News stories between April May June 2010

Volunteers share their top tips for: boosting group membership, using funds effectively, putting on varied walks programmes, and keeping public paths clear. (News - posted 18th June 2010)

More first timers and younger delegates this year - but more needed next year. (News - posted 26th April 2010)

To celebrate our 75th Anniversary a special award is being run for volunteers who have gone that bit further to help the organisation achieve its aims (request for action -posted 1 June 2010).

There is an amendment to the Ramblers Publication 'Walk Britain' Published in April 2009 (Resources Update - Updated 24 May 2010.)

Information about Area and Group budgeting packs for 2010/11
(Action request - posted 2nd June 2010)

Board is seeking two volunteers to sit on a small working party, to review options and develop detailed proposals for devolution requirements. (Information - posted 29th April 2010)

After many months of frustration with our CRM system, it is now working much better. The timetable for CRM development and improvements can now been seen in this article (News Posted - 24 May 2010.)

The Ramblers online accommadation finder provides a useful list of walker friendly accommodation including B&B, self catering, hostels and holiday cottages in the most beautiful walking destinations in the UK. Search along 100 of Britain's favourite long distance paths, or by national park, county, town, place and postcode. You can then pinpoint your chosen accommadation with our online mapping service! (request for action posted - 4 May)

(Get Walking Day 2010. News - posted 21 May 2010)

The second of a series of updates from Ramblers Walking Programmes and Promotion team on our work to make walking accessible to all. Read about the parliamentary candidates that are queueing up to support walking, the success of a project taking people from one of London's most deprived communities into green space and the countryside, a milestone for the Group Walks Finder and how the government lost its nerve on free maps (News - posted 8 April 2010).

Information for Areas on the current distribution of membership across Groups, and a call for innovative ideas and ways to grow membership through Groups and their walks prgrammes (News and Action Request - posted 27 April 2010).

Information on contacting and working with the new President (News - posted 27th April 2010)

New government rules that will start to take effect from July 2010 (News - posted 14 April 2010)

The third analysis of reported Led Walks incidents, covering the period Oct 09 to March 10. (information - posted 5 May 2010)

Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival are looking to appoint a part time project officer to manage and develop the festival (News - 16 April 2010).

New factsheet published by the Walking Enviroment team on running a successful campaign (New Resource - posted 6 April 2010).

Read a summary of the decisions taken at the Board of Trustees meeting in May (News - posted 2nd June 2010)

General Council took place at Royal Holloway College, Egham on 10th - 11th April 2010. Thanks to Surrey Area for hosting the event. (News, posted 12th April 2010)