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Programme and Newsletter

August-November 2012

Chairman’s Note’s

Further to my note in the last programme concerning the

forthcoming vacancy for a new Membership Secretary, I am

delighted to report that Diane Biggadike has volunteered to fill the

post. Diane will take over at the next AGM.

Don’t forget to book your seat for the coach trip on Tuesday, 28th August.

This time we are off to Canterbury. There will be an 8 mile walk ending back

in the city or, if preferred, a one mile walk direct to the city centre. Pick-up

points are shown in the programme. The cost is £12 pp.

An Ode to the Back Marker

When out walking how many people give a thought to that solitary person at

the rear of the group. I refer, of course, to the back marker.

As Shakespeare might have said,

Tis awfully lonely at the back

The group to follow on winding track

Off go the leaders, the pace so fast

Alright for them, there’re not last

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Which way to go, what path to take

One can’t see round corners, a decision to make

Blowing on whistle that nobody hears

Shouting out loud helps to calm ones fears

A solitary life and that’s for sure

Rounding up strays like a guide on tour

Move to front and risk a glare

Best stay behind - don’t take the dare

To be serious, it can be a strain for the BM if people fail to keep up with the

main group. London in particular, with its many attractions and distractions,

can be very trying. So please, when we are out and about, do try to keep in

visual touch with those in front and don’t wander off.

AGM

Our AGM this year will be held in Dereham Hall which is behind Upminster

Library on the 7th November at 7.30 pm. There is a form for proposing the

new committee members in the back of this programme.

Secretary’s Report

Congratulations to Joan Bullivant and Iris Jupp for completing the Hadleigh to

Southend (H2S) Legacy Walk. 17 members from Essex Area completed the

walk, a total of 302 attended during the week. I have a booklet of the route, if

anyone wishes to see it , or contact Norman Berry 01279 724624 normanberryuk@yahoo.co.uk. for a copy. The price is £2.00 plus postage.

The Footpath and Countryside Officer for Barking and Dagenham is Michael Cullen, 2 Whitmore Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford. RM3 0WY. Tel-

01708 379583.

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Havering Footpath & Countryside Officer

Footpath Maintenance Working Party

We are hoping to continue with this work during the summer and autumn months on Fridays, starting at 9.45am.

Provisional dates are July 13th, August 10th, September 14th, October19th

and November 16th. On July 13th the plan is to work on footpaths near The Grove in Upminster.

Further details will be available in July.

It would be very helpful if Ramblers would let me know of footpaths in our area where they feel work needs to be done.

Christmas Lunch

We are planning to hold our Christmas lunch this year on the 18

th December,

at ‘The Olde Plough’ in Bulphan. A booking form will be included with the

next programme. Please contact Peter O’Neill if you have any queries. The estimated cost is £21.

The closing date for the next programme is the 24th

October 2012

As we plan to start to compile the December to March programme as soon as

the August programme is issued it would be much appreciated if you could

supply your walks as soon possible especially if you require a specific date. Our drop dead date is the 24

th October but please remember the later you leave

it the likelihood the dates that you require will be more restricted.

This date is a week earlier than normal to accommodate the menu details of the Christmas lunch.

If you would like to lead a walk on the next programme, please contact the

relevant under mentioned person: To lead a walk on Tuesday, contact Peter O’Neill on 01708 455626

To lead a walk on Saturday, contact Peter Rees on 01708 445177 or

peter.rees2@virgin.net To lead a walk on Sunday, contact Peter Rees at peter.rees2@virgin.net

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Web Site

If you would like to receive your programme by e-mail instead of a paper

copy please contact Peter Owen on haveringeastlondonramblers@gmail.com. By obtaining your copy in this way it will save us printing and postage costs.

The programme is the largest outlay from our funds. A programme will, of

course, still be printed but we are hoping to be able to cut down the number being run off. However, if you decide after a trial of receiving the programme

via e-mail, that you would rather revert to the printed copy please just send

another e-mail to Peter Owen at the above e-mail address and you will then be sent paper copies. All members with e-mail access are urged to try the new

system.

All walks

If the weather is inclement, it is important to either check our web site as

noted on page 1or contact the leader to see if the walk will take place.

Please check for the availability of public transport on the TFL web site,

before travelling at weekends to allow for the planning of alternative

routes.

Car share

Please car share where possible, as parking is often quite limited.

Curry Evening

Curry night is Thursday 4th October 7.30 at the Railway Hotel, Hornchurch at

7.30pm. The curry is optional as the full Ember Inn menu is available. The

venue is next to Hornchurch District Line Station, buses 252, 193, and 256 also pass the door. Further details can be obtained from Tony Hyde on

01708 551470.

