Link to word doc:Next Walk – Wednesday 12th August 2020

Note: Due to the limit of 6 people walking together only the first 4 people to book will be able to join this walk.

These are the arrangements for all walks until further notice.

All walks will be restricted to a total of 6 participants. 

There will be no car sharing for walkers from separate households. 

Social distancing of 2 meters should be maintained. 

Please bring a face covering with you in case circumstances arise where the 2 meters distancing is not possible.

Please bring hand sanitiser.

Details of the timings and place of each walk will be issued about a week to ten days prior to the walk.  Booking will open once these details have been published.  Please contact the walk leader to book your place. The walk leader will keep a waiting list once the walk is fully booked and contact you if a place becomes available. If you have booked a place and are not able to take part please let the walk leader know as far in advance as is possible so that your place can be offered to someone else.

Link to word doc. Walking Weekend Malhamdale 24th -27th September 2021

Walking Weekend 24th – 27th September 2021 at Malhamdale, North Yorkshire

Just a reminder that Oakley Ramblers are arranging a walking weekend in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire on 24^th – 27^th September 2021.

This date maybe for next year but, in order to obtain the rooms we require, HF Holidays requests that we pay a non-refundable deposit of £75 per person by the end of August 2020.

 So far 11 members will be joining us so we still have some rooms available.

The prices are:

Holiday cost –    Good room           £335 per person

Better room supplement                Extra £10 per person per night (3nights)

Best room supplement                   Extra £15 per person per night (3nights)

If we get 15 or more paying adults one place will be free and this saving will be shared amongst the group booking a place.  The final balance of the holiday will be due six weeks before departure.

If you would like to book a place please email mroyyeoman@gmail.com by the 7^th August 2020, stating the type of room you would prefer and pay your deposit of £75 per person to the Oakley Ramblers Club account by 18^th August 2020.

Account details are : Oakley Ramblers Club

                                      Sort Code: 09-01-55        Account Number 59292082

Please also email Carolyn Currie on Carolyn_currie2000@Yahoo.co.uk giving details of the payment you have made to the Ramblers account.

In the event of over subscription places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

If you have any questions please contact Roy Yeoman at the above email address.

Please click the below link to HF Holidays for the current details for Malhamdale this year.  There may, of course, be some changes next year.

https://www.hfholidays.co.uk/holidays-and-tours/guided-walking-malhamdale-3

Note: Due to the limit of 6 people walking together only the first 4 people to book will be able to join this walk.

Link to word doc version – ORC walk Watership Down area

These are the arrangements for all walks until further notice.

All walks will be restricted to a total of 6 participants. 

There will be no car sharing for walkers from separate households. 

Social distancing of 2 meters should be maintained. 

Please bring a face covering with you in case circumstances arise where the 2 meters distancing is not possible.

Please bring hand sanitiser and your own refreshments.

Details of the timings and place of each walk will be issued about a week to ten days prior to the walk.  Booking will open once these details have been published.  Please contact the walk leader to book your place. The walk leader will keep a waiting list once the walk is fully booked and contact you if a place becomes available. If you have booked a place and are not able to take part please let the walk leader know as far in advance as is possible so that your place can be offered to someone else.

Based on feedback from members regarding joining group walks the committee have decided to re-instate the walks diary from the beginning of August.  Thank you to everyone who responded, especially those who have agreed to lead the walks.

To make up for lost time we have already included a couple of extra walks, however if anyone is willing to lead any additional walks please let us know and we will be more than happy to add these into the diary. Email “oakleyramblers@gmail.com”

Note: We will continue to monitor government guidelines regarding the number of people from different households are permitted on a walk and will update as required. If there is a large response we will also look at the option of staggered starts……..

These are the arrangements for all walks until further notice.

All walks will be restricted to a total of 6 participants.

There will be no car sharing for walkers from separate households.

Social distancing of 2 meters should be maintained.

Please bring a face covering with you in case circumstances arise where the 2 meters distancing is not possible.

Please bring hand sanitiser and your own refreshments.

WALKS DIARY AUG 2020 – DEC 2020

Link to word doc version:- walks-diary-Aug -Dec-2020

Details of the timings and place of each walk will be issued about a week to ten days prior to the walk.  Booking will open once these details have been published.  Please contact the walk leader to book your place. The walk leader will keep a waiting list once the walk is fully booked and contact you if a place becomes available. If you have booked a place and are not able to take part please let the walk leader know as far in advance as is possible so that your place can be offered to someone else.

If you have any questions please email:- oakleyramblers@gmail.com

Walking Weekend 24th – 27^th   September 2021 at Malhamdale, North Yorkshire

It was proposed that we look at a walking weekend in Yorkshire next year. It probably seems a long way off and with everything going on at the moment a little premature. However, in order to obtain the rooms we might require we have to be early.

We have a quotation from HF Holidays for 3 nights for the weekend beginning 24^th September 2021 and have reserved 12 single rooms and 3 double rooms which are currently available. These are as follows:

Good single – en suite – full board                                           11 no.

