Due to flooding of the river on the originally planned route, the walk in the Hambleden Valley on Sunday 9 March 2014 from Mill End has been shortened from 9.5 miles to 6-7 miles. There will now only be the usual “banana stop” instead of the published stop for a Packed Lunch.
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WALK ON WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH 2014 – CANCELLED
The Holybrook has flooded and there is standing water on the Linear Park. As a result the walk from Calcot on Wednesday 5 March 2014 has been cancelled.
WALK ON SUNDAY 2 MARCH 2014 – CANCELLED
Due to flooding in the area the walk from Upper Brimpton Common on Sunday 2 March 2014 has been cancelled.
WALK ON SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2014 – CANCELLED
Due to considerable standing water and deep mud in the area the walk from Upper Woolhampton on Sunday 23 February 2014 has been cancelled.
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.
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.