletter have not had their details changed yet in the main Ramblers national Mosses, an important area for database or a wife/ husband's preferences have been changed but not their partners. birdlife and rare plants. There’s an option of a route to Can we ask you, therefore, as a matter of urgency, if you want to stay in touch with Whitchurch with the original link us, to check your Contact Preferences in your own account on the Ramblers website, to the Sandstone Trail. At http://www.ramblers.org.uk/my-account.aspx Login first, then update your contact Maesbury Marsh there is the Telford & East Shropshire Ramblers on The details, next we advise everyone to tick both the Ramblers may contact me by email opportunity to take a detour to Shropshire Way over Brown Clee and post boxes. Please tick email if you have it, we cannot afford to send every the historic town of Oswestry and communication to everybody by post. If you don't have email we suggest you tick the magnificent hill fort on the the contact me by phone box too please. Email or phone/text is the only option if a outskirts. From here you will pass through Llanymynech Rocks on the Welsh border walk is cancelled or a starting point is changed at short notice (very rare but it has with its famous lime kilns. happened that walkers without internet/email have turned up at the wrong place or time). This is especially important for walk leaders, footpath volunteers and regular If you want to explore the Shropshire Way there are webpages for each stage with walkers as details need to be given in advance and may even change at short notice. downloads for maps and .gpx filles see: Shropshire Way Association http://www.shropshireway.org.uk/ Cicerone Guides has asked John Gillham, to write If you joined Ramblers by post or phone some time ago, click on Register at the top a guide to the Shropshire Way main route. John is busy walking the entire route, of the http://www.ramblers.org.uk/ or email [email protected] with your making notes and taking photographs for publication either later 2018 or early 2019. request. If you do not have email then please ring Ramblers HQ on 020 7339 8500 So all you walk leaders and budding walk leaders - watch this space ! and ask them to update your contact details so you can be contacted by both post and telephone/ mobile text. You will need your membership number. A great new scheme to look after the section of the Shropshire Way In Telford and Wrekin has now been set up; see Facebook page Friends of The Shropshire Way. If It is entirely up to you whether you tick any of the boxes under the Ramblers may you want to get involved supporting The Shropshire Way the AGM of The Shropshire contact me about special offers from their carefully selected partners section. Way Association is Saturday 1st December 14.00 at Shrewsbury United Reformed Church lecture room. Free parking at the English Bridge gyratory. Important Message for all our Members. New Shropshire Way Completed At Last The new Autumn and Winter Walks Programme is just out: make sure it isn’t the last Walking the Shropshire Way will reveal to you some of England’s best kept secrets. one you ever get. Now resist the temptation to turn the page over, we know people’s You can discover the stark rocky crags of the Stiperstones with its unique landscape, eyes glaze at the mention of data protection regulations, but, even if you don’t have walk over ancient hill forts, stroll in Medieval towns and villages, wander through a computer, even if you think you have agreed to let Telford and East Shropshire beautiful woodland and then realise you don’t have to climb a high mountain for a Ramblers (TES) send you information in the past, please read on. These new data spectacular view as you reach the summits of the Clee Hills and the Wrekin. laws mean we can’t carry on sending you our next local walks programme, the Group's The fully waymarked Southern Section is a scenic traverse over the Stiperstones, newsletter, details of footpath working parties, information about last minute changes Clee Hills and Wenlock Edge before descending to Ironbridge Gorge. From there it to walks, or invitations to socials and local walking events. You must be registered takes you over the Wrekin and visits Wellington before returning via Haughmond Hill as 'opted in' with Ramblers nationally, by Email, Telephone and /or Post first . to Shrewsbury. Waymarking is now almost complete for the Northern Section. These options are in your account area on the main national Ramblers website and The Northern Section provides a your personal details can only be entered by you or an administrator at Ramblers contrast to the Shropshire Hills HQ: it is only details on the national database that count, not what you tell us. Some with canals, meres and the members who updated their preferences following a message in a recent Ramblers Nature Reserve of the Shropshire newsletter have not had their details changed yet in the main Ramblers national Mosses, an important area for database or a wife/ husband's preferences have been changed but not their partners.
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