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Festival 2018


As I write this newsletter, we are very close to finalising the programme for Festival 2018 which will be held over the weekend of  8 - 10 June 2018.  The full detail of the walking programme will be available from about mid March and tickets will be on sale from Tuesday 3rd April.

More information on the ticketing arrangements will appear in next month's newsletter - however in the meantime you can help us spread the word about Festival 2018 by printing and displaying this Save the Date poster.
 

Walking Opportunities


The Corsham area provides walking opportunities all year round - whether self guided or with a local group.  The Corsham Bookshop and the Tourist Information Centre in Corsham High Street both have a small selection of booklets of local walks available for purchase and in addition there are a number of on line resources.

A number of national and local groups walk regularly in Corsham and the surrounding area and welcome new walkers.  If you do not walk regularly with the relevant group, it is advisable to contact them beforehand so they are aware of likely numbers on the walk.  More information - including contact details - can be found on the Corsham Walking Festival website or downloaded here. 
 
FEBRUARY
Tuesday 6th February - Tuesday Tramp - Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (Avon Valley District)
Wednesday 7th February - Keynsham - Bath Rambling Club
Wednesday 7th February - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 7th February - Around East Knoyle - West Wilts Ramblers
Friday 9th February - Bathford - St Bartholomew's Walking Group
Saturday 10th February - Steep, like the Cotswolds - Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (Avon Valley District)
Sunday 11th February - Bristol - Bath Rambling Club
Sunday 11th February - Kelston - Bath Rambling Club
Sunday 11th February - Cumberwell, Ashley, Turleigh - Bradford on Avon WAW
Sunday 11th February - A Sunday Stroll from Compton Bassett - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 11th February - Woods & Downland to South of the Wylye Valley - West Wilts Ramblers
Tuesday 13th February - Marshfield - Town and Country - Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (Avon Valley District)
Wednesday 14th February - Dunkerton - Bath Rambling Club
Wednesday 14th February - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 14th February - Bradford Inner Circular Town Walk - West Wilts Ramblers
Thursday 15th February - Wolfhall and all that - Long Distance Walking Association
Saturday 17th February - Over Charmy Down - Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (Avon Valley District)
Sunday 18th February - Coaley peak, Woodchester - Bath Rambling Club
Sunday 18th February - Heytesbury/Scratchbury Hill - Bath Rambling Club
Sunday 18th February - Steeple Ashton - Corsham Wanderers
Sunday 18th February - Battle Uphill - Long Distance Walking Association
Sunday 18th February - The Downs in the Devizes area - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 18th February - Box & Along the By Brook - West Wilts Ramblers
Wednesday 21st February - Hawkesbury - Bath Rambling Club
Wednesday 21st February - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 21st February - Tilshead & Salisbury Plain - West Wilts Ramblers
Wednesday 21st February - Amble Ramble - Steeple Ashton & Villages - West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 25th February - Grittleton - Bath Rambling Club
Sunday 25th February - Bathford - Bath Rambling Club
Sunday 25th February - Town and Country - Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (Avon Valley District)
Sunday 25th February - A Sunday Stroll from Chittoe - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 25th February - The Deverills, Pertwood & the Downs - West Wilts Ramblers
Tuesday 27th February - tba - Bradford on Avon WAW
Wednesday 28th February - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 28th February - Melksham Without - West Wilts Ramblers

MARCH
Sunday 4th March - Cotswold Way - Walk 1 - Long Distance Walking Association
Sunday 4th March - Sherston and Easton Grey - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 4th March - Westbury White Horse Viewpoint to Edington - West Wilts Ramblers
Tuesday 6th March - Tuesday Tramp - Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (Avon Valley District)
Wednesday 7th March - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 7th March - Amble Ramble - Corsham - West Wilts Ramblers
Wednesday 7th March - Dundas Viaduct - West Wilts Ramblers
Friday 9th March - tba - St Bartholomew's Walking Group
Sunday 11th March - tba - Bradford on Avon WAW
Sunday 11th March - A Sunday Stroll from Hilmarton - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 11th March - Heytesbury, Knook Down & Hill Forts to Battlesbury - West Wilts Ramblers
Wednesday 14th March - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 14th March - Wootton Rivers & Martinsell Hill - West Wilts Ramblers
Wednesday 14th March - Amble Ramble - Lacock - West Wilts Ramblers
Thursday 15th March - Horsing around in the Vale - Long Distance Walking Association
Saturday 17th March - Central London Walk - West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 18th March - Colerne - Corsham Wanderers
Sunday 18th March - Wandering Wantonly from Wellow - Long Distance Walking Association
Sunday 18th March - Fields and Tracks from Corsham - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 18th March - Castle Combe & North Wraxall - West Wilts Ramblers
Wednesday 21st March - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 21st March - Nunney & Postlebury Wood - West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 25th March - A Sunday Stroll from Bremhill to Charlcutt - North West Wilts Ramblers
Sunday 25th March - Bradford on Avon to Brown's Folly - West Wilts Ramblers
Tuesday 27th March - Mystery Walk - Bradford on Avon WAW
Wednesday 28th March - Corsham Strider Walk - Walking for Health
Wednesday 28th March - Farleigh Wick & Avon Valley - West Wilts Ramblers

The North and West of the Corsham Area fall within the Cotswold AONB and the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens offer an extensive programme of guided walks.  Some of their walks have been included above - for a full list see their website.

If there are other local walking groups you would like to see included in the newsletter please forward their details.

Walkers Are Welcome


The Walkers are Welcome updates for December and January contains seasonal news from around the Walkers are Welcome network. 

The Walkers are Welcome website has just been relaunched and it is heartening to see advance notice of so many walking challenges and festivals.  The website might be worth consulting when planning your holidays in the UK!
 

And Finally


For the last couple of months, the email accounts used by the Corsham Walking Festival committee have not been working consistently.  We believe the issue has been resolved and an up to date list of Committee contact details is on the website..  If you are still waiting for a response to an email you have sent in the last couple of months, please get in touch.  

Despite the low temperatures we are experiencing currently, the days are definitely lengthening and I hope to see you on a walk in the Corsham area soon.

Kevin Wilson
Corsham Walking Festival
chair@corshamwalkingfestival.org.uk

          
                                 

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