| Date | Description | Notify By |
|---|---|---|
| SUN 22 JUN | LONG SHORE, WHITE EDGE MOOR, GROUSE INN, BACK TO LONG SHORE | 18 JUN |
| WED 25 JUN | AGM | 11 JUN |
| TUE 1 JUL | CIRCULAR WALK AROUND WHEATA WOOD AND WHARNCLIFFE CHASE | 27 JUN |
| WED 9 JUL | COACH RAMBLE TO NEWSTEAD ABBEY | TBA |
| MON 15 SEP | N/A |
| Date | Description | Notify By |
|---|---|---|
| 1st THU | SHORT WALK WITH RSS AND SRSB EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH IN ROTHERHAM | (see here) |
AGM and buffet at SRSB Mappin Street 6 for 6.30pm.
All are welcome to help us celebrate 25 years as Sheffield's Visually Impaired Walking Group.
Bring your own drinks and if you have a nice raffle prize that you would like to donate.
We would like to see as many of you as possible,
please let me know if you are coming no later than the 11th June.
Email: hilarymyers16@gmail.com
Phone: 0114 2306604
Sandra Brumby will lead the walk around Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Newstead Abbey is the former home of Lord Byron.
There is a five mile walk through the estate and two conservation villages. The walk is classed as easy and there is a lunch stop at Papplewick Church where there is seating.
In the past Sandra has led a group around this walk and also walked regularly with friends.
If people do not want to do the walk the Abbey is in beautiful grounds with gardens,
lakes and cascades and the flowers will be in full bloom. There is also a cafe and toilet facilities.
Dogs can be off the lead for part of the walk.
Unfortunately the Abbey is not open on weekdays.
Please let Hilary (hilarymyers16@gmail.com)
or Eileen know if you are interested in this outing.
£5 payable in advance to Eileen.
Thank you.
We will stay at the Ripon Inn, Nr Yorkshire.
Here is a travel article about Ripon which sounds very interesting - take a look to whet your appetite!
The first Thursday each month there is a walk supported by the Rotherham Ramblers, usually around 3 miles finishing at the lovely Winthrop Gardens Wickersley at their cafe for lunch.
A minibus leaves SRSB Mappin Street at 9.30, with Rotherham Sight and Sound taking members to the start of the walk from 10am, and the walk itself starting half an hour later at 10:30am.
Sometimes we have to turn down VI's if there are not enough guides for that particular walk. This is never personal - we are working hard to recruit new guides so our VI's are never turned down for a walk.
Judith has set up a Facebook page for our group to send her any photos, videos, etc, hopefully to recruit new guides.
Contact details are
judemorton56@gmail.com or
mobile 07896 596413.
Also not forgetting our web site managed by James Percival.
Also it is most important to contact Martin by the date specified for that particular walk. This gives Martin time to try to find more guides to come along, sometimes forgetting to put their names down.
Ideally we would like to have 2 guides for each VI but this is not possible so we always have 2 to 3 spare guides to give other guides who find themselves guiding most of the day a rest.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Here is a video showing how to guide a V I person - it will help our new guides, also well practiced members and also VIP's. It is by Amar Latif who founded the company Traveleyes which specialises in holidays for VIP's. I think it is extremely good, so perhaps members would like to take a look.
We regularly organise training days for new members and anyone who has already had training but would like a refresher.