RAMBLERS’ ASSOCIATION MENDIP GROUP The Charity Working for Walkers. Charity number 1093577 Company limited by guarantee 4458492. www.ramblers.org.uk SUMMER/AUTUMN PROGRAMME August – November 2014 MENDIP RAMBLERS FREE BANK HOLIDAY WALKING FESTIVAL Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th and Monday 25th August at the Village Hall, Wellow, nr Bath ST 736 581 BA2 8PZ OS Map 142 Shepton Mallet and Mendip Hills East Car parking at the Old Station car park, Wellow, BA2 8PZ For information ring Clive (01749 671339), Mary (01373 474530) or Les (07768 556235) COMMITTEE NEWS AGM Saturday 29 November 2014 in The Poachers Pocket, Chelynch, BA4 4PY Time: 6:45pm for 7pm start We need as many members as possible to attend. All positions on the committee are open for election. If you wish to nominate anybody for a position or perhaps yourself, please inform the secretary, Les Stather on 07768 556738. The menu is for a Hot Buffet and will cost £9.75 per person. The meal will be followed by skittles. Please send your £9.75 to Tony Dyson; preferred method: bank transfer. Mendip Ramblers, sort code 08-60-01, Acc.No. 20118105. Cheques can be sent to Tony Dyson, Red Roofs, Stratton Road, Holcombe, Somerset BA3 5ED. 1 Photo of the month competition The committee would like to introduce a photo of the month competition. If people would like to send a photo they have taken on a walk during the month to Les with an appropriate caption, he will put this as the home page picture for the website. Walks in this programme include: Twelve festival walks in the Mendip Walking Festival in August River walks: with Judy on Sunday 28 September and Brian on Sunday 30 October. A Box of tricks to be experienced on Sunday 12 October (Leader: Laurence). Monday cup-of-tea walks, led by Mary on 4 August and 1 September Tea and cakes ready after Ken’s walk on Sunday 7 September. A Thursday pub walk on 11 September, led by Dave D. Sunday 26 October 02:00: clocks are going back 1 hour WALKS AWAY Tuesday 16 – Tuesday 23 September: walking holiday in the Dinan area of Brittany Friday 26 – Monday 29 September: Somerset Area Holiday Llandrindod Wells FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2014 A social evening at the Coxley Village Hall. Start: 7.00pm. Tickets will be £5.00 per head for a light supper, tea and coffee. Please bring your own drinks. Mary D, Jane and Paula will again be organising. OTHER (walk) INFORMATION Extra walks Every Thursday Tony Strange arranges walks for the West Mendip Walking Group, a sub group of Mendip Ramblers. Details are on the website. Most Wednesdays, David Rawlings leads an un-recceed walk. Contact David on 01373 836252 or Alice on 01373 474695. This is a sub group of Mendip Ramblers. Every first Sunday of the month, Frome Rights of Way have a Sunday afternoon walk. Members of Mendip Ramblers walk with this group. Frome Rights of Way is not affiliated to the Ramblers. Contact Mike Plaskitt on 01373 472101 or Les Stather on 07768 556735. 2 COMMITTEE 2014: Chair: Mike Plaskitt [email protected] 01373 472101 Secretary/Web Master: Les Stather [email protected] 07768 556735 (Web Master assisted by Tony Dyson) Treasurer: Tony Dyson [email protected] 01761 232715 Footpath Officer East: Tony Parsons [email protected] 01749 342285 Footpath Officer West: Brian Underwood [email protected] 01749 672457 Membership Secretary: Mary Davis [email protected] 01749 342285 Press Secretary/Publicity Officer: Mary Birchall [email protected] 01373 474530 Social Secretary: Vacant position Area Committee Rep: Les Stather [email protected] 07768 556735 Programme Co-ordinator: Peggy Fortunati [email protected] 01278 783270 Committee Members: Jane Dyson [email protected] 01761 232715 Martyn Hart [email protected] 01761 471891 Thank you for your walks in this programme! Monday 5 October 2014: Please submit your walks for the next programme If we are facing in the right direction, all we have do to is keep on walking (Buddhist proverb) 3 Date Description Contact Sunday 3rd Hallatrow, Camerton and Clandown Gus August Distance 12 miles. Phone 01749 840349 Time 10am Meet: Midsomer Norton public car park, South Road ST 665 541 Map: EX142 BA3 2EZ Monday 4th Cup of tea walk: Radstock Mary D August Distance 3 miles. Phone 01749 342285 Time 1:45pm Meet: Radstock, free car park on Waterloo Road by ST 690 550 Map: EX142 Radstock