| Sardinia 08 I was looking for an opportunity to take advantage of Easyjet's new route to Sardinia. Whilst searching through the usual 'self guided walking holidays costing £500 - £600 + air fare + getting to the start via public transport!! Well, I came across what looks like a very good deal from a couple of Brits over there and if I can get 4 or 6 others to come along all transport to and from walks etc and pick up from the airport will be shared etc. Plus ofcourse the benefit of the shared experience with friends! Interested then check it out at WWW.peteranne.it and contact me: Rod.carne@brillopad.co.uk - 01278-783270. Best time to go is possibly prior to mid June or mid Sept. Rod Carne | |
| Help us
to help you - As the programme, newsletter and other
papers are now available on this website (and usually a
couple of weeks before the postal distribution) you can
opt to receive an email telling you that the latest
editions are up on the site rather than wait to have them
sent to you in the post. This will save the Group
considerable time, effort and money. If you would like to receive your information this way, just email:- roger@tauntonramblers.org.uk with the word WEBMAIL in the subject line and he will do the rest. Thanks |
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| 'HOW DO I DO THAT?' Link to advice on all aspects of planning, organising and leading walks. | |
| The AGM on Friday 23rd November, re-appointed the committee to serve for another year. Link to the Annual Report & Accounts. The Minutes of the AGM will be posted shortly. | |
Footpath Maintenance & Clearance  Paul Wright our Footpath Secretary recently had a meeting with Andy Stevenson, Somerset County Council’s (SCC) Rights of Way Ranger to discuss how members of this Group could assist in the construction of stiles, kissing gates, erection of finger posts etc plus general footpath clearance. Gus Halfhyde from the Mendip Group was also there to tell us how his Group, who have been carrying out this work for several years, operates with Mendip District Council. Gus told us that over seven years his group has improved its expertise so that they now operate two gangs on a regular basis who work by themselves but in close liaison with the Mendip Footpath Officer. A work programme is agreed with the footpath officer and one gang meets every Tuesday for a full day erecting or repairing stiles, kissing gates, footbridges, walkways etc and the other gang meets every other week to clear obstructed footpaths. They now work without supervision from the Mendip Council but this has not always been the case as they have had to win the confidence of the council by working safely and with the approval of the landowners and general public. SCC would now like to extend this involvement in footpath maintenance to Taunton Deane. We used to do some clearance and footpath repair when the Borough Council were responsible for footpaths. Now the County Council is responsible other people are involved with their own ways of doing things. A training day is being arranged when a couple of stiles and/or a finger post will be erected and health and safety issues and other matters will be explained. Paul would like to know who would be interested in attending. He would also like to know who might like to lead a gang and to liase with the SCC on work programme etc. Please let him know, either on 01823 667554 or at email |
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| Roger Conway (our Chairman) has been appointed to the Somerset Local Access Forum (SLAF), a statutory body that watches over the issues that relate public access to the Countryside. He has also become the SLAF rep to the Quantock Hills Joint Advisory Committee. | |
| WALK LEADERS PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR WALK REPORTS. Use this link to Download the Standard Form. also you can download the walker signing in sheet. | |
| Use your Paths Challenge:- Many of you will have read in the Spring edition of "Walk" of the Use your Paths Challenge, which is to walk all footpaths in England and Wales between the Spring Equinox this year and the Autumn equinox next year. OS maps divide the country into 1km x 1km grid squares and the RA want all the paths in every grid square walked in those eighteen moths. For more details go Paths Challenge | |
| New Programme & Newsletter published. | |
| Lyme disease (correctly termed Borreliosis) has been a worry, particularly on the Quantocks, for some time now. You might like to look at this excellent and informative guide to the disease (pdf format, 225kb) | |
| Country Code published Use this links to
get a downloadable copy http://www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk/countryside_code/ Main web
site: http://www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk/ |
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| FOOTPATH
DIVERSIONS:- Check here for
details of the latest approved footpath diversions Maundown Water Pumping Station Pontispool Farm, Norton Fitzwarren Bickley Cottages, Milverton |
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| Accommodation available in Wellington, New Zealand:- One bedroom self contained flat. Situated in the hilltop suburb of Khandallah overlooked by Mt. KauKau the accommodation is a 5 minute drive to the city and ferry and has great bus and rail links also. Situated in the village centre a 10 minute walk away is a post office, supermarket, pharmacy, medical centre, restaurants and coffee shops. Also lots of great bush walks in the local areas as well as all the attractions in the city. The flat is on the ground floor of our family home and has a separate entrance. It is comfortably furnished with a lounge/ dining room with TV, separate bedroom with queen bed, bathroom with shower and laundry facilities and a kitchen with fridge/ freezer, stove etc. Linen and towels provided. $80 per night (Maximum of 2 people) or $450 for a week. (Please note minimum 2 night stay). Please email Georgina on info@blunt.co.nz | |
| Is there anyone out there who would like to go Boat Fishing from Porlock Weir for a day. Unfortunatly it would be at short notice because of weather. If you are at all interested and would like more details, please ring Nigel on 01823 257030 or mobile 07808860242 | |
