Monthly Archives: September 2016

Ian Mercer: national-park giant

Posted on 25/09/2016 by campaignerkate

Ian Mercer, the first Dartmoor National Park Officer and first chief executive of the Countryside Council for Wales has died aged 83. Continue reading →

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Piddington path-check: day 1

Posted on 18/09/2016 by campaignerkate

I have taken on the parish of Piddington and Wheeler End in Bucks as the Ramblers’ pathchecker Continue reading →

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Relaunching the Sussex Border Path

Posted on 12/09/2016 by campaignerkate

I relaunched the Sussex Border Path which Sussex Ramblers have brought into excellent condition. Continue reading →

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The Archers: fiction or fact?

Posted on 11/09/2016 by campaignerkate

Is it right that The Archers is presented as news when it’s fiction? Continue reading →

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The Viking Way at 40

Posted on 02/09/2016 by campaignerkate

Ramblers in Lincolnshire are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Viking Way. Continue reading →

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Return to Challacombe Farm

Posted on 01/09/2016 by campaignerkate

The other day I called on Naomi Oakley at Challacombe Farm, near Postbridge on Dartmoor.  I had last visited 34 years ago when it was run by Peter and Min Cullum. Now their daughter Naomi is in charge with her partner Mark … Continue reading →

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