Chairman’s Jottings Winter -
Annual General Meetings
Thanks to everyone who turned out for the Group and Area AGMs in November, and especially to those who helped with the catering and other arrangements.
The reports and minutes from the Group AGM are on the website – Fred Carter can provide printed copies if required. The committee remains unchanged but is always on the lookout for new blood. There’s also scope for people to take up roles that don’t involve them in being formal members of the committee, and Denise Buchan has kindly agreed to become our correspondent for South East Walker.
The Area AGM also saw the existing officers re-
Coach Walks
2011’s programme of coach walks proved highly successful and people trying to book
at the last minute had to be turned away from two of them. Greg McGill has devised
a further selection of walks based on interesting destinations for 2012, and the
popularity of the format has allowed us to reconsider the break-
Don’t forget that these excursions also offer the opportunity for non-
Car Parking in Newbury
West Berks Council is proposing to introduce Sunday car parking charges in central Newbury, and this is something we will need to keep an eye on. Walks involving car sharing will be affected as well as coach walks and walks starting from the town centre.
While the charge will probably be £1 for the day initially, this may be just the thin end of the wedge and we might need to review our arrangements for walks of these types.
Evening Talks
Those of you who enjoy these social events will see that we don’t have any in this programme. It is difficult to identify speakers who will appeal to a wide range of members and we experienced some hiccups last season. If they are something you particularly miss, please let us know and, if possible, help us to identify a few speakers.
We hope you’ve had an enjoyable festive season and are raring to get out walking again!
Graham Smith December 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Sum
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011
Chairman’s Jottings Autumn 2011
Walks
Welcome to another bumper programme, and a special ‘Thank You’ to all those leaders who have contributed to putting it together.
Greg McGill’s coach walks have again proved popular this year and he is actively looking at options using the same format for next year. This programme should reach you in time for you to book on the last one of this year if you haven’t done so already.
Electronic Communications: Follow Our Programme on
We now have a Twitter page to send out reminders of walks coming up in the next few days and to announce any changes to forthcoming walks.
To view our page, at any time, simply go to twitter.com/@W_Berks_Rambler.
Better still, log on to twitter.com and sign up to create your own Twitter page and
then set @W_Berks_Rambler as a page you wish to “follow”. Our Tweet messages will
then be sent to your page automatically. The only piece of personal information
you need to give to do this is your e-
Having set up to follow @W_Berks_Rambler you can then, if you wish, set your own page to send the Tweets to a suitable mobile phone. Twitter will show you how to do this.
N.B. Programme amendments will continue to be reflected on the website and to be sent to those of you who have supplied email addresses for the purpose. Unfortunately it’s not economical to give general notifications by post or phone but if you don’t have access to modern media you can always find a “buddy” to pass on messages, or contact leaders directly if there is any doubt. Tony McDonald
Don’t forget that the Group AGM on 11th November and the Area AGM on 26th November are your opportunities to have your say – don’t forget the Christmas Party on 9th December either!
Graham Smith August 2011