Monthly Archives: November 2019

Tramp around Tetsworth

Posted on 19/11/2019 by campaignerkate

I carried out my bird survey for the River Thame Conservation Trust in a grid square near Tetsworth in Oxfordshire Continue reading →

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A casual appointment

Posted on 18/11/2019 by campaignerkate

Forty years ago I was interviewed for the Dartmoor National Park Committee, in a very different process from today’s.

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For want of a footbridge

Posted on 17/11/2019 by campaignerkate

A 150-strong rally of Henley residents and others called for the missing footbridge on Fawley footpath 12 to be replaced. Continue reading →

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‘Herts teachers “do not like modern art”‘

Posted on 15/11/2019 by campaignerkate

An exhibition of Barbara Hepworth’s work at St Albans museum this year illustrated the foresight of Hertfordshire’s former county education officer, John Newsom. Continue reading →

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Circuit of Canvey Island

Posted on 04/11/2019 by campaignerkate

I joined South-East Essex Ramblers on a fascinating walk around Canvey Island on the route which will soon become the England Coast Path. Continue reading →

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Memorial to Maurice

Posted on 02/11/2019 by campaignerkate

I unveiled the plaque to Maurice Tebbutt, Northamptonshire rambler, on a gate in his memory. Continue reading →

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