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to Sedgemoor Ramblers
We hope you have enjoyed walking with us and will come
again
What do we offer?
Throughout
the year our Group arranges a walk every Sunday. In addition there are
a number of mid-week walks, which are more frquent during the summer months,
when there are regular evenings walks. These rambles are usually in the
Mendips or neighbouring areas such as Exmoor, the Quantocks, Dorset or
West Wiltshire. The programme shows the start point, approximate walk
length, whether dogs are allowed and the name and phone number of the
leader. Where dogs are allowed PRIOR PERMISSION MUST be obtained from
the leader.There is no need to book in advance, except where it specifies
on the programme - usually to make arrangements for catering. We recommend
wear wearing boots, bringing a sandwich lunch, something to drink and
a waterproof. If you have any questions about the walk or how to find
the start point, please phone the leader who will be happy to advise.
We also arrange an annual holiday and weekends away offering a chance
to walk in other countries in the countryside of other counties.
What is Sedgemoor Ramblers?
Sedgemoor
Ramblers is one of a network of groups in England Wales and Scotland which
are part of the Ramblers’ Association, the national charity working
for walkers. After you have walked with our group a few times we hope
that you will join the RA. You then automatically become a member of the
nearest local group. Most SedgemoorGroup members live in the Bunham/Cheddar/Bridgwater
area and the countryside between but we welcome residents of other areas.
What else does Sedgemoor Ramblers
do?
A very important part of
our work is keeping open the network of local public rights of way. We
clear overgrown stiles, build bridges across streams, install new stiles
where they are needed and fingerposts where the footpaths start from a
road. This is done by our volunteers who go out about once a month. We
also carry out footpath surveys, report problems, put up waymarks and
check proposals to divert footpaths.
What are the Benefits of RA
Membership?
All members are sent free
of charge the local walks programme and a walking handbook full of essential
information about walking in Britain. There is also a quarterly members’
magazine full of news about our campaigning work and the world of walking.
Many of the outdoor shops (including Blacks and Millets) give a 10% discount
on purchases by RA members, and the London office has a library of walking
maps for loan. Most of all, your subscription helps to protect footpaths
from closure, preserves the countryside and increases access on foot.
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