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This is your page where your news, photos, articles for sale, jokes or anything legitimate (ie non-political, non-commercial and must be related to rambling, however vague the connection may be!) can be posted.

Newsletters

We publish our Newsletter 3 times a year and it is sent out to members with each new walks programme (January, May and September). Here are links to the most recent issues (you will need Acrobat reader to view them):

Earlier publications can be found in the Newsletter Archive.

RA Walks Finder database

This is a national database of walks run by Ramblers' groups all over the country. It is accessible through the RA website at http://www.ramblers.org.uk/walksfinder/. The database enables you to search for walks in a particular area and specify parameters such as distance, difficulty, dates, etc. Walks information is added by individual groups, but at present not all groups contribute data.

Discounts for members at local stores

A discount is available to members of the Ramblers' Association at the following shops:

Blacks, Milton Keynes
Milletts, Milton Keynes and Northampton
Pennine Way, Central Milton Keynes
The Outdoor Shop, High Street, Stony Stratford
White and Bishop, Northampton

The discount may not apply to all items, eg maps, and may apply only to purchases over a defined minimum amount. You will be required to show your RA membership card in order to qualify for a discount.

(Discounts & offers are wholly at the discretion of the retailer and are not an entitlement to RA members)

Walks for All

In the Milton Keynes and District Group we aim to put on a good variety of walks of different lengths, in areas both close to Milton Keynes and further afield, and at times to suit the majority. It would not be possible to do this without our walk leaders who put in a lot of work voluntarily in their own time to plan, organise and lead walks. Our programme secretary also works hard to collate all the walk details into a workable programme of walks.

Most of our walk leaders prefer longer walks and we are desperately in need of more people to come forward and lead shorter walks (approx 3 - 6 miles). In the summer , we have short evening walks on the programme, but it is difficult to find enough people willing to lead them. The evening walks often attract large numbers of participants.

A message from our Chairman

Who wants to lead a walk?

We are always looking out for volunteers to lead walks and are fortunate in having a core group of people who regularly come forward as leaders. However, there's always room for more. If you've never led a walk before it may seem a bit daunting, but with good planning beforehand everything should be easier on the day. The Ramblers' Association gives guidelines for walk leaders on their website in the walking information section. This covers planning, reconnoitering your route, what details you should provide beforehand and how to cope on the day. If you feel you could lead a walk, or would like to help but are not sure how to go about it, please speak to Tony or any of our walk leaders who would be happy to help and may offer to co-lead a walk with you which helps build confidence.

For more detailed information please see the walk leaders' page.

Killarney 2007

Between 27th May and 2 June 2007 a group of 45 ramblers visited Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland for a week's walking holiday led by Pakie and Aidan. More details...

Matlock, Derbyshire 2007 - Coach Trip

The annual coach trip took place on July 1st. These photos were taken by Elaine.

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