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Find Out About The Poundbury Campaign At The South Dorset Ramblers Site

News Of A ROW Closure Due To A354 Weymouth Relief Road Work

Do You Want To Help Shape Ramblers Campaigns ?

Dead Ends Campaign - Find Out more here and here.

Members Information

(page updated 19/07//2010)

3 times a year Dorset Ramblers members get a copy of

Dorset Footnotes newsletter with news and articles concerning all the Ramblers groups in Dorset.
A group walks programme which may also include some articles of particular interest to the group

Often material that could be interest becomes available outside the timescale for inclusion. This page has been created to inform members about such matters.>

You may get a dialogue requesting a password when you click some document downloads on this page. Please click the dialogue cancel button if this happens.

he news sections for specific roles and for campaign groups an the Ramblers UK web site can be found via http://www.ramblers.org.uk/Volunteer/AreaGroup/Resources/.

INFORMATION RECEIVED BY OR PRODUCED BY DORSET AREA

Ramblers Dorset Area Council Meetings

Ramblers Dorset Area Council meetings take place 4 times a year typically on a Thursday evening at the Colliton Club in Dorchester opposite the Dorset County Council offices at County Hall. Ramblers members are welcome to attend as observers. Please contact for more information.

The date for the next Dorset Area AGM Saturday 27th November 2010

The 2010 Dorset Area AGM will take place in Wool on the 27th November 2010.

Minutes From Previous Dorset Area AGMs and annual reports

Area AGM minutes can only be issued when they have been agreed at the next AGM and signed hence the ones downloadable form the table below appear as draft.

Area AGM Minutes	Area Secretary Annual Reports
2005	Not Available.
2006	2006
2007	2007
2008	2008
Draft 2009	2009

Dorset Area Council Constitution

Every Ramblers Area and Group has a constitution. The current Dorset Area constitution can be downloaded here. Model constitutions, as approved by General Council can be found on the national site possibly here.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION FOR THE DORSET AREA

The East Dorset Group is investigating ways of increasing the number of walks with start points that are accessible by public transport. Easier said than done but if you are a leader, walk participant or just want to go out on a walk on your own the following web sites might help. If you find any more please let the us know so they can be added.

http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2183 http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2221, & http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=2493 a selection from the transport related pages from the site run by various councils in Dorset. Look out for the different links on page right margin.

www.wdbus.co.uk >Wlits & Dorset Buses

http://www.traveline.info/index.htm

www.yellowbuses.co.uk >Yellow Buses

www.nationalrail.co.uk

www.firstgroup.com

http://www.gettingabout.info/ Accessible Transport Information for BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE and the Surrounding Area

MAP Tools

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm - "Where's the path" a split screen tool showing maps based on ordinance survey data in one panel and google based satellite views in the other.

http://www.nearby.org.uk/ - Includes a conversion tool to convert between many different co-ordinate schemes e.g. OS grid ref to post code and vice versa.

Dorset Jubilee Trail - A Rambler’s Guide contains a description of the route with newly designed, detailed maps showing the route for each short section. Features of interest are described alongside the route description.

A comprehensively revised, third edition of the Dorset Jubilee Trail - A Rambler’s Guide SBN 978-1-906494-10-0 is available. Price £5.50 +£1.00 p&p from the Jubilee Trail Contact through this website or from Tourist Information Centres in Dorset and from bookshops. Click here to find out more

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