Monthly Archives: September 2019

A special day for the South Downs

Posted on 29/09/2019 by campaignerkate

Twenty years ago today John Prescott announced that the South Downs would be a national park. Continue reading →

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Fifty years in England

Posted on 22/09/2019 by campaignerkate

Fifty years ago today my friend George Laurence, now an eminent QC, first stepped on English soil. He was born and brought up in Pretoria, South Africa.  On 10 September 1969, a 22-year old, he boarded the SA Vaal in … Continue reading →

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John Humphrys, the terrier

Posted on 20/09/2019 by campaignerkate

As John Humphrys retires from presenting Today I recall an interview with him in 2000 regarding the blocked footpath Framfield 9. Continue reading →

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Posty Bob is 90

Posted on 19/09/2019 by campaignerkate

Happy birthday to my good friend, Northamptonshire Rambler Bob Coles, who is 90 today. Continue reading →

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Fury at Fawley Court

Posted on 18/09/2019 by campaignerkate

Pressure is mounting on Bucks County Council to replace the missing footbridge at Fawley Court, near Henley. Continue reading →

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Costa Verde?

Posted on 17/09/2019 by campaignerkate

It is horrifying that Lima’s Costa Verde is anything but green and is blighted with development Continue reading →

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Devon Ramblers’ golden day

Posted on 16/09/2019 by campaignerkate

I joined Devon Ramblers to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary on Dartmoor. Continue reading →

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Farewell Len

Posted on 14/09/2019 by campaignerkate

Len Clark, a great figure in our movement, has died aged 103. We shall remember him with affection and admiration. Continue reading →

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Hitting the Herefordshire Trail

Posted on 06/09/2019 by campaignerkate

I joined my friends for another stretch of the Herefordshire Trail, from Leominster to Hatfield. Continue reading →

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White Hart Link

Posted on 03/09/2019 by campaignerkate

I joined local walkers for the final section of the White Hart Link, a new trail linking five towns in north Dorset. Continue reading →

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