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Ramblers Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme December 2017 - March 2018 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 https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/out-and-about-in-norfolk/public-rights-of-way/about-public-rights-of-way - the map is at the bottom of the page. Where a member is unsure, or the problem is not clear, report the problem to Ian Mitchell, 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. Tel: 0845 331 2782 Acting Area News Editor: Richard May, 24 Swanton Avenue, Dereham, NR19 2HJ. Telephone 01362 709044, email address is [email protected]. Mobile: 07802 270598 Email: [email protected] All Ramblers members are invited to take part in any walk in the Area programme. Non- Web: www.inter-logic.co.uk members are welcome to participate and are invited to join the Ramblers if they so desire once they have sampled the variety of walks on offer. New members can join or existing members can update their details (change of group, change of name or address) by phoning Are you happy with your Internet Service Provider? Ramblers Central Office in London on 020 7339 8500 . You can also join on the Ramblers website: http://www.ramblers.org.uk. Inter-Logic have always prided ourselves on the best ever broadband installations. This The next deadline for copy for the newsletter is 10th February 2018. The deadline for copy starts with one of the best service providers in the industry, offering UK based technical for the following newsletter will be 9th June 2018. The Area Council meetings in 2017 will support with properly qualified technicians on a normal rate phone number. On top of this, be 10th March, 14th July & 10th November all at 10:00 at Honingham Village Hall. Inter-Logic install high quality Internet connection hardware, and always make sure your security software is current, so that every install is a safe install. To get the most from your Internet connection, contact Inter-Logic to see how we can help! Area AGM - Saturday 27th January 2017 at 14:00 Leziate Village Hall, Brow of the Hill, Leziate, King's Lynn PE32 1EN 11 am Short morning walk from the above address 2 pm AGM followed by a talk. Bring a packed lunch, tea/coffee and cakes available Index of Walks Programmes Everyone welcome, please come along to support the area! BRECKLAND SB WALKS 31 - 35 MID NORFOLK 22 - 23 FAKENHAM 16 - 17 NORWICH 14 - 16 RAMBLERS CENTRAL OFFICE GREAT YARMOUTH 24 - 25 SHERINGHAM 11 - 12 The address of the Ramblers’ Central Office is: 2nd Floor, Camelford House, 87—90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW HIKE NORFOLK 21 SHORT & LEISURELY 13 The Norfolk Area, Ramblers , is part of The Ramblers, a registered charity KING’S LYNN 5 - 11 SOUTHERN NORFOLK 28 - 29 (number 1093577), and a company limited by guarantee (registration number 4458492) LEG STRETCHERS 20 WENSUM 26 - 27 The Ramblers’ Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme December 2017 - March 2018 Can you help with our communications with fellow members? WATTON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS At our AGM last year Des Garrahan, the Ramblers Chair, complimented Norfolk Contact Peter Waterfield on 01953 881783 or [email protected] or Stevie Easter on 01953 882004 or [email protected] Area on our two refocused roles of External Communications Officer and Internal Date Time Town and Start Point Post Code Walk Name Miles Communications Officer. Sadly since then, Scott, our Internal Communications 05-Dec-17 10:10 THOMPSON Thompson Village Hall IP24 1PX Thompson Tottington Road Long Walk 3.2 07-Dec-17 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Watton / Merton Curcular 3.75 Officer has stood down from the role due to work commitments. This means we are 12-Dec-17 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Loch, Church and Town Green Walks 2.5 short of a key member of our area team, and also means that I am currently editing 14-Dec-17 10:10 ASHILL Community Centre Hale Road IP25 7AX Ashill Figure Of 8 Walk Mince Pie Walk 3.4 this Area News again. Christmas .. New