Tag Archives: Public paths

Isle of Wight Ramblers’ 250th gate

Posted on 14/05/2023 by campaignerkate

I was delighted to take part in the opening of the Isle of Wight Ramblers’ 250th gate under its donate a gate scheme. Continue reading →

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‘Turnip’ at the top

Posted on 25/03/2023 by campaignerkate

The government has broken its pledge to revoke the 2026 cut off for historic-path claims and instead extended it to 2031, a decision made by Therese Coffey. Continue reading →

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Jack Burling, path defender

Posted on 27/11/2022 by campaignerkate

My friend Jack Burling, a staunch defender of public paths, died in March aged 86. Continue reading →

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Which way on Wyche Way?

Posted on 13/11/2022 by campaignerkate

On a seven-mile walk on the Wyche Way in Worcestershire I encountered at last 13 problems which I have reported. Continue reading →

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Recce for the festival

Posted on 15/05/2022 by campaignerkate

I helped my visually-impaired friend Marika Kovacs to recce the walk she is leading for the Herefordshire Walking Festival. Continue reading →

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Kinder’s legacy

Posted on 28/04/2022 by campaignerkate

The 90th anniversary of the Kinder trespass is a chance to call for a new movement for access. Continue reading →

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Valiant Valerie

Posted on 04/03/2022 by campaignerkate

I learnt a great deal about my Rambler friend Valerie Plunkett at her funeral on the South Downs. Continue reading →

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I’d never been to Trowell

Posted on 11/02/2022 by campaignerkate

I had never been to Trowell before, but the Notts Ramblers’ AGM took me there, with a lovely walk in unsung countyside. Continue reading →

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Access threatened at Denham

Posted on 05/02/2022 by campaignerkate

Public access is threatened in Denham village from a gate across an unrecorded footpath on the Buckinghamshire golf course. Continue reading →

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Elsie’s centenary

Posted on 17/01/2022 by campaignerkate

On Elsie Gaskell’s centenary, I describe a book about her father which explains why she was an access campaigner. Continue reading →

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