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Walking with the Ramblers

‘All sporting activities have inherent hazards associated with them, and

rambling is no exception. In spite of the safety of members always being the

paramount concern, accident will occasionally occur. It is therefore important

that when entering into the activity, each member appreciates that they have a

responsibility to identify the hazards associated with the activity, and take all

reasonable steps to eliminate or minimize the potential for an accident to

occur’.

The Ramblers Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in

England and Wales. Company registration number 445892. Registered

charity in England and Wales Number 1093577. Registered office, 2 Floor,

Camleford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TW.

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Havering and East London Ramblers Association Committee Members

Chair :

Peter O’Neill

Secretary:

Ken Richards, 26 Arundel Road 01708 375559

Harold Wood. Romford.

RM3 0RT

Treasurer:

John Whitten,.

Membership Secretary:

Tony Hyde, 23 Heron Flight Avenue. 01708551470

Hornchurch. RM12 5LN

Walks Secretary:

Peter Rees

Havering Footpath & Countryside Officer

Joan Bullivant

Newham Footpath & Countryside Officer

John Buckle

Webmaster:

Peter Owen

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Sat 4 Aug 10:15am

Bernard Stevens

Meet at Galleywood Common in

the first car park on the left after

leaving the A12 (junction 16) at

the Galleywood turn off (B1007),

for a circular walk passing through

West Hanningfield.

GR TL703021

Nearest Post Code CM2 8JU Lat N51.692492 / Long E0.463967

6.5 miles

Sun 5 Aug 9:00am

Sandra Dalton

Meet Harold Wood station for car

share to Chilham in Kent. Chilham

has probably the largest medieval

square in England and was the setting for the BBC adaptation of

Emma. Walk in the open

countryside of the Stour Valley. Very little shelter on walk so if the

weather is bad ring to check walk

is going ahead. Bring a packed lunch as no pub

stop during walk. Chance for

afternoon tea in Chilham at end of

walk.

8 miles

Tues 7 Aug 10:00am

John Whitten

Meet at Belhus Park golf course

car park for walk around Oakwood

Plantation and Belhus woods

Lakes.

GR TQ573811

Nearest Post Code RM15 4PX

Lat N51.507377 / Long

E0.265913 No dogs

5.5 miles

Sat 11 Aug 10:15am

Roy Clemance/Maureen Collins

Meet at Epping Town car park off St. Johns Road, for a circular walk

round Epping railway.

GR TL458022. Nearest Post Code CM16 5EG

Lat N51.700200

Long E0.108672

5 miles

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Sun 12 Aug 9:00am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at H.W.N.C. Gubbins Lane

for a car share to Moreton, for a

walk from the Nags Head P.H the

walk is a figure of 8 with 10:0am

and 1:15pm starts

Post Code CM5 0LF

GR Expl 183 TL 534/070

Walk will have a lunch time pub

stop.

This walk is a joint walk with

West Essex.

6 & 5 mile legs.

Tues 14 Aug 10:00am

Joan Bullivant

Meet at the Millennium

Centre, Dagenham for a circular

walk.

No dogs

5 miles

Sat 18 Aug 10:00am.

John Buckle Meet at High Beach Visitor

Centre, for a circular walk through

Epping Forest.

Explorer 174

GR 413981

Post code IG10 4AF

No dogs

5 miles

Sun 19 Aug 10:00am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at Tylers Common for a

circular walk.

postcode RM14 1TS

GR Expl 175 TQ 563 906

10 miles

Tues 21 Aug 10:00am

Linda Moulder Meet at Thorndon South visitors’

car park, off A128 (parking charge

£2.20) for a circular walk via

North Thorndon.

No dogs.

5 miles

Sat 25 Aug 10:00am

Tony Hyde

Meet at the Cricketers PH in Mill

Green, for a circular walk to

Blackmore and back.

6 miles

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Sun 26 Aug 9:00am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at H W N C Gubbins Lane

for a car share to Danbury

Community Centre Car Park off

A414 main road just before the

small roundabout, for a 10:0am

walk start. Please note there is no

pub stop on this walk.

Post Code CM3 4NJ

GR Expl183 TL 782/050.

10 miles

Tues 28 Aug 9:00am

Les & Janice Cannings

Canterbury coach ramble along

the Great Stour Way and the

surrounding area finishing in the

centre of Canterbury.

Pick-up points will be the Tesco

Superstore at Rainham (9.00)

Hornchurch Station (9.10)

Hornchurch North Street

opposite the Fire Station (9.20)

Ardleigh Green College (9.30)

Gallows Corner bus stop

opposite Furniture Village (9.40)

Gubbins Lane bus stop/A12

traffic lights (9.45).

