The Thames Path ISSUE 2 JUNE TO AUGUST 2016...ISSUE 2 JUNE TO AUGUST 2016 E:...
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Thames Path Anniversary 1 Thames Path Anniversary Itinerary 2 Task Diary & Booking 3 Volunteers at Work 4 Walkers Feedback 5 The Thames Path JUNE TO AUGUST 2016 ISSUE 2 E: [email protected] Thames Path 20th Anniversary Walking Relay ford Marshes. All walks are free. Dona‐ Ɵons will be gratefully accepted to support the Thames Path NaƟonal Trail. To donate visit www.naƟonaltrail.co.uk/ thames‐path/donate I see this anniversary relay walk ‐ in partnership with The Ramblers‐ as provid‐ ing a great opportunity to bring together organisa‐ Ɵons who value what the trail brings to their area and those many individu‐ als who enjoy walking the Thames Path, in a celebra‐ Ɵon of this unique NaƟon‐ al Trail. Steven Tabbitt Trail Manager In July 2016 the 184 mile Thames Path NaƟonal Trail will mark the 20th anniversary since its crea‐ Ɵon. To mark the anniver‐ sary the Ramblers are or‐ ganising a trail long walk‐ ing baton relay ‐ a series of Rambler led walks along the enƟre length of the Thames Path NaƟonal Trail passing along a ba‐ ton right along to the Thames Path Extension to Crayford Marshes. The Relay walk is a free event and along the route there will be representaƟves from the local parishes, county councils, as well as trail volunteers, local his‐ torians and celebriƟes joining in or cheering along walkers who are walking the whole or part of the Trail. The relay will start on Sat‐ urday 9 July at 9.45am in the Cotswolds with the flag off walk at Kemble staƟon to Cricklade centre and the finishing leg will be on Sunday 24 July at 10.30am starƟng from the Thames Barrier to Cray‐ Dick M‐W. making the wooden baton for the relay A series of walks each day along the enƟre length of the Thames Path NaƟonal Trail and Thames Path extension to Crayford Marshes in the London Borough of Bexley. Total distance 185 + 9.75 miles How to join in Places on the walk are limited (50 places a day outside London and 100 inside Lon‐ don , 200 for the final day) and those wishing to take part need to book through Event‐ brite.
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I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Thames Path
Anniversary
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Thames Path
Anniversary
Itinerary
2
Task Diary &
Booking
3
Volunteers at
Work
4
Walkers Feedback
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The Thames Path J U N E T O A U G U S T 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 2
Thames Path 20th Anniversary Walking Relay ford Marshes. All walks are free. Dona‐
ons will be gratefully
accepted to support the
Thames Path Na onal
Trail. To donate visit
www.na onaltrail.co.uk/
thames‐path/donate
I see this anniversary relay walk ‐ in partnership with The Ramblers‐ as provid‐ing a great opportunity to bring together organisa‐ons who value what the
trail brings to their area and those many individu‐als who enjoy walking the Thames Path, in a celebra‐on of this unique Na on‐
al Trail. Steven Tabbitt
Trail Manager
In July 2016 the 184 mile Thames Path Na onal Trail will mark the 20th anniversary since its crea‐on. To mark the anniver‐
sary the Ramblers are or‐ganising a trail long walk‐ing baton relay ‐ a series of Rambler led walks along the en re length of the Thames Path Na onal Trail passing along a ba‐ton right along to the Thames Path Extension to Crayford Marshes. The Relay walk is a free event and along the route there will be representa ves from the local parishes, county councils, as well as trail volunteers, local his‐torians and celebri es joining in or cheering
along walkers who are walking the whole or part of the Trail.
The relay will start on Sat‐urday 9 July at 9.45am in the Cotswolds with the flag off walk at Kemble sta on to Cricklade centre and the finishing leg will be on Sunday 24 July at 10.30am star ng from the Thames Barrier to Cray‐
Dick M‐W. making the wooden baton for the relay
A series of walks each day along the en re length of the Thames Path Na onal Trail and Thames Path extension to Crayford Marshes in the London Borough of Bexley. Total distance 185 + 9.75 miles
How to join in Places on the walk are limited (50 places a day outside London and 100 inside Lon‐don , 200 for the final day) and those wishing to take part need to book through Event‐brite.
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20th Anniversary Walk Schedule
T H E T H A M E S P A T H
Thames Path
National Trails Office Signal Court
Old Station Way
Eynsham
Oxford OX29 4TL
Tel: 01865 810211
You can book onto any part of the walk or... for all of it!
How to join this free historic walk Places on the walk are limited (50 places a day outside London and 100 inside London, 200 for the final day)‐ and those wishing to take part need to book through Eventbrite.
