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08/11/2008    LDWA at the Kendal Mountain Festival

The Kendal Mountain Festival from 20th to 23rd November promises to be the best yet, with 4 days of films and lectures appealing to outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds - and the LDWA will be there!...

04/11/2008    Lots of new items in the new look LDWA shop

Tim Glenn has stocked the LDWA shop with lots of new clothing items just in time for Christmas. The shop layout has been improved and now includes photographs of the new ranges,...

20/10/2008    23 Irregulars complete the Wainwrights simultaneously

On 18th October, 22 of The Irregulars 'Wainwright Club' and 1 other completed a round of the 214 'Wainwrights' by ascending Gowbarrow. Of the 22 members, 20 achieved the round by completing the...

09/10/2008    Yoredale 100 Report

The Yoredale 100 Committee apologises for the delay in circulating the Report on the Yoredale 100. The Report has been despatched together with a complimentary copy of Martyn Hollingworth's DVD to...

14/09/2008    Reservoir Roundabout Revived!

Following pieces in April and August Strider about efforts to keep the Reservoir Roundabout going, a committee has been formed by local people in Rhayader to organise it in 2009. It will take place...

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21/10/2008    Tommy Rainford

We are very sorry to report that Tommy Rainford died in hospital on 16th October. Tommy had been an enthusiastic member of the LDWA for almost 20 years, walking and checkpointing with several groups...

15/10/2008    Inaugural walk of the new South Pennine LDWA Group

The inaugural social walk of the South Pennine group will take place on Saturday 25th October with a linear walk from Dent station to Settle station. Full details of this and other activities of this...

02/10/2008    Dave Green

It is with great sadness we report that Dave Green, husband of Jill, died suddenly on Sunday 28th September while he was leading a walk in London. The funeral will be on Tuesday 14th October at...

10/09/2008    The 2009 Wessex Hundred website is live.

You can now view the website for the 2009 Wessex Hundred on www.wessex100.org.uk . The website includes outline route details, checkpoint locations, event rules, a forum, contact information and...

05/09/2008    Wycoller Hoof desperately needs more entrants!

The Wycoller Hoof will be held on Sunday 28th September. Sadly there have only been 13 entries to date, but East Lancs Group has taken the decision that the event should go ahead otherwise it could...

05/09/2008    New LDWA Group formed for South Pennine area

At a recent meeting it was decided to go ahead with the formation of a new LDWA Local Group, the 'South Pennine Group' based in the Oldham - Rochdale area. They plan to start by putting on about two...

14/08/2008    Meeting to Set up a New LDWA Local Group in the Oldham/ Rochdale Area

It is hoped to set up a new local group to cover the Oldham/Rochdale area (the Group name is not yet decided). An inaugural meeting will be held 8 pm Wednesday 20th August at the Cross Keys Inn in...

17/07/2008    Wycoller Hoof - Change of walk lengths

The Wycoller Hoof, organised by East Lancs LDWA Group, will be held on Sunday 28th September. Due to ongoing dispute with a landowner's representative regarding access to Open Access Land which has...

13/06/2008    Plot of time taken against age on the Yoredale 100

Peter Russell has done a fascinating plot of time taken against age of finishers in the Yoredale 100. He has plotted a regression line so that you can see whether you are slow or fast for your age!

02/06/2008    Photographs of the Yoredale 100 on web

Links to photographs of the Yoredale 100 may be found on this Yoredale 100 web page and also on this Discussion Forum page.

27/05/2008    Results of Yoredale 100 now on website

The Yoredale 100 took place over the weekend 24th-26th May with 489 starters and 375 finishers. The weather was fine though high winds and very hard ground presented an extra challenge to many...

06/05/2008    Yoredale 100 - Marshals' Walk results

The Marshals' Walk for the Yoredale 100 took place over the weekend 3rd-5th May with 30 starters and 25 finishers. There was ideal weather for walking on the Saturday but on Sunday it deteriorated to...

24/04/2008    West Lancs Mid-Week Kanter

West Lancs LDWA would like to thank everyone on the Mid-Week Kanter, April 2nd, for their donations totalling £130.00 which will be given to Wigan & Leigh Hospice along with £180.00 profit from the...

01/04/2008    Mac McArthur, LDWA Chairman 1979-82

It is with great sadness that we record the death of Mac McArthur on 1 April after an illness of several months. Mac was an early member of the LDWA and was Chairman from 1979-82. It was he who came...

15/03/2008    Challenge Walks - Advance Notice of Dates

In an attempt to avoid some clashes in the events calendar, events organisers are invited to update the web calendar with the provisional date of their event(s) at the earliest opportunity - all that...

28/02/2008    Completer lists can be viewed online

The lists of completers of the Hillwalkers Registers maintained by Alan Castle can now be viewed online. From the Services menu on the LDWA Homepage click on Hillwalkers Register, then select one of...

