West Lancs group began subscribing to the Ramblers Association in 2015, and it's been agreed to continue subscribing which means we, as a group, are an affiliated member until May 2019.

This means that West Lancs members can benefit by being able to take part in Ramblers walking festivals and events and by reading the quarterly "Walk" magazine (circulated at group meetings). More importantly, our subscription helps to put something back into the pastime we all enjoy so much, by supporting the Ramblers in their aims of promoting walking and protecting and expanding where we walk. 

The objectives of the Ramblers are to promote, encourage or assist in:

• The provision and protection of foot paths and other ways over which the public have a right of way or access on foot, including the prevention of obstruction of public rights of way.
• The protection and enhancement for the benefit of the public of the beauty of the countryside and other areas by such lawful means as the trustees think fit, including by encouraging the provision, preservation and extension of public access to land on foot.
• The provision of facilities for the organising of open-air recreational activities and in particular rambling and mountaineering with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities are intended, namely the public at large, and in the interests of social welfare (including health).
• Advancing the education of the public in subjects relating to access to, and the preservation and conservation of, the countryside and of the health benefits of outdoor recreational pursuits.

For more information about the Ramblers (including lots of walk routes etc.) checkout their website by clicking here.