Good twin or double – en suite – full board                                1no.

Good twin or double – en suite – The Stables – full board          1no.

Better single – en suite – full board                                             1no.

Better twin or double – en suite – full board                                1no.

The prices are:

Holiday cost –    Good room           £335

Better room supplement                £10 per person per night (3nights)

Best room supplement                   £15 per person per night (3nights)

If we get 15 or more paying adults one place would be free and this saving would be shared amongst the group booking a place.

In order to confirm this booking we are required to make a non-refundable deposit of £75 per person by 26^th August 2020 with the final balance due six weeks before departure.

It would be appreciated, if you would like to book a place, to let us know by emailing mroyyeoman@gmail.com by the 7^th August 2020, stating the type of room you would prefer and pay your deposit to the Oakley Ramblers Club account by 18^th August 2020.

Account details are : Oakley Ramblers Club

                                  Sort Code: 09-01-55 Account Number 59292082

In the event of oversubscription places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

If you have any questions please send them to Roy Yeoman at the above email address.

Link to Word Doc Version – Malham September 2021 – Invitation

16.07.2020

Dear Ramblers,
I am very sorry to have to tell you that Harvey Wallace, the husband of one of our members Dayl, died last Tuesday.
Harvey was not able to walk himself but when Dayl came on a walk he would sometimes meet up with us for a pub lunch afterwards and I know he came to our post Christmas lunch at the Queen at  Dummer last year and on more than one other occasion. He also accompanied Dayl on our residential leg of the Kennet and Avon canal walk a few years ago.
Harvey was a keen bridge player and together with Dayl ran U3A bridge lessons for many years. I know he has taught several of the Ramblers members to play bridge and we will miss him very much.
Our thoughts are with Dayl and her family at this very sad time and a message of condolence will be sent to her on behalf of the Ramblers.
Best wishes
Chris

Dear Ramblers,

Oakley Ramblers Club Walks Diary and Covid19

I hope you are all continuing in good health and finding plenty to do to preserve your sanity in these challenging times.

In response to the changing government advice and the lifting of some restrictions from July 4th the committee have held a “Zoom” meeting to discuss how we might move towards resuming some group walking in the next few months and we are writing to find out your thoughts about this.  We are very aware that everyone’s circumstances are different and quite a few of our members may fall into the vulnerable category which will understandably make them more cautious, whereas others may be keen to re-establish a walking programme.

The government advice says that from July 4th we may meet outside in groups of up to six people from different households for walking providing we maintain social distancing.  The Ramblers Association say that from that date they are going to resume walks for groups of six people.  Places on these walks will have to be booked in advance.  If Oakley Ramblers were to hold walks with the same sort of arrangements, we feel that we would also need to avoid car sharing and pub visits for a while longer.

To help us with our planning please could you let us know before Friday 10^th July, if you would be happy to join a walk with such arrangements in place.  Those of you who were in the walks diary to lead a walk earlier this year and have not been able to do so yet, would you be willing to still lead your walk on a different date between now and the end of the year?  Are those who are due to lead a walk between now and the end of the year, still willing to do so and if so would you wish to change the date?  We need to know how members are feeling to ascertain if we can put together a new walks diary starting in late July.  Obviously, any plans we were to make would be subject to change depending on developments and government advice.

Please email your response to the club email address:

oakleyramblers@gmail.com

Thank you in advance for your assistance and we look forward to hearing from you.

Best Wishes,

Chris Williams (on behalf of the committee)

Dear Ramblers,

First of all we hope you are all well and continuing to cope with the restrictions of lockdown.
It is rather ironic that we had a full programme of walks lined up for this year thanks to so many members volunteering to lead walks and the weather has been exceptionally good for enjoying walking in the last two months and yet we have not been able to take advantage of this together. However we hope you have still been able to enjoy the lovely countryside around Oakley on your daily exercise excursions. We are indeed very fortunate to live where we do and have a such a network of local pathways through open green spaces.
Your committee held a meeting online last night to discuss the way forward and we decided that we must continue to be patient and await further guidance from the government before we can consider being able to resume our walking programme.
Today’s announcement that up to six people can meet outside if maintaining the 2 meters distance is an encouraging sign and we hope if this goes well we might be able to resume our walks with confidence later in the summer.
In the meantime stay well and we hope you can continue to enjoy the outdoors in small groups.

Best wishes
Chris and the committee.

As a result of some of the discussions at the AGM the committee decided to update the walk details template. Hopefully this will then give prospective walkers all the information they need to decide if they want to join the walk.

Note: For future reference this document has also been posted on the Rambler’s website on the “Reference Docs” Page

Link to document:- Ramblers-Walk-Template -Mar 2020

Note: Walk leaders should email the completed document to Pauline Shead (paulineshead@gmail.com) & Carolyn Currie (carolyn_currie2000@yahoo.co.uk) at least a week before the walk so that it can be posted on the website and sent out to members.