Monthly Archives: December 2018

Cromer’s crabsters

Posted on 29/12/2018 by campaignerkate

Cromer in north Norfolk, which hosted the Walkers Are Welcome towns annual get-together last October, has a proud fishing industry.  Cromer crab and lobster are great delicacies.  As I walked around the town in the interstices of the conference, I … Continue reading →

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A look at the Lickeys

Posted on 26/12/2018 by campaignerkate

This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Countryside Act 1968 which introduced country parks. The Lickey Hills country park is a great success story. Continue reading →

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Japan welcomes walkers

Posted on 23/12/2018 by campaignerkate

Friends from the Japan Footpath Association and Walkers Are Welcome visited the Chilterns to talk about paths and promoting walking Continue reading →

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Following farmland birds

Posted on 17/12/2018 by campaignerkate

I am doing a farmland bird survey for the British Trust for Ornithology. Continue reading →

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An appropriate meaning of OSS

Posted on 16/12/2018 by campaignerkate

I was pleased to learn that OSS means (in West Yorkshire dialect) ‘the ability to do something properly’. Continue reading →

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John Johnson: friend of access

Posted on 10/12/2018 by campaignerkate

John Johnson, former chairman of the Countryside Commission and an advocate of access, has died aged 88. Continue reading →

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Maxwell Ayamba: star of Sheffield

Posted on 04/12/2018 by campaignerkate

My friend Maxwell Ayamba has won the Sheffield Star’s Pride in Sheffield Award for his work in enabling people to enjoy nature and the outdoors. Continue reading →

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Delving into Dorset

Posted on 01/12/2018 by campaignerkate

It’s the Ramblers’ AGM season again, and I am due to visit five Ramblers’ areas before mid February, to hear what our volunteers are doing, communicate any concerns to our central office and talk about what the Ramblers are achieving … Continue reading →

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