27/02/2008    Online entry available for Wycoller Hoof

The Wycoller Hoof Challenge Event on Sunday 28th September 2008 is another event that can be entered online at this website. Full details of the Event are available on the East Lancs Home page .

16/02/2008    Cross Ross Walk 24-25 May

The Cross Ross walk will take place on 24-25 May this year and may be of interest to those who fail to get on the 100 or who want to do one of Scotland's classic walks. This 55 mile walk takes in...

14/02/2008    Calendar of Irish Challenge Walks

For those interested in challenge walks in Ireland, particularly in mountainous terrain, see the Irish Challenge Walks Calendar website maintained by the Walkers Association of Ireland, with links to...

11/02/2008    Revival of the Round of the Four Passes

Cleveland Group intend, with the assistance of the Managers of Borrowdale Youth Hostel, to revive this 18 mile event based on the four passes of Sty Head, Black Sail, Scarth Gap and Honister. The...

01/02/2008    Online Entry for Events

It is now possible to enter the Trollers Trot directly online from the Trollers Trot event page on the LDWA website . Any walk organiser who wishes to have a similar system in place should contact...

24/01/2008    Join East Lancs on the Lakeland Round

Two members of East Lancs LDWA Group are planning to walk the Lakeland Round, a 120 mile route incorporating all the major peaks of the Lake District, on Wednesdays during 2008 starting on 6th...

14/01/2008    Access to usually inaccessible hills

East Lancs LDWA Group Member John Kirk has arranged access to Otterburn and Warcop Military Training Camps over the weekend of 3rd and 4th May. The two walks are planned to include Hewitts and Deweys...

07/01/2008    Led walk along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority are organising a guided14 day walk covering the full 186 undulating miles of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail. The walk, from Poppit Sands...

28/12/2007    Yoredale 100 entries now being accepted

The West Yorkshire Group of the LDWA is pleased to announce that entries for this event are now being accepted. We would prefer you to enter online at http://www.yoredale100.org.uk  if that is...

27/12/2007    The Great Scottish 100 Sunday 19 October

Sunday 19th October will be the start of a new event The Great Scottish 100 - a fully-supported 100 mile hill-walking stage race taking place over a period of 6 days and covering some of Scotland's...

27/12/2007    Four Inns Walk - Saturday 5th April 2008

A challenging competitive walk organised by the Derbyshire Scout Association. The walk is for teams of 3 or 4 over a distance of approximately 65 km over some of the roughest moorland terrain in...

27/12/2007    Last Afoot in Two Dales event

The Cleveland Group wishes to announce that the 50 mile Afoot in Two Dales, to be held next July 19-20 will be the last one. They hope that members will support the event and make it the very best of...

03/12/2007    Results and Pictures from the Cant Canolbarth 100

Although the offical website for the Cant Canolbarth 100 closed some time ago, the results and pictures of the event have been re-posted by Geoff Sproson at this link, Photos of the 100 by Steve...

25/10/2007    Trailwalker 100km - 19th-20th July 2008

For those who like longer routes, Trialwalker is a 100 kilometre walk organised by Oxfam for teams of four in tough conditions to be completed within 30 hours. The route mainly follows the South...

10/10/2007    John Viney, West Lancs Group

John Viney, West Lancs LDWA group member, died on Saturday October 6th after fighting a long battle against cancer. He fought bravely and valiantly right to the end but always with a smile on his...

03/07/2007    Cant Canolbarth web page updated with results and more phoos

The web page of the Cant Canolbarth 100 has been further updated with results and more photos. See also Steve Clark's photo sequence on the Beds, Bucks & Northants web site.

16/06/2007    Steve Clark's 100 Photos on Web

Steve Clark's photo sequence of the Cant Canolbath 100 is now up on the Beds, Bucks & Northants web site.

31/05/2007    Plot of time taken against age of 100 finishers

Peter Russell has plotted a table comparing the age of those completing the recent hundred with the time taken and performed a liner regression that identifies some slight correlation. Perhaps the...

29/05/2007    Cant Canolbarth 100 Results

The results for the Cant Canolbarth 100 are available via this link. Congratulations to the organisers, not only on a brilliant event, but also for producing the results so rapidly!

17/05/2007    Cant Canolbarth Marshals' Walk

A report and the results of the Cant Canolbarth 100 Marshals' Walk is now available by clicking on this link.

17/04/2007    Tick Alert campaign aimed at walkers

The Tick Alert campaign aims to raise awareness of tick born diseases in Britain and abroad, particularly amongst walkers and those who participate in outdoor activities. Tick Borne Encephalitis...

17/03/2007    Reduced subsecription rate to TGO magazine

The Great Outdoors (TGO) magazine offer a reduced subscription rate to walking associations and the LDWA is one of them. This is advertised on page 3 of TGO magazine every month. The current cover...