Day Date Start loca on/ me finish loca on mileage
1 Sat 9/7 Kemble Railway Stn (09.45am)
Cricklade 12.25
2 Sun 10/7 Cricklade (09.45am) TP opp Red Lion PH
Lechlade 11.00
3 Mon 11/7 Lechlade (09.45am) TP The Riverside Park
Newbridge 16.75
4 Tues 12/7 Newbridge (10.00am) TP next to Rose Revived pub
Oxford 14.00
5 Wed 13/7 Oxford Stn (10.30am)
Abingdon 9.75
6 Thur 14/7 Abingdon (10.15am) Market Place opp Old Town hall
Wallingford 13.5
7 Fri 15/7 Wallingford (10.30am) Market Place
Pangbourne 11.75
8 Sat 16/7 Pangbourne (10.30am) TP South End Whitchurch Bridge
Shiplake 13.00
9 Sun 17/7 Shiplake Railway Stn Marlow 11.00
10 Mon 18/7 Marlow Railway Stn (10.15am)
Windsor Bridge 14.25
11 Tues 19/7 Windsor Bridge (10.35am)
Shepperton 13.75
12 Wed 20/7 Shepperton Railway Stn (10.40am)
Kingston Bridge East side
9.25
13 Thur 21/7 Kingston Bridge (10.20 am) Kew Bridge Stn 10.0
14 Fri 22/7 Kew Bridge Stn (10.35am) Vauxhall Bridge 13.5
15 Sat 23/7 Vauxhall Bridge (10.30am) TP riverside by St George’s wharf
Thames Barrier 12.0
16 Sun 24/7 Thames Barrier (10.30am)
Crayford Marshes Finish Slade Green Stn
11.25
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To book onto a task please Email: [email protected]
Call: 01865 810211
Oxford Osney— Grass cut
Task Diary
The task locations are shown as numbers on the map so that you can see which locations suit you. Please ensure that you book early as the practical tasks are becoming very popular. Occasionally we may have to change a task location or date as issues of a higher priority may occur or if the weather conditions are not suitable. If this happens, we will try to keep you as up-to-date as we can.
KEY TBC=to be confirmed C = Clearance M= Mowing S = Strimming
June
1st Monkton M 1 2nd Uffington M 2 6th Shiplake S 6 7th Watlington M + S 4 8th Blowingstone M 2 9th Lechlade + Kelmsco M 5 20th Ogbourne M 3 21st Kempsford M 9 22nd Workshop M 10 23rd Osney M 8 27th Cricklade S 9 28th Chimney C + M 5 29th Fiddlers M 8 30th Workshop 7
July
4th Newbridge M 10 5th Marlow S 11 6th Swinford M 7 7th TBC 25th Idstone M 2 26th Ashbury M 2 27th Workshop 7 28th TBC
August
2nd Princes Risborough M 12 3rd Snap M 3 4th South Stoke M 6 10th TBC 11th Uffington M 2 15th Watlington M 4 16th Blowingstone M 2 17th lechlade M 5 22nd Monkton M 1 23rd Shiplake S 6 24th Workshop 7 25th TBC 29th Chimney M 5 30th TBC 31st TBC
Task Bookings
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T H E T H A M E S P A T H
Surfacing at Marsh Lock, Henley
Mark R. and Mar n B.
The ac ve link between our monitors’ reports and the volunteer tasks com‐pleted can be seen below. This pre y stretch at Marsh Lock has beau ful views across the Thames resul ng in it being a very heavily used sec on. A monitor’s report came in about bad condi on of the surface. The result? Volunteers had a task day and laid a new surface down. Brilliant work all round! Thank you!
Boardwalk Repairs at Cholsey Barbara O. and Mick F. Monitor this sec on and reported the damaged boardwalk. They then came out on a task to clean and repair it! Hopefully they will have a chance to enjoy walking it now.
Volunteers at Work
Mar n B., Michael C. and Barbara O.
Mark R. and Rodger P.
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Walkers Feedback
Thames Path Na onal Trails Office Signal Court, Old Sta on Way, Eynsham, Oxford OX29 4TL
Informa on: [email protected] Volunteering: [email protected] or Tel: 01865 810211
Email: [email protected]
If you’re running short of envelopes, report forms or bin bags please email us ‐ and many thanks again for being our eyes & ears along the Trails. E: [email protected]
Running short?
We have completed a number of long distance walks in recent years and found the Thames Path to be one of the best. On both occasions we were mostly blessed with good weather but there are some real‐ly magnificent sec ons with Spring burs ng into life. It really is Eng‐land at its best and can match anywhere else in the world. We found the path on the whole well marked and maintained and the official guide books most helpful. Our accommoda on along the route, mostly sourced from the Na onal Trail Companion book was great. So very well done, keep up the good work.
Alan J.
I walked the Thames Path from the Source to the Thames Barrier. It was a fantas c 15 days and not only did I find the route marked accurately 99% of the me, but the official na onal trail guides covering the 'country' and 'London' were absolutely invaluable.
A big 'thank you' to everyone for their work in maintaining such a wonderful route and providing such helpful literature.
Rosie E.
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We’re having a Thames Path badge made to commemorate the 20th Anniversary.
The badge will be blue and nickel and have a brooch back.
It will be for sale on the Thames Path website and at the start of each day on the anniversary walk.
Anniversary Badge
Walkers send in feedback via email and on our website, here are a few comments received this past few weeks:
The Thames Na onal Trail is a tapestry of English history. I've just finished walking between Oxford and London in 13 easy stages, using public transport to access each end of my walk. I've seen in‐teres ng flora and fauna and passed through several important historical towns icluding Oxford, Abingdon, Wallingford, Reading, Henley, Marlow, Windsor, Hampton Court, Kingston, Richmond, Kew, Chelsea, Westminster and the City of London. For 95% of the way the route follows the river. At Whitchurch on Thames there is the only steep climb. There are pubs and facili es at regular inter‐vals of no more than 6 miles.
I par cularly enjoy the Thames towpath from close to the rail sta‐on in Oxford, through to Donnington Bridge. You can see wildlife,
lots of plants, pick blackberries, see ac vity at Osney lock, have a quiet drink in The Punter nearby, then stroll along watching rowing eights, and scullers from the University College Boathouses in the stretch from Folly Bridge to Donnington Bridge, as well as admiring the moored launches and houseboats. All this is a stone's throw from the city, but you could be in the midst of the country ‐ quiet and peaceful. For those with mobility issues, there are plenty of benches to relax on, and get your breath if necessary. Well worth finding, and will add immeasurably to your Oxford visit. Watch out for me, though.....I'm the one pan ng past on my regular run!
