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Issue 119 April 2013 Issue 119 Isle of Wight Ramblers Spring 2013 News and information from the Isle of ALKWight walk walkTALK is sponsored by Area and Groups THE WEST WIGHT Landscape Partnership will come to the end of its term in July this year – but before operations cease, it has agreed to grant-aid all four of the IW Ramblers’ path improvement projects across the West Wight. >PROJECT 1 Rambler This project has already been completed. A new double set of steps has been built at Shippards Chine to connect the footpath to Compton Beach (pictured). This is a well-used path, power! especially in the summer months. More grant success for the Isle of >PROJECT 2 Wight Ramblers has enabled the Four gates are replacing stiles between improvement of four very different Newbridge and Shalfleet – the remaining stiles will be replaced when donations are received paths in the West Wight from our Donate a Gate scheme connecting the two villages. Access to the National Nature Reserve at Newtown and the coast path will be easier for Newbridge residents. Tourists at the Orchards Park will certainly find the route to the New Inn more appealing. >PROJECT 3 The Tapnell Trail will be officially opened in May as part of the Walking Festival. Two information boards will show the route and give information about heritage and wildlife. >PROJECT 4 The footpath from Yarmouth and the River Road car park to Mill Copse is to be resurfaced and disabled access provided to the bird hide in the nature reserve. An updated leaflet of the Yar Estuary Trail is being produced. Main picture Late evening light at Mill Copse Inset Dimbola’s Jimi Hendrix statue, close to the Tapnell Trail Below New flight of steps at Compton Bay ALSO IN THIS ISSUE A yen for Yarmouth Walk this way Rio’s Boxing Day paddle ’Snow good! Who could forget Henry? Ramblers HQ visit the Island News round-up Summer walks programme WightSole summer programme www.iowramblers.com walkTALK Welcome... Social events, holidays, shows, festivals and reports Winter wildness and a large chocolate cake! Miles without TWENTY-SIX HARDY walkers joined exist. Joel Bateman from the stiles ... to walkTALK, the newsletter from the Summer walk and Derbyshire’s Chairman David Howarth in February Island’s AONB unit joined the Isle of Wight Ramblers. If you’re new to for the first of a series of 11 walks to walk and explained some of walking, or if you’ve not seen walkTALK cream tea delightful celebrate the 50th anniversary these features. before, why not join us? Benefits include: WHY NOT JOIN The IW Ramblers’ next social event? Dovedale of the Area of Outstanding •260 led walks on the Island each year; Natural Beauty. Over The first walk explored the •talks and discussions about Island This will be a leisurely, five- northern coast, a remote area mile walk on Tuesday 4th half the Island is features and heritage; that is prone to erosion of the June, taking in St George’s designated as AONB, •walking holidays; gravel and clay. Down and the farms of the same status as a •national Walk magazine and walkTALK; THE IW RAMBLERS Group 2012 holiday to National Park. the Arreton Valley, led by It was a wild and wintry •discounts from leading outdoor suppliers Newquay in Cornwall was a great success – experienced walks leader The attraction experience with everyone (eg Cotswold; Blacks) and HF Holidays; and in October 2013 we’ll be visiting Dovedale Carol Hamilton. Bring a of the Island is •support for an organisation campaigning in the Peak District. This holiday, based at spurred on by the thought of picnic lunch. the variety of for greater access to the countryside. Thorpe, has proved to be very popular and cake to follow the walk. landscapes that We will finish with a cream as WalkTALK went to press, was fully booked. Joining us couldn’t be easier. And if you pay can be found David had provided a giant by direct debit, there’s £10 off the price! tea at Arreton Community Another outing, this time to Swanage in Dorset, chocolate cake to celebrate Hall. Park in lay-by or – England in a Just go to www.iowramblers.com and in June, is also now fully booked not only the AONB’s birthday, ANOTHER MILESTONE nearby. The village hall is nutshell. Each walk click on the membership link. Arranging holidays is not the only task but also his own special day HAS been reached not available for parking in the series features undertaken by the Group, of course. The main as he was 65 years old on the with our Donate a Gate A WARM WELCOME to new members: until1pm. Booking will be at least one of the