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Festivals and events in 2012
Getting involved
Useful resources
Festivals and events in 2012
80th anniversary of the Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout
24 April 2012
There will be a number of activities and celebrations surrounding the 80th anniversary of the historic Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout. Find out about the events planned for Kinder 80 and how you can help us continue the access journey that the Mass Trespass helped to push into the public eye back in 1932.
Coast for Most Weekend/The Big Welsh Coastal Walk
5-6 May 2012
To celebrate the launch of the Wales Coast Path on Saturday 5 May we’re inviting Groups to head to the seaside for a coastal walk anywhere in Great Britain on the weekend of 5-6 May. In Wales these will be promoted as part of the Big Welsh Coastal Walk, but you can also hold walks nearer your local area to show your support for our on-going campaign for coastal access.
Information about the One Coast For All Campaign can be found here
Please download a copy of the petition for the English Coastal Path to take on Coast for Most walks
Group Walks Finder theme code: COAST
Get Walking Weekend
26-27 May 2012
Our flagship event, Get Walking Day, expands to a weekend of walks this year ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Please put on a short (under 8km/5 miles), easy walk over the weekend, preferably one that can be accessed by public transport or that starts in an urban centre. If you can, add an Olympic twist to your walk.
Group Walks Finder theme code: GWW12
Summer Evening Walks
1-31 July 2012
Many Ramblers Groups already organise evening walks in the summer and this year we are asking Groups to put on even more evening walks throughout July to make the most of long summer days. Walks should ideally be short enough (no more than 10km/6.5 miles) for people to join in after work and enjoy the outdoors before darkness falls.
Group Walks Finder theme code: SUM
A Walk in the Woods Week
27 October – 4 November 2012
A festival designed to promote British woodland and support our on-going campaign to keep these areas open to public access. Look out for more details coming soon.
Festival of Winter Walks
22 December 2012 - 6 January 2013
The Festival is one of our most important recruitment activities, with many hundreds of new members joining each year. All walks which fall within the festival dates are considered part of the festival, but we also ask groups to offer some shorter, easier walks to attract new walkers and to put on special walks with a wintry or festive theme. Find out more about how to participate as a volunteer.
Group Walks Finder theme code: Walks are automatically assigned.
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Getting involved
Festivals and events are key opportunities to introduce new people to the joys and benefits of walking, encourage new members to join the Ramblers and raise awareness about our current campaigns – all of which we couldn’t do without the help of Areas, Groups and volunteers.
Groups are asked to participate in as many festivals and events as possible. To help you get involved, details of upcoming events and useful resources will be published here and regular updates will also be available in the volunteer news section in newsletters.
Please let us know if you have any other suggestions or comments for improving this section or about Ramblers festivals in general by emailing festivals@ramblers.org.uk. Your query will be dealt with in the first instance by Mary, an office-based volunteer who is also publicity officer for a Ramblers Group in Oxfordshire.
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Useful resources
The following resources are designed to help you before, during and after festivals and events to promote walks in your area, recruit new Ramblers members and provide feedback for Ramblers central office.
The following templates can be adapted for distribution to local media. If you have any further enquiries about regional festival promotion please email the press team at press@ramblers.org.uk.
Big Welsh Coastal Walk regional release template
Coast for Most Weekend regional release template
Get Walking for the Games Weekend regional release template
The following templates can be adapted to include information about your walk(s) for display locally.
Festival poster template
Festival poster template (Wales)
National events and festivals are an ideal opportunity to recruit new Ramblers members. Please hand out joining forms, which include a 50% discount on membership when joining by Direct Debit, to new walkers during your walk and encourage them to join the Ramblers.
Joining form (pdf)
Your feedback helps to ensure we continue to offer Ramblers members and the walking public festivals and events which interest them. Please complete the feedback form after your walk and return it by post to central office or by email to festivals@ramblers.org.uk.
Feedback form
To request hard copies of any of the above resources please email festivals@ramblers.org.uk.
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