Year ...Break Would you consider giving some time to Norfolk Area to do this vital role? The 04-Jan-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Watton / Carbrooke Circular Walk 3.75 09-Jan-18 10:10 ROCKLAND ALL SAINTS Village Hall - NR17 1TP Rockland All Saints Walk 3.5 principal responsibility is editing of Area News. The rest of the role is about 11-Jan-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Town Green And Camp Long Walk 3.3 developing new communications channels such as direct emails to our members, 16-Jan-18 10:10 THOMPSON Thompson Village Hall IP24 1PX Thompson Church Walk 3.2 and possibly other ideas that the role holder has. 18-Jan-18 10:10 SAHAM TONEY Wells Cole Community Centre IP25 7HD Saham Toney Circular Walk 2.4 or 4 Technical assistance will be provided by myself and Julian, as well as the rest of the 23-Jan-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Wood Lane / Wayland Wood Walk 3 or 4.2 Area Team. The candidate for this job would need access to a computer and the 25-Jan-18 10:10 CARBROOKE Carbrooke Village Hall IP25 6SW Carbrooke 4 Mile Walk 4 30-Jan-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Red Hill Lane Walk 3.8 Internet and some computer literacy. 01-Feb-18 10:10 MERTON Merton Village Hall IP25 6QX Merton Peddars Way Walk 4 This will be an interesting and evolving role, that will help Norfolk Area to grow 06-Feb-18 10:10 THOMPSON Thompson Village Hall IP24 1PX Thompson Water Walk 4.2 both in numbers and in member participation. 08-Feb-18 10:10 HOCKHAM PICNIC SITE (A1075) IP24 1PA Hockham Picnic Site Walk 3.75 13-Feb-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Watton / Carbrooke Circular Walk 3.75 If you would like to 15-Feb-18 10:10 ASHILL Community Centre Hale Road IP25 7AX Ashill Panworth Hall Long Walk 2.4 or 3.6 discuss the role, please 20-Feb-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Watton / Merton Circular 3.75 call me on 01362 709044, 22-Feb-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Town Green And Camp Long Walk 3.3 or email me at 27-Feb-18 10:10 THOMPSON Thompson Village Hall IP24 1PX Thompson Church Walk 3.2 richard@inter- 01-Mar-18 10:10 ICKBURGH Desert Rats Car Park TL812967IP26 5BZ Desert Rats Walk 3..2 06-Mar-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Loch, Church and Town Green Walks 2.5 or 3.5 logic.co.uk 08-Mar-18 10:10 MERTON Merton Village Hall IP25 6QX Merton Peddars Way Walk 4 I very much hope we 13-Mar-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Wood Lane / Wayland Wood Walk 4.2 will be electing a new 15-Mar-18 10:10 ASHILL Community Centre Hale Road IP25 7AX Ashill Figure Of 8 Walk 3.4 Internal 20-Mar-18 10:10 THOMPSON Thompson Village Hall IP24 1PX Thompson Water Walk 4.2 22-Mar-18 10:10 WATTON Community Car Park (Queens Hall) IP25 6DA Sally's Walk 4.1 Communications Officer 27-Mar-18 10:10 ROCKLAND ALL SAINTS Village Hall - NR17 1TP Rockland All Saints Walk 3.5 at the coming AGM in 29-Mar-18 10:10 CARBROOKE Carbrooke Village Hall IP25 6SW Carbrooke 4 Mile Walk 4 February, but if you are keen you can start as soon as you are ready. Richard May 2 35 The Ramblers’ Norfolk Area Newsletter & Walks Programme December 2017 - March 2018 Welcoming ALL walkers THETFORD Tuesdays and Fridays - choice of a long or shorter walk (subject to availability of walk leaders) Prompted by our contacts at the Annual General Meeting with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Contact Monroe on 01842 755207 or email [email protected] or Anne Pearce on 01953 456222 or email [email protected] Association, Area Council has agreed a policy through which it wants to make our walks Date Time Town & Start Point Post Code Walk Name Miles available to the widest possible number of people. We believe that, by making quite small 01-Dec-17 10:00 THETFORD/Riverside Kiosk IP24 2AG IP24 2AG Barnham Common 4 ‘reasonable adjustments’, our walks could be open to many people who might currently feel 05-Dec-17 10:00 THETFORD/Sainsburys Car Park London Road IP24 3QL IP24 3QL St Edmunds/Hereward Way 3 excluded from them.
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