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Ramblers AGM . Thank you all. 25,000 volunteers 107,000 members. Safeguarded 140,000 miles of public path and 1 million hectares of open access land in England and Wales. Sweated on 102 path maintenance teams who improved over 600 paths
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25,000 volunteers 107,000 members Safeguarded 140,000 miles of public path and 1 million hectares of open access land in England and Wales. Sweated on 102 path maintenance teams who improved over 600 paths Saved over 800 paths overall from being blocked, closed or badly diverted
Enjoyed over 45,000 group walks Encouraged over 88,000 people to go on a health walk Put 1,800 Ramblers Routes in our new online walks library
The Mission The guardians of the footpath networks The advocates of the right to roam The protectors of the countryside The champions of walking And healthy, friendly and fun to go walking with We must strive to do all of them, everywhere, & forever.
The Challenges we Face Delivering all of the mission everywhere forever To attract people and resource To discover the courage to deliver our work in new ways and with new people
Business Plan priorities Developing a new ten year vision Delivering our Mission well Creating stability Supporting Volunteers Communicating better
Scotland Joining the national park debate Ramblers Scotland is calling for Scotland’s third national park to be established on the Isle of Harris. In a briefing to MSPs before a parliamentary debate on national parks we're urging the Scottish Parliament to look again at promoting national parks. - See more at: http://www.ramblers.org.uk/scotland.aspx#sthash.GxywuETy.dpuf
Wales Route of the month Newgaleto St Davids, Pembrokeshire Length: 15.5km / 9.6mi Coastal walk from Newgale to St David’s via picturesque Solva along Pembrokeshire's glorious Coast Path. Takes in impressive views over Solva's harbour and St David's cathedral. - See more at: http://www.ramblers.org.uk/en/wales.aspx#sthash.PIEkNDRe.dpuf
Watch out for Ramblers • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg6b1IeSzbs&feature=player_embedded