Summer Walks 2014 - TrustNews Mar 14
The first half of the Summer Walks programme is published in the next article. The full programme will appear soon on the website and in the June issue of TrustNews. We have made some changes this year following the experience of previous seasons.
We are starting earlier this year, half way through May and ending earlier in August. The numbers wanting to attend in June and July often exceed the maximum and decline during August, so we hope starting in May will give an opportunity for more people to attend a walk.
To address the problem of one day of the week always being impossible for some, we have decided to alter the day of the week halfway through, starting with Thursdays and then changing to Wednesdays from July onwards. Please also note the variation of start times, partly to allow for the change in evening daylight and partly to adjust for the time when buildings are closed for the night. Please be punctual as we always begin at the precise time indicated in the first column of the list of walks.
After many years of asking for a payment of £2 per person, we have decided to raise this to £3 which we hope will still be considered good value. There are two walks in the first part of the programme when an additional payment is required: for the Wildlife Trust and for the visit to the Cathedral, as indicated in the notes at the end of the list of walks. The money will continue to be collected at the start of each walk.
From the experience of last year, booking has become essential to secure a place on the majority of walks. The booking arrangements have not always worked satisfactorily for a few, so to ensure we have received your booking, we will endeavour always to acknowledge receipt, so if you do not hear, do call or e-mail again. E-mail may be a better way of securing a place. Remember friends of members and non-members are always welcome to book a place and join a walk.
As always we are very grateful to those who guide our walks and share their knowledge and enthusiasm, thereby ensuring a varied programme. Suggestions are always welcome and two of the subjects and guides this year come from suggestions by Michael Carden and lain Patton, for which I am grateful. Many of the walks this year are new or have not been offered for many years, so we hope all will find a walk of interest.