Leave Canterbury between 17.00

& 17.30

Arrival back in Havering is

planned between 18.00 -

19.00hrs.

Peter O’Neill’s mobile phone

0775 134 7259

Sat 1 Sept 10:15am

John Smith

Meet at Billericay station car park

for a circular walk to Lake

Meadows and around Norsey

Wood.

Car Park fee £2

6 miles

Sun 2 Sept 9:00am

Tony Rowe

Meet at Harold Wood Station for

car share to East Hanningfield.

Walk along Saint Peter's Way to

Purleigh. Packed lunch advisable

as pub could be very busy on a

Sunday. Return along same path.

Fairly easy

No dogs

10 miles.

Tues 4 Sept 10:00am

Phil Havis

Meet at Ingatestone Hall, Meadow

car park, off Station Lane (By kind

permission of Lord Peter’s Estate).

Circular walk to Mountnessing

Hall.

GR 654 986

No Dogs

5 miles

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Sat 8 Sept 10.15am

Peter Rees

Meet at the Hatfield Forest car

park on lane signposted to Bush

End and Hatfield Forest from the

A120 at Takeley, for a circular

walk around Hatfield Forest.

Car park fee £5 (National Trust

members are free) for car park go

through the gate to the second car

park (The Shell House car park).

GR TL536201 Nearest Post Code CM22 H

Lat N51.855184o /

Long E0.233789o

5.5 miles

Sun 9 Sept 9:00am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at H.W.N.C. Gubbins Lane

for car share to ‘The Viper’ at Mill

Green the walk is a figure of 8

with 10:0am and 1:15pm starts

Post Code CM4 0PT

GR Expl183 TL 641/018

Walk will have a lunch time pub

stop.

This walk is a joint walk with

West Essex.

6 & 5 mile legs.

Tues 11 Sept 10.00 am

Norman Tolley Meet at the Fyfield village

hall which is at the end of Houchin

Drive, Clatterford End. Houchin Drive is 2 miles north from the

roundabout at Ongar on the B184

for a circular walk to Northwood

End, New House, Nether and back to Houchin Drive,

G.R 565 067

Post Code CM5 0RG

No Dogs

6 miles

Sat 15 Sept 10:15am

Les Cannings Meet at the Wat Tyler Country Park.

Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea for a linear

walk from Pitsea to Benfleet (the 4 for

2 return train to Pitsea is £1.50 each

the single fare is £3)

The car park is on the right just inside

the main gate

Post Code SS16 4UH

5.5 miles

Sun 16 Sept 9:30am

Iris Jupp

Meet at Doddinghurst Village Hall

for a circular walk. Pub stop or

bring packed lunch.

9-10 miles

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Tues 18 Sept 10:15

Peter Owen

Meet at the Jacks Hill car park in

Theydon Bois for a circular walk

to the Copped Hall Estate and back

across Bell Common.

GR TQ435995

Lat N51.676419o

Long E0.074068o

5 miles

Sat 22 Sept 10:00am

Tony Hyde

Meet at the Hacton Bridge car park

in Hacton Lane, Hornchurch, for a

circular walk through Gaynes

Parkway.

GR TQ548858 Nearest Post Code RM12 6EA

Lat N51.550622

Long E 0.231798

5.5 miles

Sun 23 Sept 9:20am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at H W N C Gubbins Lane

for a car share to Navestock Side

for a figure of 8 walk, for a 10:0am

walk start. Please note there is no

pub stop on this walk.

Post Code CM14 5SD

175 TQ 563 973

10 miles

Tues 25 Sept 10:00am

Phil Havis

Meet at Stock Village Hall car

park, entrance to car park is in

Common Road off the B1007 just

north of the Hoop Public House.

Please park at the far end of the car

park.

This is a circular walk on paths

and lanes skirting the west side of

Hanningfield Reservoir.

GR 693 991

No Dogs

5.5 miles

Sat 29 Sept 10.15am

Tony Hyde

Meet at the Mountnessing

Windmill car park for a circular

walk via Ingatestone Hall

GR TQ631979

Nearest Post Code CM15 0TD

Lat N51.657105 / Long E0.356599

5.5miles

Sun 30 Sept 9:00am

Kathleen Valentine

Meet at Harold Wood Station car

park for car share to Benington,

Herts. Pretty circular walk via

Ardeley and the Beane Valley.

Packed lunch advisable as pubs en

route not yet checked.

