Due to considerable standing water and deep mud in the area the walk from Upper Woolhampton on Sunday 23 February 2014 has been cancelled.
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WALK ON SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2014 – CANCELLED
Due to flooding the walk from Sonning Eye to Henley on Sunday 16 February 2014 has been cancelled.
WHITCHURCH BRIDGE CLOSURE – RE-OPENING DATE PUT BACK
Work on the dismantling of the old bridge has had to stop because of the ongoing heavy rains and the high river levels. The Whitchurch Bridge Company regrets to announce that the re-opening of the Bridge to road traffic has been put back from 14th April 2014 (the originally advertised date) to July 2014. There is a temporary bridge for pedestrians and cyclists. Further details can be found on Whitchurch Bridge Website.
WALK ON SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2014 – CANCELLED
Due to the recent bad weather and the forecast of more rain, the walk in Ipsden and Hailey has been cancelled.
FLOOD NEWS: WALK ON SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2014 – CHANGE OF START
The route as advertised is impassible as the Thames is flooded. It will still start and stop at the Red lion but walk a more country walk to avoid the floods. The revised details are as follows:
Start gridref: SU596761 Start time: 10am Distance: 7 miles
Description: Park in the CP of the Red Lion PH, Upper Basildon if having lunch. Otherwise park in road opposite. Meet at 10.00 am for a 7 mile walk through Hare Green to Ashampstead, to Quick’s Green, then back through the woods returning to the Red Lion in time for lunch. Phone Red Lion 01491 671234 mentioning Pang Valley Rambling Group if having lunch. Bring a flask. NOTE EARLIER START. Route has been altered due to flooding of the River Thames.
Contact email: membership@pvramblers.org.uk
WALK ON 8 JANUARY 2014 – CHANGE OF START
It is not possible to reach the intended start point at the bottom of Mill Lane. The walk will therefore start from the junction of the Reading/Henley road and Mill Lane , with parking as near as you can get, possibly in the lane opposite Mill Lane or in the CP nearby, just before the Tesco CP if there is space. The walk will be away from the river towards Harpsden.
WALK ON SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2014 – CANCELLED
The main way to reach the start point Car Park (Sandford Lane) is flooded and not passable and this applies also to sections of the walk, especially near the River Loddon. This is unlikely to improve by Sunday, so for safety reasons it has been decided to CANCEL this walk.
ASHAMPSTEAD WALK 5 January 2014 – MUDDY
This is a warning that the area around Ashampstead is very muddy and that the walk will certainly be very tiring. If you decide to accept the challenge please ensure that you are suitably dressed.
PUBLIC LAUNCH OF WEBSITE
After a four month pre-release trial, today we are pleased to announce the official release of our new website.
This will supplement the four-monthly Newsletter sent to Group members as well as provide information about our activities to a wider audience. We will be developing the website gradually over the next year. Please use the form on the CONTACT page to let us know if you have if any difficulty using it or if you have any other comments.
SONNING BRIDGE OPEN
The weekday day-time roadworks on Sonning Bridge are finished and the bridge is now open as usual.