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Chorley Ramblers out and About Issue 27 January 2011 Chorley Ramblers Out and About Report on Chorley Ramblers Annual Coach Rambles General Meeting 9 November The officers and committee members were re-elected (see page 3) Syd Jones was thanked for his many years of service to Chorley Ramblers as he retires from his role of Executive Officer. We reported the following on our activity 2009-2010 • Our membership has grown steadily from 288 in October 2007 to 315 in October 2010 • 27 leaders including 4 guest leaders from other Ramblers groups have led 132 walks; that’s 7 more than last year. 9 of the walks were strenuous, 50 moderate, 64 leisurely plus 8 Scramblers walks for children. Of the walks for adults, 20 walks were under 5 miles long, 61were between 5 and 8 miles, 39 between 8 and 12 miles and 4 were over 12 miles On top of Ingleborough on the December 40 Arc long. We couldn’t have asked for a better day for Ingleborough on • 4 new proposals for diversions were received and 1 new 11 December, with blue skies we watched a changing section of path created. There are still some diversions from landscape with views that went on and on for miles over the last year which need to be confirmed and the long standing three peaks and the stepped rocky levels of the Yoredale series with pockets of snow and wraiths of mist to delight issues of Footpath 8 Ulnes Walton and FP 48 Highfield Farm, and intrigue us. Coppull are still not resolved. What wonderful countryside we have to accompany us as we • Planning applications were received for a) FP3 Heskin to complete the last three stages of the 40 Arc on 8 January, 12 divert the path away from the farmyard – we consider this to February and the finale on 12 March, when we will have a be acceptable; and b) mixed development at the Vertex celebratory meal and presentation of certificates in Arnside. Centre, received in 2008 will result in diversions and closure of parts of FP 41 Chorley. Denny Robinson asks us “What of the future?” • 95% of our Rights of Way were checked; 95 issues were Since the 40 Arc will end in Arnside, an obvious follow up is reported to LCC and LCC cleared 115 issues during the to turn up to Appleby. This is the Westmoreland Way, about 90 miles, doing it in reverse to the guide book, well we can’t period 1October 2009 to 31 August 2010 have it too easy. Interleaved with this, for those of a travelling • instinct, we shall attempt the Wainwright Coast to Coast from Our Chorley based walks are being publicised in Chorley East to West. Guess what – the guide books are written the Smile magazine which has resulted in new people joining us other way again. on our walks. By the end of the day walking over Ingleborough a lot of • We are currently reviewing the content of our website support had been expressed for doing these two Long Distance Paths and 20+ folk actually signed up to do the first • Our income for 2009-2010 was £957.31 including capitation stage of the Coast to Coast. of £839 and a postage payment from area of £69.44. Our expenditure was £1119.18. At 30/9/10 we had £977 78 at the Stage 1 of the Coast to Coast will start from Robin Hood’s bank. Bay on 9 April and will cost £20. We will discuss the price of future coaches depending on how many people are coming. • At 30/9/10 the Offa’s Dyke Coach Ramble account had been closed and the 40 Arc Coach Account had £1123.9 at the Stage 1 of the Westmoreland Way will start from Arnside on 14 May and will cost £12. bank. Coach Rambles are always the 2nd Saturday in the month. A full copy of the Report to Chorley Ramblers AGM See Page 2 for Coach Ramble dates for 2011 2010 is available on the Chorley Ramblers website. Membership News Deadlines From Janet Blakeman Walk leaders are invited to contact Pat Hough as soon Please extend a warm Chorley welcome to the following new members: as they can to bag their places on the next Walks Programme which will run from 1 July 2011 to 31 Ms.S.Gallagher and Mr. D.Swain who have rejoined and October 2011. The deadline for submitting walk Mrs.Marjorie Balshaw who has joined us from South details is 15 March . Ribble. Also welcome Ms.Nicola Stonelate, Mr.Peter Latham, Mr.Ronald Stout, Mrs.Pamela Murgatroyd, Mr.Phillip Booth, Mr.David and Mrs Vicky Sarti, Articles and photographs for the May 2011 Edition of Mr.Gordan Burton, Ms.Sandra Tayler-Watson, Mr.I. Out and About to Marian Owen by 1 April. and Mrs.L.Cornthwaite and Mr.John Barlow. We have 309 members at present. Date of Committee Meeting ******************* The next Chorley RA Committee Meetings will