No dogs

8 miles

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Tues 2 Oct 10:00am

John Whitten

Meet at car park opposite Danbury

Post Office, for walk through

Bellhill Wood, Pheasant house

wood Thrift Wood and Danbury

Common

GR TL782052

Nearest Post Code CM3 4DQ

Lat N51.717649 / Long E0.579004

No dogs

5.5 Miles

Thurs 4 Oct 7:30 pm

Curry Night at the Railway

Hotel, next to Hornchurch

Station.

Sat 6 Oct 10:15am

Peter O’Neill

Meet at Canada Water Station

entrance, for a linear walk to Limehouse

5 miles

Sun 7 Oct 9:30am

Iris Jupp

Meet at Blackmore Village outside

the Leather bottle Public House.

Bring Packed Lunch

9- 10 miles

Tues 9 Oct 10:30am

John Buckle

Meet at Waterloo Stn. at 10.30am

under central clock for

overground train to Richmond.

Riverside walk from Richmond to

Kew.

5miles

Sat 13 Oct 10.00am

Beryl Buckler/Coral O'Neill Meet at Waterloo Mainline

Station under the main clock. Catch the 10.15 train to Barnes.

For Part 2of Beverley Brook walk

to Thames Path and beyond to Barnes Bridge

Linear walk

5 miles.

Sun 14 Oct 9:20am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at H W N C Gubbins Lane

for a car share to Navestock Heath

for a figure of 8 walk, for a 10:0am

walk start.

Please note there is no pub stop on

this walk.

Post Code RM4 1HD

GR Expl TQ536 971

10 miles

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Tues 16 Oct 10:15am

Ken Richards Meet at Chafford Gorge Nature

Park Visitors Centre. From the

North Stifford roundabout on the A13 (GR607 803) take the A1012

towards Grays. At the second

roundabout turn right (third exit)

into Devonshire Road, and the next right into Drake Road, This takes

you to the visitors centre car park.

GR597 796 No dogs.

5 miles

Sat 20 Oct Sat 20 Oct 10:15am

Joan Bullivant

Meet at Honor Oak Park Station

for a hilly, linear walk to Crystal

Palace Station.

No dogs

6 miles

Sun 21 Oct 9:00am

Joan Bullivant

Meet at H.W.N.C car park in

Gubbins Lane Harold wood for a

car share to Ongar for a circular

walk.

Pub stop

No dogs

10 miles

Tues 23 Oct 10:15am

Peter Rees

Meet at the Tesco’s near Bromley-

By-Bow underground Station for a

walk through Docklands stopping

at Trinity Buoy Wharf and

finishing at Island Gardens.

6 miles

Sat 27 Oct 9:30 am

Linda Moulder

Meet 9.30 am at Barking Station,

Platform 1 for a train to Harringay

Green Lanes Station for a linear

walk to Alexandra Palace, via

Parklands and Highgate woods.

No dogs.

5 miles

Sun 28 Oct 9:00am

Norman Valentine

Meet at Harold Wood Station car

park for car share to Terling for

circular walk to White Notley. Pub

stops but bring packed lunch.

No dogs

11 miles

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Tues 30 Oct10:30am

Tony Hyde

Meet at Marble Arch Station under

Marble Arch for a walk around the

war memorials.

5 miles

Sat 3 Nov 10:15am

Les Cannings

Meet at the Western Esplanade on Canvey Island at the free car park

which is on the left just past the

amusement arcade and cinema, for a circular walk via the sea wall,

Canvey Point and Canvey Heights.

Lay N51.30772o / Lat E0.35947

o

5 miles

Sun 4 Nov 9.00am

Tony Rowe

Meet at Harold Wood Station for

car share to Crockham Hill, Kent.

Lunch in Westerham.

Quite a hilly walk.

No dogs.

9 - 10 miles.

Tues 6 Nov 10:00am

John Smith

Meet at the Epping Forest Visitor

Centre, for a circular walk through

Epping Forest.

Explorer 174

GR 413981

Post code IG10 4AF

6 miles

Sat 10 Nov 10:30am

Doreen Tayler

Meet at Putney Bridge

Underground station for a walk

that covers the Oxford/Cambridge

Boat Race course passing through

Hammersmith and Barnes and

ending at the Ship Inn at Mortlake.

5 miles

Sun 11 Nov 10:00am

Joan Bulivant

Meet at Embankment Tube Station

for a circular Remembrance Day

walk.

