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Benedict Southworth: Working on behalf of walkers
A recent trip to Cornwall saw me standing in a farmyard, covered in mud, eating homemade cauliflower soup and surrounded by friendly faces. Despite cauliflower being a much maligned vegetable it’s one...
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Walking Class Hero: Something direful
Birmingham must dread each and every Jane Austen anniversary that rolls around. Along with a slew of new books/films/TV shows appraising, revising and contextualising her work, someone is bound to trot...
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Volunteers needed to help Fix the Fells
A project to repair the wear and tear caused by millions of walkers on the Lake District’s upland paths is looking for volunteers for a wide range of tasks. Fix the Fells, which Ramblers is a partner...
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Eugene Suggett: It is solved by walking
Prince Charles on Countryfile lately gave a ringing endorsement of walking as a valuable and thought-provoking activity. ‘Walking is a terribly important thing for me,’ said the heir apparent, ‘I find...
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Ramblers announce first regional volunteer workshop
This June will see the first in a new series of events designed to bring together all kinds of knowledge and skills useful for Ramblers members and volunteers. The first Ramblers Regional Volunteer...
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Sarah Gardner: Working for walkers
There is an odd idea that exists in some quarters. Apparently some people think the Ramblers is antiquated, with little relevance in a modern world. Some of these people are my peers and when I tell...
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Ramblers prepares for Welsh path cuts
Ramblers Cymru is preparing a vigorous new campaign to help counter a wave of cuts to council budgets for footpaths in the country. Funds that are ring-fenced to implement local authorities’ Rights of...
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Guarding your paths: Summer 2013
East Cheshire: East Cheshire Ramblers has completed its annual survey of virtually all public footpaths and bridleways in the county and found only 4% of the 1,251 paths inspected were obstructed – a...
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Ask the Experts: Spring 2013
Whether you’ve got a question on gear, gadgets, hiking or health, walk’s panel of resident experts are here to help I’ve loved my time with the Ramblers, but a new job requires me to move around Europe...
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Benedict Southworth: A message from the Ramblers
Recently, The Times has been describing the Ramblers as ‘the walkers’ organisation’. Not surprising given the range of work we do: last year we led 45,000 walks, saved 700 paths from closure or...
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Walking Class Hero: Walk(ed) this May
It’s possibly the 2 bank holidays that mean 2 long weekends. Or it could be the 5 o’clock sunrises and the 9 o’clock sunsets that promise long, lazy walking days. Or maybe it’s because the month starts...
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Guarding your paths
Widford, Hertfordshire: An ancient footpath through the churchyard of St John the Baptist’s church (left) has been saved following a public inquiry after the vicar and wardens of the church denied its...
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