Celebrating 75 years!
The media, politicians and walkers up and down the country have all been joining in the celebrations for the Ramblers’ 75th anniversary. So far, more than 3,000 people have joined in over 100 anniversary baton walks, with the baton journeying from the South West of England to the West Midlands, Wales and Scotland since January. BBC’s The One Show joined Ramblers from Colchester for one walk in February, and there were more journalists in attendance at a special walk organised by Manchester Ramblers to Kinder Scout, commemorating the Mass Trespass in April 1932 (read more in Tom Franklin’s column).
Just before the General Election was called, the Ramblers spent the week at the Houses of Parliament with a specially commissioned display celebrating past achievements and drumming up support for current campaigns, signing up 700 prospective parliamentary candidates to a new manifesto for walkers in the process. And there was a similar display mounted by Ramblers volunteers in Manchester’s town hall. There are plenty more celebratory events to come, including an ambitious baton walk that circumnavigates the capital and summer picnics, so for more information, visit www.ramblers75.org.uk or check out walk‘s ongoing anniversary coverage.
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At 2:12 pm on May 28th, 2010 