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Category Archives: People
Robert Balfour: non temere
My great grandfather, Sir Robert Balfour, left parliament a century ago. Continue reading
Posted in campaigns, Family, Obituary, parliament, People, Scotland
Tagged Fife, Glasgow Partick, Langham Hall, Sir Robert Balfour
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Elsie’s centenary
On Elsie Gaskell’s centenary, I describe a book about her father which explains why she was an access campaigner. Continue reading
Posted in Access, campaigns, Obituary, Open country, People, Public paths, Ramblers, walking, wild country
Tagged access land, campaigns, Elsie Gaskell, Jennifer Smalley, Public paths, Ramblers, walking, William Davies
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And life no longer what it was
Fifty years ago today I was inspired to become a campaigner. Continue reading
Posted in campaigns, Dartmoor, National parks, People, riding, wild country
Tagged campaigns, Dartmoor, Dartmoor Preservation Association, riding, Swincombe reservoir, Sylvia Sayer
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A gate for Bob
Northamptonshire Ramblers have organised a gate at Little Harrowden in memory of their president, the late Bob Coles. I unveiled the plaque. Continue reading
Posted in Access, campaigns, Obituary, Obstructed path, People, Public paths, Ramblers, walking
Tagged Blocked path, Bob Coles, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire Ramblers, public right of way
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Ambassadorial visit
Karen Pierce is the first woman UK ambassador to the US; Anne Armstrong was the first US ambassador to the UK—and my Dad painted her. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Memories, People, USA
Tagged American Club, Anne Armstrong, Jay Ashbrook, Karen Pierce, Kingman Brewster, US embassy
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Last post for Bob
My good friend Bob Coles, indefatigable Northamptonshire rambler, has died aged 90. Continue reading
Memorial to Maurice
I unveiled the plaque to Maurice Tebbutt, Northamptonshire rambler, on a gate in his memory. Continue reading
Celebrating Jerry’s life
On 20 July 70 people gathered to remember Jerry Pearlman, former Ramblers’ solicitor and member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Continue reading
Activist Anne Wilks’s centenary
Anne Wilks, an activist for paths and greens in East Kent, would have been 100 today, 9 November. Continue reading
Posted in Access, campaigns, green spaces, Obituary, People, town and village greens, walking
Tagged Anne Wilks, Kent, Kent Wildlife Trust, Public paths, Village Greens, Whitstable
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