museum BA3 3EP Thursday 7th Chewton Mendip and Chew Down Gus August Distance 6.5 miles. Phone 01749 840349 Time 10am Meet: Park considerately along roadside by ST 615 509 Map: EX141/142 Emborough Pond (aka Lechmere Water), off B3139 BA3 4SE Sunday 10th Wootton Hall, Litton, Coley Bob & Rosemary August Distance 10.5 miles. Phone 01749 346023 Time 10am Meet: East Harptree Woods car park ST 557 541 Map: EX141 BS40 6DA Thursday 14th Burrington and Blagdon Francoise August Distance 6 miles. Phone 01458 831823 Time 10am Meet: Burrington Combe car park ST 489 581 Map: EX141 BS40 7TZ Sunday 17th Charterhouse, Ubley Hill, Compton Martin, Tony D August Haydon Grange Phone 01761 232715 Time 10am Distance 11 miles. ST 505 557 Map: EX141 Meet: End of road opposite Charterhouse Church BS40 7XR Thursday 21st Hilly walk: Shepton Mallet and Upper Tony P August Downside Phone 01749 342285 Time 10am Distance 6.5 miles. Meet: Shepton Mallet. ST 621 437 Map: EX142 Meet/start outside the Kings Arms (Dust Hole) pub. BA4 5LS Park in nearby streets, NOT in the pub car park Saturday 23rd Mendip Festival Long walk: Twinhoe, Midford, Les August Combe Down, Monkton Combe, Limpley Phone 07768 556735 Time 10am Stoke, Hinton Charterhouse ST 736 581 Map: EX141 Distance 11 miles. Meet: Wellow BA2 8PU PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU 4 Saturday 23rd Mendip Festival Intermediate walk: Ken B August Faulkland, Tucker's Grave, Hassage Phone 01373 813865 Time 10am Distance 8.5 miles. Meet: Wellow. ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Saturday 23rd Mendip Festival Medium walk: White Ox Rose R August Mead, Peasedown St. John, Shoscombe Phone 01761 435178 Time 10am Distance 6 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Saturday 23rd Mendip Festival Short walk: Stoney Littleton, Jane August Brinscombe Lane Phone 01761 232715 Time 1:30pm Distance 4 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Sunday 24th Mendip Festival Long walk: White Ox Mead, Tony D August Dunkerton, Camerton Court, Shoscombe Phone 01761 232715 Time 10am Distance 11 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Sunday 24th Mendip Festival Intermediate walk: Upper Richard & Lisa August Hayes, Combe Hay, Southstoke, Tucking Mill, Phone 01749 672373 Time 10am Midford, Twinhoe ST 736 581 Map: EX141 Distance 9 miles. Meet: Wellow BA2 8PU PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Sunday 24th Mendip Festival Medium walk: Combe Hay, Dave O August Twinhoe Phone 07966 257878 Time 10am Distance 6 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Sunday 24th Mendip Festival Short walk: Twinhoe, Hankley Trevor L August Wood Phone 01761 232311 Time 1:30pm Distance 4 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU 5 Monday 25th Mendip Festival Long walk: Faulkland, Norton Janet August St. Philip, Hassage Phone 01458 835238 Time 10am Distance 11 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Monday 25th Mendip Festival Intermediate walk: White Ox Tony P August Mead, Dunkerton, Combe Hay Phone 01749 342285 Time 10am Distance 8 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Monday 25th Mendip Festival Medium walk: Twinhoe, Chris August Midford Phone 01458 445144 Time 10am Distance 6 miles. Meet: Wellow ST 736 581 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ BA2 8PU START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU Monday 25th Mendip Festival Short walk: Norton Lane, Mary B & Maggie August Upper Baggridge, Hassage Hill Phone 01373 474530 Time 1:30pm Distance 4.5 miles. Meet: Wellow 01458 447204 Map: EX141 PARK at Old Station car park, BA2 8PZ ST 736 581 START at the Village Hall, BA2 8PU BA2 8PU Thursday 28th Wells, West Horrington, Pen Hill, Walcombe Ken M August Distance 6.5 miles. Phone 01749 670349 Time 10am Meet: Wells, Ash Lane, near Old Bristol Road ST 549 464 Map: EX141 BA5 2LW Sunday 31st Rodney Stoke and Cheddar Jo August Distance 10 miles. Phone 01749 870813 Time 10am Meet: Rodney Stoke, Stoke Street. Park on road or ST 484 499 Map: EX141 Jo's drive. There is room for 8 cars, pls share cars BS27 3UN Monday 1st Cup of tea walk: Shepton Mallet Mary D September Distance 3 miles. Phone 01749 342285 Time 1:45pm Meet: Shepton Mallet, Dobbies Garden Centre, ST 629 427 Map: EX142 Mendip Avenue BA4 4PE Thursday 4th Oakhill area Trevor L & Val September Distance 6.5 miles.