27/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

Would members note urgent material for next Journal should reach editor by the 1st June 2008 and not as advertised in the May-June 2008 issue of the Rough-Stuff Journal.

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27/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

The following members listed below are authorised by the committee of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship to lead rides for the following local area groups of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship:

For the Lancashire Group: Brian Parkinson, Brian Marsh, Charles (Charlie) Hall,  Don Dalton, Nick Lay, Peter Kenner, Rob Burrow, Ken Glaze, Anne Thompson, Dougie Heaven, Steve Gregson, Keith Watson and Miriam Trickett.

For the South Lakes Group: Simeon Orme, Fred Lloyd, Pat Lloyd, Peter Kenner, Cliff Brown, Bryan Lynch, Barrie Usherwood, Nick Lay, Charles (Charlie) Hall, Don Dalton, Steve Gregson.

For the Vagabonds Group: George Berwick, Margaret Berwick.

For the North Peak and South Pennines Group: John Kemp, Grayham Simpson, Malcolm Lomas (Sol), Richard Kemp, Reid Anderson.

For the Home Counties Group: Alex Flinders, Steve Griffith, Charles Harvey, Bob McHardy.

In addition to the above all Directors of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship Limited and Committee members of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship are authorised to lead rides.

You should note that ride is only official Rough-Stuff Fellowship Ride when it is listed on the Rough-Stuff Fellowship national Website or Local Area Group Website or printed in the current Rough-Stuff Journal or organized by Area Secretary or a Director of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship Limited.

To be authorize runs leader you must be member of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship Limited for over one year and must show that you can lead a ride to one of the following an Area Secretary or Director or the General Secretary of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship Limited.

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23/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

Its worth looking at the pdf file but I think there nothing to worry about and the diversion may improve the bridleway.

scanned-order-high-close-bassenthwaite.pdf

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19/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

The Access Committee of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has decided to impose full-time Traffic Regulation Orders on the routes following a programme of full consultation. The Orders will reviewed after five years.

The eight routes that will be closed to recreational motor vehicles are:

• Street Gate to Arncliffe Cote.
• Stockdale Lane.
• Harber Scar Lane.
• The Highway.
• Gorbeck Road.
• Cam High Road (Far Gearstones to Cam Houses).
• Old Ing to Cam End (Ling Gill).
• Horton Scar Lane / Foxup Road.

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19/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

Our Chairman and our General Secretary have been thinking about future Autumn Meet venues and having been looking at the 2008 Independent Hostels Guide for ideals, this due to YHA increasingly more expensive (£21 Bed and Breakfast in dorm!) and not that interested in our requirements.

So our Chairman has come up list of possibilites which might make suitable venues for future Autumn Meets these are:

1. Ridgeway Barn, Wiltshire near Wantage.
2. Spring Hill, Oswestry near Berwyns.
3. West End Outdoor Centre near Harrogate.
4. Rickyards Barn near Monmouth.
5. Birchover near Matlock.
6. Bala Bunkhouse.
7. Homestead near Bamford, Northern Peak.

So where do you want to go to for Autumn Meet Weekend 2009?

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12/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

As you are aware Lynne & Geoff have just taken on the role of Public Relations and Advertising Officers and are presently trying to get to grips with everything involved, so just hold your breath.

One of their main tasks is arranging the annual stand at York Rally. The space at the Rally has been booked for this year, but unfortunately they unable to go them selves. Also Peter Kenner who currently has the display boards, photos, posters etc is not sure if he will able to go. So they are therefore looking for volunteers from members to help with the following:

1. Transport the display boards etc to the Rally (last year a new collapsible, light-weight stand was purchased)
2. Set up the stand (this can be done either Friday after 4.30pm or early on Saturday).
3. Man the stand during the Rally (this need only be part of the weekend).
4. Dismantle the display at end of the rally on the Sunday evening.
5. Transport the display away

If you can help with any of the above contact Lynne and Geoff on 01539-737797

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09/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

On 31st March membership of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship stood at 561 members which is bit of improvement from the start of the year and also nice to see that 17 new members have join so far this year.

Also noticed from the site stats that someone been using www.keywordspy.com to research what words we use on the site, I wonder why? Its worth having look at www.keywordspy.com just have play on the search engine and type in your favourite  website and see the top ten words use on the site.

I have not had time to update the About the RSF Section of the site with the changes to the RSF Committee after the AGM at Easter. So here they are: John Kemp is the New Membership Secretary, Geoff and Lynne Rowbotham are the Public Relations and Advertising Officers and Calum Mc Roberts has taken over from John Bedwell has the Journal Distribution Officer.

In finishing did you know every time the Rough-Stuff Fellowship get a local group going membership of the RSF increase by 30 to 40 members.

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09/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

Robin Walker who lives in Telford, has agreed to organize couple rides with aim of getting a Shropshire & Welsh Borders Group going, once dates have been finalize I will post them up on this blog and also will be  advertise in the Rough-Stuff Journal and on the Rough-Stuff Fellowship National Website.

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08/04/2008 by Simeon Orme.

I just received e-mail via Mat Hodges from Victoria Senior, Countryside Administrator South, Lake District National Park Authority, concerning the downgrading of part of bridleway 206008 in Bassenthwaite Parish in Cumbria down to footpath. The part of the bridleway which will be downgrade to footpath will be from map ref NY 23503230 to map ref NY 24523277, for more information read pdf file below, if you wish to object to the order this must made in writing to Lake District National Park Authority no later than 2 June 2008.

The Rough-Stuff Fellowship will not be objecting to this as there is alternative Bridleway route via BW206009 & BW206015 which is about 200 metres longer and it reduces potential conflict between walkers, cyclists and horse riders

scanned-order-high-close-bassenthwaite.pdf

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