Colchester Ramblers - Dates for Your Diary

Planning is underway for the next programme. Contact Boyd French or Margaret Smith to reserve a slot for Friday or Sunday walks or Kathy Pugh or Linda Curtis for mid-week walks. (This page will be updated to reflect your reservation)

If you would like to participate by suggesting a walk or event or even volunteering to run one yourself please contact the leader listed on the Programme or any other committee member for advice. There is guidance on leading and walking available in the How-To section. Experienced Leaders will be pleased to help you. A map reading skills course is also planned for this year.

August 2008
Date Start Time	Walking Details	Length	Leader Tel No
Fri 1st 18:45	Reserved Jim C
Sun 3rd 10:00	Reserved Jim C
Wed 6th 10:00	Reserved Jim C
Fri 8th 18:45
Sun 10th 10:00
Wed 13th 10:00	Reserved Peter Jones - Abberton
Fri 15th 18:45
Sun 17th 10:00
Wed 20th 10:00
Fri 22nd 18:45
Sun 24th 10:30	REMOTEST ESSEX - Jessie’s favourite. LINEAR 2 car tricks. Assemble Burnham-on-Crouch Country Park, entry via Foundary Lane by Station (grid TQ 943 963). Use least number of vehicles to the Tillingham Start - detail on day. Walk Dengie coast to Burnham. No facilities; carry all needs beyond Burnham!	12 mls 19 km	Derek 01206 570168
Mon 25th 10:00	August Bank Holiday
Wed 27th 10:20	RAWLE’S RIFT Linear Walk. Bus or 2 car trickery. Start Stoke by Nayland village hall (grid TL 978 363) when 09.45 Sudbury bus 84 arrives from Colchester. Pause Stratford St Mary Black Horse. Possible whittle StStM to Colch per bus 93 or 755. Finish Manningtree Market choice of Nos 103 or 104 buses to Colchester	10.5 mls 17 km	Derek 01206 570168
Sun 31st 10:00

September 2008
Date Start Time	Walking Details	Length	Leader Tel No
Wed 3rd 10:00
Sun 7th 10:00
Wed 10th 10:00
Sun 14th 10:00
Wed 17th 10:00
Sun 21st 10:00
Wed 24th 10:25	STRAWBERRY LANE - Circular. Layer Marney B1022 Smythe Green layby (grid TL 920 186). Start when 75 Maldon bus ex Colchester arrives. Pause Tiptree Ship. Possible return whittle to Layer Marney or Colchester on bus 75. Hourly bus from Smythe Green Finish to Colchester.	10 mls 16 km	Derek 01206 570168
Sun 28th 10:00	ALTERNATIVE CORRIDOR WAY - Linear. Bus or 2-car trickery. Start Lawford, Ogilvie Hall A137 (grid TM 090 311 when 09:20 Harwich bus 102 arrives. Pause Ardleigh. Possible whittle Ardleigh - Colchester per 102 bus. Finish Colchester High Street near Castle	10.5 mls 17km	Derek 01206 570168

October 2008
Date Start Time	Walking Details	Length	Leader Tel No
Wed 1st 10:00
Sun 5th 10:52	BARTHOLOMEW FAIR - Linear. Bus or 2-car trickery. Bus 71C departs Kelvedon St Mary Sq for START at Witham Red Lion stop (grid TL 822 147). Pause Wickham Bishops. Finish Kelvedon eta 15:25	10 mls 16km	Derek 01206 570168
Wed 8th 10:30	HANNINGFIELD TILLAGE - Linear. Bus or 2-car trickery. Meet Danbury Sports Centre A414 Eve’s Corner 10:00 to catch 10:12 bus 36 to START at S. Woodham Stn (grid TQ 804 977) Pause East Hanningfield. Finish Danbury	9.5mls 15kms	Derek 01206 570168
Sun 12th 10:00
Wed 15th 10:00	Reserved Gordon - Brightlingsea
Sun 19th 10:00
Wed 22nd 10:00
Sun 26th 10:00
Wed 29th 10:00	Reserved Colin L - Wrabness

November 2008
Date Start Time	Walking Details	Length	Leader Tel No
Sun 2nd 10:00
Wed 5th 10:00
Sun 9th 10:00	Remembrance Sunday
Wed 12th 10:00
Sun 16th 10:00	Colchester Group AGM
Wed 19th 10:00	Jim McW - Crumble and Rumble Charity Lunch
Sun 23rd 10:00
Wed 26th 10:00	Reserved Jim C
Sun 30th 10:00

See the Events page for our greater detail on the things that we are planning.

Advance Notification from Derek of walks in 2009

February 9th – 14th Luke’s Wanderlust – Daily walks around East Anglia

Valentine’s Wanderlust – another sequence. Requests considered

August 2008

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