responsibility of the Group committee remains scheme. Main Group essential for this walk, so landscape types that day of the walk. to organise and conduct walks, as well as the Mrs C Simmons Cowes please call Ann on 884263 or The 50th gate, near St programme of social events. The committee has Ms S Holdstock Cowes Linda on 864401 to reserve Shortlisted for award Helen’s Church, was informal meetings every other month, and in AS WALKTALK WENT to press we received news Mr D Spindler Ningwood a place and make payment. donated by St Helen’s 2012 was involved in the Isle of Wight Walking that IW Ramblers has been short listed from 70 Mr R Mainstone East Cowes Cost is £3.50. resident Janie Feakes national nominations for the national President’s Mrs E Harrison Cowes Festival – and this will remain the case in 2013. (pictured above, left) and Award. We entered eight categories and were Mrs DM Davies Gatcombe Quiz walk and In 2012 we held 226 walks. Our walks compiler Not the Grand was opened by Deputy short listed in five: Countryside, Footpaths, Mrs J Trevatt Alverstone afternoon tea Carol Hamilton has retired from her post after Canyon, but Lieutenant Patricia Bucks Farm, Campaigning, Media, and Recruitment Initiative. Partridge (above, right) Mrs H Bradshaw Newbridge STARTING FROM THE several very successful years. Huge thanks to Shorwell at the on 19th March. A plaque Mr M Lyons Ryde Rowing Club on the beach at Carol for her very hard and diligent work. We There are three finalists in each of these height of the commemorates the lives Mr G Rowley Torquay Shanklin, this will be a short are grateful to Steve Gibson who will be taking categories, and delegates at General Council floods. of Janie’s father Bruce Mr I Tait Cowes quiz walk around Shanklin, over Carol’s role. in April will vote to decide the winners. Fingers Mr & Mrs T Bancroft Sandown (Vernon Gibbs) crossed! who died in 2012 and her followed by an afternoon tea Social evenings in 2012 were not well Mr & Mrs R Keats Shorwell mother Elizabeth who died back at the Club. Sunday supported and we have decided to discontinue Dr C Armstrong Freshwater in 2004. 18th August, 3pm. Booking them in 2013. However, a walk, followed by a Mr & Mrs M A Sayers Seaview is essential so please call cream tea will be organised in the early summer The scheme has now Wightsole Ann on 884263 or Linda on and a quiz walk will be held in August (see left). raised more than £24,000 Mrs S Noon Bowcombe 864401 to reserve a place. The successful Christmas dinner will be held in donations, and IW Mr S Hendra Ryde Cost is £5. again in early December. Ramblers is now able to Mr & Mrs B Quaintmere Newport claim charitable gift aid, Eastbourne break Derek Corke, Isle of Wight Group making these donations JACKIE AND TIM HOUGH even more valuable. are arranging a four-day Summer shows Chale Show 3rd and 4th August The innovative memorials Total membership spring holiday to Eastbourne Garlic Festival 17th and 18th August are sweeping across the for the IW Ramblers from 19th April, staying at 549 the Imperial Hotel for three Wolverton Garden Fair 31st August and 1st Island, creating better Main Group 513; Wightsole 36 nights’ bed, breakfast and September footpath access for all evening meal. Please help to man our stall – contact Pam Dana Join us on users with many routes on 863189. now stile-free. There are The hotel is situated at the several areas in West seaward end of a tree-lined Get Walking Week Sundays at Three Wight where walking is boulevard five minutes GET WALKING WEEK, and possible for many miles SUNDAYS AT THREE Howard Duffus led a three- raising a further £190. The from the town and other from 4th-11th May, is part friendly without stiles. mile walk which was followed next event is on 19th May amenities. The price, £169, of 2013’s Britain on Foot walks, is a series of monthly by two hours of musical at Fort Redoubt – a rare The scheme is being will include coach travel campaign, a call to action to help entertainment events entertainment with Catherine opportunity to visit this publicised during the from the Island and a day’s to get the British public them get organised by West Wight and Her Friends (pictured). private fort. Entrance fee to Walking Festival: we hope excursion. There will be a fitter, healthier and happier walking and stay active. Marketing Group, with profits Sundays at Three is just £3. further donations will be walk on our free day over in the great outdoors. from the entry fee being There have been two events All of the walks will be received.
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