Summer Walks Programme 2015
| 14th May Thursday 6.00pm | From Waterloo to Winchester Meet under the Westgate, Upper High Street |
Geraldine Buchanan |
| 21st May Thursday 6.00pm | Improving Urban Chalk Streams for Wildlife (Habitat improvement for Abbey Gardens and Friarsgate) Meet at Abbey Gardens |
Rachel Remnant Reserves Officer, Wildlife Trust |
| 28th May Thursday 6.00pm | Tour of the University of Wnchester Meet at the main reception off Sparkford Road |
Chris Higgins & John Mann Retired Directors of Estates at UoW |
| 4th June Thursday 6.00pm | Minsters and St Michaels Meet at West Front, Winchester Cathedral |
Colin Crook Winchester area tourist guide and Trust Member |
| 11th June Thursday 6.00pm | Public Art: Celebration and Memory Meet outside the Tourist Office, Guildhall, The Broadway |
Richard Baker Retired Architect and Trust Member |
| 18th June Thursday 6.00pm | 18th Century Door Surrounds Meet in the courtyard of Adam Architecture, No. 75 Hyde Street |
George Saumarez Smith Architect and Director Adam Architecture |
| 25th June Thursday 6.00pm | Winchester High Street of the 1930s Meet under the Westgate, Upper High Street |
Phil Yates Local Author, Historian and Trust Member |
| 2nd July Thursday 6.00pm | Hyde Abbey Meet at Hyde Abbey Gateway, King Alfred Terrace |
Alys Blakeway |
| 9th July Thursday 6.00pm | Details through the centuries Meet under the Westgate, Upper High Street |
Keith Leaman Architect and Trust Member |
| 16th July Thursday 6.00pm | St Cross Hospital Meet at entrance off St Cross Road |
Michael Carden Former Architect to St Cross and Trust Member See Note 5 below |
| 23rd July Thursday 6.00pm | Contemporary development in historic and sensitive locations Meet in former West Downs School car park |
John Hearn Retired Urban Design and planning Officer Winchester City Council and Trust Member |
| 30th July Thursday 6.00pm | Owen Browne Carter, Winchester architect (1804 - 1859) Meet in front of the Discovery Centre in Jewry Street |
Robin Freeman Retired Architectural Historian and Trust Member |
| 6th August Thursday 6.00pm | The Chesil railway : Opportunity or disaster? Meet at the Weirs by steps to Scott Garden (River Itchen side of the 'Bishop On The Bridge' PH) |
Andrew Rutter Retired Winchester City Council Conservation Officer |
Details and conditions for the summer walks:
1. Timings All walks will start at 6.00pm
2. Donation of £3 to the Trust is requested from each person on each walk.
3. Booking: Strongly advised to secure a place to avoid disappointment. Contact the Heritage Centre no later than midday the day before each walk.
Email: secretary@cityofwinchestertrust.co.uk or telephone Winchester (01962) 851664.
4. Walk 21st May: Additional payment of £3 for Wildlife Trust requested from each person. Wear suitable footware for a variety of surfaces.
5. Walk 16th July Additional payment of £4 adult and £3.50 senior/student for St Cross Hospital admission fee.
Exclusion of liability of Trust: Neither the guide of each walk nor the Trust and its members shall be liable for any injury, accident or damage to person or property (including theft or other loss) during each walk to any person taking part in a walk whether a member of the Trust or not.