The Premier League may be over for this season but London Group's midweek evening programme is kicking off on Thursday when Peter leads a riverside walk from Richmond to Putney. Then on Saturday Rod is offering the chance to get out of town (and avoid those Cup Final crowds) with a linear walk from Folkestone to Dover. All the details below.
REMINDER TO WALK LEADERS. Let Marie know this week if you would like to lead any walks for the autumn/winter schedule
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All good things must come to an end as must Pete Colley's three year term as Treasurer of London Group. To ensure a smooth handover, we are looking to co-opt someone onto the committee in September. That someone could be you!
You don't need to be an accountant, just able to manage an electronic bank account and a simple spreadsheet or two. If you are interested, please contact Pete at london.treasurer@ldwa.org.uk.
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Founders Challenge preview! Gavin snapped this house in Shere while he was recce-ing this October's Founders Challenge. Can you spot Bill and Ben?
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The Thames Riverside
Thu 16th May 2019
Event Details:
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
London
Distance
9.5ml.
Start Time
18:17
Route
Richmond Station (Train: WAT 17:58; CLJ 18:08) End Point: Putney Bridge, Station Approach A walk along the river to Putney Bridge, ending at one of the pubs near the station
Folkestone Central Station (From London St Pancras, catch 08:42 train, due 09:35 at Folkestone Central Station) Rod will travel on this train. Down ramp and meet at Station exit to start the walk at 09:40 Finish: Dover Priory Railway Station (approx 17:30 for 17:45 train due to arrive at St Pancras at 18:54) The route will be linear from Folkestone Central Station to Dover in the morning, and because of rail engineering works, a circular route from Dover via St Margaret’s in the afternoon (from the Eight Bells pub) {If using the Wetherspoons for breakfast, The Samuel Peto, 23 Rendezvous Street, CT20 1EY, (1 mile from the Station), please meet the Group at the Cinque Ports100 Checkpoint 10, outside St Eanswythe’s School, Church Street, CT20 1SE, TR229359, at 09:55.} For lunch we will stop at The Wetherspoons ‘The Eight Bells’ CT16 1BZ (for those who wish to tick another W pub off their list) or bring sandwiches to eat on the sea front (start/finish of North Downs Way)
General Notes
No dogs please because of sheep at Broadlees Farm - except assistance dogs. Buy return train tickets to Dover. Buy an advance ticket from St Pancras to Folkestone Central at £9 with Railcard, and an advance ticket to come back from Dover Priory to St Pancras for £9 with Railcard. If travelling from Deal and you wish for a people carrier from Deal Castle Taxis leaving from Deal Station to Folkestone Central Station, contact Rod Smith at rix38@btinternet.com or text him at 07905 12 5820 as soon as possible