take Thank you to those Parish Footpath Checkers place on the following Tuesdays 1 February, 5 April and 7 June . Advise Barbara Williams or another retiring from this important role this year member of the Committee of topics you would like to Thanks to Bob Schmuhl for checking the Clayton-le-Woods have discussed. footpaths for many many years. We’re really sorry that Bob’s health has declined and send him our good wishes. ********************* Thanks also to Sue Lomax, Don Mottshaw and Alwyn Jones Contribute to the next issue of Out and About for checking Withnell, Wheelton and Coppull paths. Emailed contributions are great: Welcome to our new Footpath Checkers [email protected] Janet Blakeman for Wheelton, Mark Flynn for Clayton-le- Woods, Ruth Jones for Coppull and John McKenzie for CONTACTS Withnell. Janet, Mark and Ruth have already been most active checking and reporting footpath issues as Footpath Brian Allman - Chairman 01257263841 Adopters over the last two years and John McKenzie has recently retired from the role of LCC Public Rights of Way Network Supervisor so he certainly knows the ropes already, Barbara Williams - Secretary 01257270348 haha!! Marian Owen - Out and About 01257265857 ********************* Brian Allman’s Untangle Quiz Pat Hough - Walks Programme 01257241134 ************************** 1. What is the name of the children’s school pony buried near Arley Hall in Blackrod Our website address is: Parish (although it is near Worthington www.chorleyramblers.co.uk Lakes)? REGEOG 2. What is the name of this drinking vessel half way up Great Hill? EJSO PCU ********************* 3. What originally was 1015 high and 9 feet COACH RAMBLES across? RTIEWN LILH SAMT 2011 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 4. C4R0A goes from YRA to DSRANIE 5. All these are the same stream TUEONX 9 January 40 Arc Stage 26 RKOBO, MRNGEA BOROK, PHCALE OKROB 12 February 40 Arc Stage 27 6. The second highest of the Three Peaks of 12 March Final Stage of 40 Arc with a Celebratory Meal Yorkshire HURBLNIGEOOG 9 April Coast to Coast Stage 1 7. The name of the top of Boulsworth hill is 14 May Westmoreland Way Stage 1 ALD ALW 11 June Coast to Coast Stage 2 8. SFFAO EYDK runs from WTPHCESO to 9 July Westmoreland Way Stage 2 YASRPETTN 13 August Coast to Coast Stage 3 9. SEYTRR run us from Union Street to all over 10 September Westmoreland Way Stage 3 8 October Coast to Coast Stage 4 (after which the the place. days will be too short till next April) 10. Noah’s geometrical boat ERZLNAGEAK 12 November Westmoreland Way Stage 4 10 December Westmoreland Way Stage 5 See Page 4 for answers Remembrance Day About 80 people attended the Remembrance Day observance at Our programme of short Sunday Walks is the Wellington Bomber Crash Memorial site in Lead Mine Valley proving very popular th on 14 November. Allan Howard operated the radio and tap e to give us a continuous service, starting with the national 3 minutes silence broadcast from the cenotaph in Whitehall, London. We sang “Abide with me”; we said the Lord’s Prayer and sang “The Lord’s My Shepherd”. A letter written by the mother of Flt. Sgt. Joe Timperon entitled “Our Joe” was read by Pat Hough and Jack Pilkington read his poem entitle d “Remembrance”. They were based on the tragedy of the Australian Airman who died in the crash. The Australian National anthem was played and we all sang our National Anthem sung. Following the Remembrance dedicatio n, wreaths were laid by Chorley Ramblers, Bolton Mountain rescue and other s attending the service. Thanks are due to the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team for tidying up the site, and issuing laminated copies of the hymn sheets. There were A snowy walk in Rivington followed by Afternoon representatives also from Bolton Holiday Fellowship and the Tea at the Chapel on Sunday 5 December Crown Walking Club, Bolton. A very detailed and excellent report is still available on the Bolton Mountain Rescue website, The ice and mist on this Sunday afternoon reduced complete with photographs. the number of walkers to 7 but we’ve typically been getting more than 20 folk turning out for a Sunday Eric Unsworth the founder of the service was in attendance. afternoon stretch of the legs including many new Despite advancing years he was still able to say a few words of walkers trying out the Ramblers for a first time. thanks. Eric handed on the responsibility of arranging the service to Chorley Ramblers after we had been in attendance for ************************ Chorley RA Committee Members are: a few years.
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