walking - Announcements - Brighton and Hove Ramblers2024-03-29T12:54:01Zhttps://bahr.org.uk/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/walkingHigh Weald Walking Festival 2023https://bahr.org.uk/profiles/blogs/high-weald-walking-festival-20232023-09-01T11:23:52.000Z2023-09-01T11:23:52.000ZBrighton and Hove Ramblershttps://bahr.org.uk/members/JustinFoulser<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12215064070?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><h6 class="font_6 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://www.highwealdwalks.org/" target="_blank">The High Weald Walking Festival</a> offers FREE guided and self-guided walks for all, every September.</span></h6>
<h6 class="font_6 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:14pt;">Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned Rambler, there's a walk for you!</span></h6>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text">The Festival runs from Saturday 9 - Sunday 17 September 2023.</span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"> This year marks the 40th anniversary of the High Weald being designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so it's an extra special celebration not to be missed!</span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">We also have a host of FREE self-guided walks for those who prefer to explore under their own steam. These downloadable PDFs - complete with map and directions - <a href="https://new.sussexramblers.org.uk/sgwalks.htm" target="_blank">are available to download here >></a>.</span></p>
<h6 class="font_6 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:14pt;">Discover the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...</span></h6>
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<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">Located in the heart of South East England and covering parts of Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the High Weald is designated as an <a class="wixui-rich-text__text" href="http://www.highweald.org/" target="_blank">Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)</a>.</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">An extensive network of footpaths, bridleways and ancient byways makes this historic landscape a walker’s paradise - so come and explore it with us!</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">From avid ramblers and nature spotters to history buffs and photography fans, there’s something for everyone to enjoy - or you can simply take in the view.</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">Join our mailing list below to sign up for all the latest Festival news.</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">Happy walking,</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size:12pt;">The High Weald Walking Festival Team</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text">The Festival is a collaboration between the High Weald AONB Partnership and four local Ramblers groups: High Weald Walkers, Rother Ramblers, Battle Ramblers and Mid Sussex Ramblers.</p></div>National public consultation on use of green laneshttps://bahr.org.uk/profiles/blogs/national-public-consultation-on-use-of-green-lanes2022-03-18T13:02:00.000Z2022-03-18T13:02:00.000ZBrighton and Hove Ramblershttps://bahr.org.uk/members/JustinFoulser<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10219094888?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>National public consultation on use of green lanes by 4x4s and motor bikes - please take part and have your say. </strong></span></p>
<p>Dear Walking Group</p>
<p>The government, via DEFRA, has launched a public consultation on the Glover Landscapes Review. You probably already know about this. I am writing on behalf of the Green Lanes Environmental Action Movement (GLEAM) to alert you to the questions in the consultation that bear on the use by recreational 4x4s and motorbikes of unsealed rural tracks - ‘green lanes’, as they are commonly known: ie Byways Open to All Traffic (BOATs) and unsealed, unclassified roads (UURs}, shown on the OS map as Other Routes with Public Access (ORPAs).</p>
<p>We know from our work with Parish Councils and local communities that 4x4s and motor bikes driving on green lanes is a serious issue countrywide, damaging precious landscapes, even in the National Parks and AONBs. And it is causing nuisance, sometimes danger, for walkers and other non-motorised users, as well as for residents, farmers and landowners. It is also clear that the current legislation which is supposed to control the use of recreational 4x4s and motor bikes on unsealed tracks in the countryside is failing.</p>
<p>The government consultation asks whether there should be new legislation to stop non-essential, recreational motoring on green lanes. We hope that both your walking club and your individual members will take part in the consultation and will want to call for an end to green lane motoring everywhere, but particularly in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.</p>
<p>The government’s response to the Glover review and the online consultation are at <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/future-landscapes-strategy/government-response-to-the-landscapes-review/">Government response to the Landscapes Review - Defra - Citizen Space</a> . The questions about recreational motors on green lanes are questions 13 to 17.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to answer all the other questions in the online questionnaire, just click through to questions 13 to 17.</p>
<p><strong>The consultation closes on 9 April</strong>.</p>
<p>There is a GLEAM briefing note about the consultation at <a href="http://www.gleam-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/GLEAM-briefing-Glover-Landscapes-Review.pdf">GLEAM-briefing-Glover-Landscapes-Review.pdf (gleam-uk.org)</a></p>
<p>Best wishes,</p>
<p>Michael Bartholomew. (Chairman, Green Lanes Environmental Action Movement)<br /> <a href="http://www.gleam-uk.org/">(gleam-uk.org)</a></p></div>