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Ramblers Group
Co-ordinator — Martin Richards
When: First Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month, most walks start at 10:00. Where: Various locations as chosen by each walk leader. Cost: Just £2 to join the group; no charge for each walk. This is a very active, popular and sociable group who enjoy each other’s company while tramping the local fields, highways and byways, marvelling at the wonderful Warwickshire scenery so close to us.
We meet twice a month, on the 1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday at 10.00 am. Details of the next walk are given below.
We have a number of walk leaders, from the membership, who take it in turn to select a walk of about 5 to 6 miles. They choose where to go and where we meet. Newer members are encouraged to offer to lead a walk either singly, as a couple or a small group, after they have settled in with us but there is no compunction to do so!
We try to start within 10 miles of Balsall Common and most frequently find pub car parks very suitable for our starting/finishing points! Many members stay for a drink and/or a meal after the walk.
The membership of the group is about 80 of whom most are active.
A walk averages around 18–25 members with a high of 36! Walks take place in most kinds of weather with one major exception being snow!This is a rambling group and for safety and insurance reasons dogs are not allowed.
The cost is very low — there is a joining fee of £2 and to date no other costs. However, members are asked to pay for their own drinks/meals after a walk!
With the joining fee money raised so far we have bought and kept up to date three first aid kits for the leaders to take on their walks and future funds will be available to buy maps, written up walks, etc.
If you would like to join or require any other information please contact Martin Richards (the co-ordinator) by email: ramblers@balsallcommonu3a.org. Prospective new members can also "try us out" by just turning up at a walk starting point and joining us for that particular walk. Please note, however, if you are not already a u3a member you will not be covered by the u3a insurance scheme. Following that if you wish to continue you will need to join the u3a and the Ramblers group.
If anyone wants to lead a walk please contact the co-ordinator. Lots of help is at hand for anyone who has never led a walk before.
If anyone wants to create a ramble route, either for the u3a or for personal reasons try out the following site:
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htmMillennium Way website — lists of walks
For Archived Photographs for the years 2011 to 2017 Please Click Here. The archive is on the members page so Username and password required, if you have forgotten them please click here.
For Photographs of Ramblers in 2018 Click Here
For Photographs of Ramblers in 2019 Click Here
For Photographs of Ramblers in 2020 / 2021 Click Here
For Photographs of Ramblers in 2022 Click Here
From 19th July 2021 all Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, however walkers must read the new Ramblers Risk assessment shown below.
Click here to see Ramblers Risk Assessment Statement updated 19th March 2024
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Walk Leaders 2024
Date Walk Leaders 17th January Liz Cowley & Sheila Jones 6th February (cancelled) 21st February (postponed to March) 5th March Jim & Bernie Henry 20th March Martin Richards 2nd April Matthew Stephens 17th April Leslie & Carolyn de Chernatony 7th May Peter Calver 15th May Merryl Muat and Christine Harris 4th June Alan Buckland 19th June Richard Glynn 2nd July Martin Richards 17th July Keith and Sue Simpson 6th August Angela Reid 21st August Keith Simpson 3rd September Richard Drake 18th September Richard Glynn 1st October Liz Cowley & Sheila Jones
Postponed to December16th October Judy Hornigold 5th November Matthew Stephens 20th November Richard Drake 3rd December Liz Cowley & Sheila Jones 18th December no walk — Xmas lunch? Walk Leaders 2025
Date Walk Leaders 7th January Liz Cowley & Sheila Jones 15th January Judy Hornigold 4th February Richard Glynn 19th February Jill & Mick O'Connor 4th March Jim & Bernie Henry 19th March Geoff Kennedy 1st April Matthew Stephens 16th April Leslie & Carolyn de Chernatony 6th May Keith Simpson 21st May Martin Richards 3rd June Alan Buckland 18th June 1st July Richard Glynn 16th July Keith Simpson 5th August Peter Calver 20th August Andy & Janet Heaven 2nd September Richard Drake 17th September Richard Glynn 7th October Liz Cowley & Sheila Jones 15th October Judy Hornigold 4th November Matthew Stephens 19th November Alan Buckland 2nd December Richard Drake 17th December no walk — Xmas lunch?
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