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2014-11-29 AREA AGM 2014 – UPDATE

This year’s Area AGM will be hosted by Loddon Valley Group at Barkham Village Hall, Church Lane (off Barkham Street), Barkham RG40 4PL on Saturday 29 November.

Before the AGM, there will be a 5 mile circular walk starting at 10:30am from Barkham Village Hall and from 12:30pm there will be tea/coffee and cake etc. available with tables and chairs for the morning walkers to eat their packed lunch.

The Area AGM meeting will start at around 2pm, followed by a talk by Pete Ellis about the final stage of his ascent of Everest in 2012. Continue reading »

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2014-11-23 OUR AGM 2014 – UPDATE

This year’s AGM will be held at Sonning Common Village Hall at 1.30pm on Sunday 23 November 2014 following the Annual Walk, Social and Lunch.

AGM Agenda:

  • Minutes of the AGM held on 3rd November 2013
  • Annual report of the committee
  • Statement of accounts for 2013/2014
  • Appointment of independent examiner for 2014/2015
  • Election of officers
  • Election of other committee members
  • Appointment of representative to the Berkshire Area Executive
  • Any other business

The current officers and committee members are: Continue reading »

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2014-05 MAP READERS AND LEADERSHIP COURSE

There is a course organised by one of the East Berks Group Walk Leaders which should help to improve OS map reading, and compass work. It will also cover basic leadership, so that in time the participants will be able to lead walks. This course should make them confident to read a local map, and find their way in normal weather conditions. (He does not propose to teach how to walk across Dartmoor in a fog!). The course will be in May or early June. Continue reading »

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2014-06-07 ROYAL BERKS HOSPITAL FETE IN TILEHURST

On Saturday 7 June we have a stall at the League of Friends of the Royal Berkshire Hospital Annual Summer Fete in Tilehurst, which starts at 11:00am and finishes at 4:00pm.  Please come along to support us and any help manning the stand would be gratefully appreciated.  This is a good opportunity to publicise the Pang Valley Group and we might attract new members. If you can spare an hour or two, please contact our Membership Secretary (membership.pvra@gmail.com).

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2014-03-18 BERKSHIRE RA MEMBERS FIRST AID COURSE

The next First Aid course for Ramblers Association members in Berkshire will be held on Tuesday 18 March 2014 at the St John Ambulance Training Centre, Church Road, Woodley, RG5 4QN.   This is a 3 hour course that starts at 10am and will cover the basics on how to dress wounds, resuscitation and dealing with broken limbs, damaged muscles, choking, shock, heart attacks etc.   Those who attend the course will get an Essential First Aid Certificate that is valid for 3 years.  The Berkshire Area will continue to subsidise this course and the cost to the individual remains at £10.  If anyone would like to attend please could you contact David Turner by email: chair@lvra.org.uk.