Tag Archives: River Thames

Rivers of change

Posted on 05/02/2023 by campaignerkate

I joined one of Dadima’s walks along the Thames and learnt of the creative and destructive power of rivers, in lovely company. Continue reading →

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PM opens Margaret’s Bridge

Posted on 21/09/2018 by campaignerkate

Theresa May, as MP for Maidenhead, opened the bridge in memory of the late Margaret Bowdery, East Berkshire Ramblers’ campaigner. Continue reading →

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Village hall crammed

Posted on 12/01/2017 by campaignerkate

Dorchester on Thames community hall was crammed on Tuesday night for a public meeting about the threat to public access. Continue reading →

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Fenced-out at Dorchester on Thames

Posted on 09/01/2017 by campaignerkate

Local people in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, are fighting new fencing on paths and around open spaces. Continue reading →

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Magnificent Margaret of Maidenhead

Posted on 17/12/2016 by campaignerkate

Margaret Bowdery, footpath secretary of East Berkshire Ramblers, has died and we shall miss her greatly. Continue reading →

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The (not so) good is the enemy of the best

Posted on 11/01/2015 by campaignerkate

It may surprise you to hear that the Open Spaces Society has objected to a planning application for a new footpath in Maidenhead. This is because the proposed path would make it even more unlikely that we could win a Thames-side … Continue reading →

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Thames Path—with no view of the river

Posted on 17/06/2014 by campaignerkate

The 184-mile Thames Path National Trail follows the river from source to sea. Well almost. There are still places where it is forced away from the river onto busy roads.   One of these is a short gap which, due to the intransigence … Continue reading →

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Not yet a walkers’ paradise

Posted on 31/08/2013 by campaignerkate

The Henley Standard‘s ‘turning back the pages’ column on 23 August 2013 reported, in the ‘10 years ago‘ section, the Open Spaces Society‘s story in the 22 August 2003 issue. This bore the headline: ‘Market Place branded a danger to … Continue reading →

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Champagne by the Thames at Shiplake

Posted on 08/10/2012 by campaignerkate

In pale autumn sunlight, on Sunday 7 October 2012, about 30 people gathered on the western bank of the River Thames near Shiplake in south Oxfordshire. Most had walked there from Shiplake on a newly-claimed footpath, the completion of which … Continue reading →

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Dog mutiny at The Bounty

Posted on 08/01/2012 by campaignerkate

My sister Sue and I were walking along the south bank of the Thames, west of Cookham in old Berkshire, when a cacophany of dogs indicated that we had arrived at The Bounty. This is a friendly pub-cum-café which welcomes dogs, children, muddy … Continue reading →

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