Gisburn Forest
Gisburn forest is in Lancashire – but used to be in Yorkshire so we learned today. The area used to be farmland but the water company who built Stocks Reservoir…
Gisburn forest is in Lancashire – but used to be in Yorkshire so we learned today. The area used to be farmland but the water company who built Stocks Reservoir…
Congratulations to the 13 Disabled Ramblers, their supporters and to Rachel and her staff from Yorkshire Dales National Park. This 9 mile,category 4 ramble took place under a deluge of…
The Wenman Trophy is awarded each year to recognise exceptional service to the Disabled Ramblers. This year it went to a group of friends and neighbours who came on rambles…
Well, here we are in County Durham having spent a splendid day in Hamsterly Forest. 4 miles of steady up hill in the morning in mist were rewarded with…
Lots more photos, mainly from 2011, have been added. Do take a look
While visiting the Mobility Roadshow at Peterborough today, Tony was interviewed on camera about the Disabled Ramblers for the show organisers. Dorothy was kept busy giving out Disabled Ramblers leaflets…
Two excellent rambles in Shropshire bring our set of six June rambles in the Welsh Marches to a close. The promises of excellent views across the Midlands and Wales came…
Thanks to Paul, we have had another two new rambles. Fine weather for most of the trip up Moel Famau with lovely views from the lunch stop. Delamere Forest also…
It was amazing to see so much of interest packed into a relatively small area surrounded by the Birkenhead conurbation. Nick, the Ranger, was a font of knowledge and passionate about…
Some photos of today’s ramble on the Wirral coast are now on the site. Keep watching for more as we go through the week – one down, 5 to go. Lets…
This is a lovely and very interesting area on the Yorkshire / Lancashire border. One of the rangers here is developing a list of ‘Miles without Stiles’ routes and the…
Our next set of 6 rambles starts on Monday 11th June with an exploration of the Wirral. We then move west to Moel Famau then east to Delamere Forest before…
The approximate locations of the 2012 rambles are now on Google Maps. The link to the map is in the Members Only page. If you have not been given your…
Our first Forest of Dean ramble this year saw Tony having a swinging time See ‘Photos’ for more of our ramble
Our next rambles are in the Forest of Dean on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May. Hope to see you there.
What a week! The 2012 Rambles Programme is out (see 2012 Ramble Programme) and we have a new web site. Thanks to everyone involved.
Just back home from the NEC. Lots of goodies to spend our money on. It was good to see several DR members there. Modified Segway This modified Segway looked fun.…
The Motability Roadshow 2012 is at the Peterborough Arena, East of England Showground on 21st to 23rd June. Many adapted vehicles are on show and test drives are available.
The 2012 NAIDEX exhibition of aids to independent living is at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, on 1st to 3rd May. Quote from their website: “Naidex is the UK’s largest disability, rehabilitation and…
The AGM was held on 28th March 2012. See ‘Members Only’ for the full list of Committee Members. Many thanks and praise were given to the retiring Chairman, Robin…