Volunteer toolkits

Our members are crucial to the work we do, without them we wouldn’t be the organisation we are. Here are the toolkits:

• Membership secretary's toolkit

Volunteers founded the Ramblers in 1935, and they remain the heart and soul of the organisation. Today over 25,000 volunteers give their time, knowledge and skills to ensure we can continue to deliver our mission. Here are the toolkits:

• Volunteer support toolkit

Across England, Scotland and Wales the Ramblers have a network of 60 areas and 550 groups. These are managed by volunteer committees. These are critical in making sure we run effectively and deliver our mission on the ground across all of Great Britain. Here are the toolkits:

• Running a Group 
• Running an Area 
• New groups and group changes
• Area role descriptions
• Group role descriptions
• Flexigroup 
• Finance
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  
• Governance
• Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Scottish council
• Welsh Council

A key part of our mission is to help everyone everywhere enjoy walking. This might be through leading walks, maintaining websites to ensure anyone can access our extensive programme, or developing routes. Here are the toolkits:

•   Festivals and events
•   Group walks and events manager
•   Medal routes
•   Next step information for health walk volunteers
•   Options for joining the Ramblers for former health walks and other walking groups
•   Ramblers Routes
•   Successful short walks and health walk links
•   Walk Leader toolkit
•   Insurance 

We protect, maintain and keep an expert eye on every single path. This means that everyone can explore the wilds of the Scottish countryside, walk along the pioneering Welsh Coast Path and enjoy England’s stunning national parks and trails. Here are the toolkits:

•   Insurance for path maintanance teams 
•   Path maintenance
•   Policy
•   Protecting and expanding where we walk Rights of Way
•   Open Access
•   Coastal Access
•   Protecting the Countryside and Urban green space

Whether campaigning for the English Coast Path, taking MPs for a walk or encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how walking boosts your health and happiness, Ramblers is the leading voice on walking matters both nationally and locally. Here are the toolkits:

• Area and group web pages 
• Marketing and publicity 
• Working with the Media
• Ramblers brand
• Social media
• Walking with local decision makers and local authority officers politicians toolkit
• Your Path Awaits campaign - photos
• Your Path Awaits campaign - pledge placard