Pub stop

No dogs

10 miles

Tues 13 Nov 10:00am

Peter O’Neill

Meet at Upminster Station main

entrance Upminster circular walk via the

Ingrebourne Valley

No dogs

6 miles

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Sat 17 Nov10:15am

David Brooks

Meet at the Fishers Green car park

in Stubbings Lane, for a circular

walk around the Lee Valley

Country Park

Lat N51.710669o / W0.008166o

GL TL377031

No Dogs

5 miles

Sun 18 Nov 10:00 am

Joan Bullivant

Meet at Greenford Station for a

hilly, linear walk to Brent Cross

Station.

Pub/cafe stop

No dogs

11 miles

Tues 20 Nov 10:00am

Jerry O’Brien

Meet behind the church in

Havering Ate Bower for a circular

walk

5.5 miles

Sat 24 Nov 9:30 am

Linda Moulder

Meet 9.30 am at Barking station,

Platform 1 for a train to Harringay

Green Station for a linear walk to

Clapton Station, via New River,

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington,

Springfield Park and Walthamstow

Marsh. Return by train to

Liverpool Street Station.

No dogs.

6 miles

Sun 25 Nov 9:00am

Ron Lockheart

Meet at H W N C Gubbins Lane

for a car share to the Admiral

McCardy way Starts Coronation

Park Timsons Lane Chelmsford,

for a 10:0am walk start.

Please note there is no pub stop on

this walk.

10 miles

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Tues 27 Nov 10:00am

Norman Tolley

Meet at the bottom of Park

Drive Upminster. Park in the

road in either Argyle Gardens.

or Cranston Park Avenue, for a

circular walk via Cranham

Church, roads, fields, Mary

Magdalen Church and Cranham

Marsh.

GR567 859

No dogs

5.5 miles

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Walk Leaders

David Brooks

John Buckle

Joan Bullivant

Les Cannings

Roy Clemance

Sandra Dalton

Micky Doyle

Phil Havis

Sheila Horne

Tony Hyde 01708 551470

Ron Lockhart

Linda Moulder

Jerry O’Brien

Coral & Peter O’Neill

Don Ostle

Peter Owen

Joyce Rees

Ken Richards 01708 375559

Peter Robinson

John Smith

Tony Rowe

Bernard Stevens

Doreen Tayler via Membership Secretary

Norman Tolley

Norman & Kath Valentine

John Whitten

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New Walks and Walk Leaders Required.

The committee would like to thank all the volunteer walks leaders who have

enabled us to provide wide variety of walks that are available to the group

each week. We must all remember that these people give freely of their time

to investigate, plan and lead our walks. Having said that, the walks co-

ordinators are always seeking new ideas and people who would like to lead a

walk. This may appear a daunting prospect at first but rest assured help is

always available to either turn your idea into a walk, or support you in leading

it.

If you feel you have something to offer please contact your walks co-

ordinator, or a committee member, who will be only too pleased to advise you.

Please remember that the walks programme is dependent on volunteers if

no one volunteers to lead walks there will be no walks programme and

therefore no walks for anyone to participate in!

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Ramblers Holidays Walking Partnership

The Havering and East London Ramblers group

has recently joined The Walking Partnership.

This new partnership, supported by Ramblers

Worldwide Holidays, provides direct financial contributions to local walking

groups to help with organising group walks, encouraging people to get out

walking, helping to clear and improve footpaths, providing equipment to help

walkers etc. Over the past 65 years, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has given

many millions of pounds to assist walking charities and conservation projects

in Britain and the countries they visit on their worldwide holidays. Now our

group can benefit directly.

Ramblers Worldwide Holidays operate group walking holidays in the UK and

all around the world. Each holiday is accompanied by a qualified walks leader,

so you can leave all the organising to them and just enjoy meeting like minded

people and of course, some fantastic walking. Holidays are graded in terms of

difficulty, and there is a full range from sightseeing right up to hut-to-hut

mountain treks. Take a look at their website on www.ramblersholidays.co.uk

or give them a call on 01707 33113 for more details or to order a brochure.

Remember when you book to quote the name of our group, and we will then

receive a contribution of £10 per person on UK holidays, £20 per person on

short haul holidays, and £30 per person on long haul holidays. This extra

funding could really make a difference to us

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Nomination Form

Name of Nominee .................................................

Position .................................................................

Proposed By ..........................................................

Seconded By .........................................................

Please send by the 1st November to:

The Secretary

Mr Ken Richards

26 Arundel Road

Harold Wood

Romford, Essex

RM3 0RT

Enclose S.A.E. if acknowledgement is required.

If any member wishes to put forward a proposal to improve how

the Group is run, please send details of the proposal for

inclusion in the agenda by 7th November 2012.

It must be seconded and forwarded to Mr Ken Richards at the

above address.