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style='font-size:17.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-6.5pt;\nmso-text-raise:6.5pt'>th<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n17.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-6.5pt;mso-text-raise:6.5pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>April 2019 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span 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Present <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Jane Gay &#8211; Chair <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Sue <span class=SpellE>Munslow<\/span>\n&#8211; Membership Secretary <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Kathryn Carty <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Maggie <span class=SpellE>Swindells<\/span>\n&#8211; Social and Events Secretary <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Keith Anderson <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Adrian Flinn &#8211;\nSecretary <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Neil Collie (for item 1 only)\n<\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Apologies: <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Colin Finlayson (Treasurer)\nand <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Dave <span class=SpellE>Barraclough<\/span>\n(Footpath Committee Chairman) <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>1. RA General Council 2019\nheld in Manchester on 13\/14<\/span><\/b><span class=SpellE><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:17.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-6.5pt;\nmso-text-raise:6.5pt'>th<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n17.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-6.5pt;mso-text-raise:6.5pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=GramE><b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>April .<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> <\/span><\/b><span\nclass=GramE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Feedback\nwas given by Neil Collie who attended this meeting on behalf of the Area since\nthe <span class=SpellE>Congleton<\/span> Group (whose turn was to represent the\n3 groups in<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>\n<\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>1 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>our<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> area) were unable to attend\n(notes prepared by Neil are attached in Appendix 1). Key points relevant to ECR\ngroup were: <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>a) Priority to address the\nslow decline in membership. The Committee considered different ways that ECR\ncan reach out and attract new members in our area. After considering several\noptions (including publicity) it was agreed to explore links with other walkers\n(who may walk alone or in small groups) to explain the campaigning work of the Ramblers\nAssociation (RA) at a national level and the local work of ECR members\ninspecting and maintaining the local network of footpaths. This may encourage\nother walkers to join and support the RA. <b>Action: All Committee members will\nattempt to make links with other walkers in our area and report back at the\nnext meeting. <\/b><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>b) <span class=GramE>the<\/span>\nwork of our Footpath Committee will be explained in an article to be posted in\nour website for information to the wider membership\/audience one of our key\nactivity that benefits everyone walking in our patch <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>whether<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> an RA member or not. <b>Action:\nNeil Collie <\/b><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>The Committee thanked <span\nclass=GramE>Neil .<\/span> <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2. Matters arising from last\nmeeting&#8232;2.1 Walk Leaders Training: <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>arranged to take <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>place<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> on 4 July (full with a\nwaiting list). <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2.2 <span class=SpellE>Rainow<\/span>\nFP28 (<span class=SpellE>Harrop<\/span> Brook bridge): <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>ECR contribution was <span\nclass=SpellE>actioned<\/span> and we are now awaiting notification from Cheshire\nEast Council (Evan <span class=SpellE>Pedley<\/span>) as to when the\ninstallation will commence so that we can take photos for our own publicity\n(see also 1 (a) above) <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2.3 Lost Ways: <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>No progress to report. <b>Action:\nColin Finlayson to report at next meeting on current situation and progress. <\/b><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2.4 RA membership fees: <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>the proposed motion to RA\nGeneral Council 2019 regarding the freezing of subscriptions which could\npotentially help to entice more walkers joining the RA was circulated for\ndiscussion with the other Cheshire East groups (see also 1(a) above). It gained\nsome support but not <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>3 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>unanimous<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> so it was not submitted to\nCentral Office. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2.5 Frequently asked\nquestions for new Walk Leaders: <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>the Q&amp;A is ready be posted in the website <span\nclass=SpellE><span class=GramE>asap<\/span><\/span>. (Post meeting note &#8211;\nthe Q&amp;A is available in the website now). <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>3. New Issues <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>3.1 Walk Register App: <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>to be reviewed when version 2\nof the App is released in the <span class=GramE>Autumn<\/span> by RA. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>3.2 Front cover to \u00d26 month\u00d3 <span\nclass=SpellE>programme<\/span>: <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>not<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> an issue as most of the\ninformation that was proposed to be incorporated on a front page can be found\nin the website under the tab \u00d2About\u00d3. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>4. Walks <span class=SpellE>Programme<\/span>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>4.1 Routinely request a short\nreport from Walk Coordinators on any significant points: <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>this proposal was rejected by\nthe Committee (put forward by Dave <span class=SpellE>Barraclough<\/span>) as it\nwas felt the this would be an unnecessary burden placed on the Coordinators\nand, in any event, if a Coordinator needs to raise any issue can do so <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>4 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>by<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> approaching a Committee\nmember as they do now. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5. Reports from Officers&#8232;5.\n<span class=GramE>1 Chair&#8232;<span style='font-weight:normal'>Report in\nAppendix 2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'> Noted. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Several names of experienced\nWalk Leaders were put forward as they may be willing to help with the training\ncourse (see item 2.1 above). <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>The Social Secretary will be\ngiven access to the website for posting information. The Chair and Secretary\nhave access already. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5.2 Treasurer <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Report in Appendix 3. Noted <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5.3 Membership <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Report in Appendix 4. Noted. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>The new member Welcome Letter\nhas been updated with the latest feedback from the Committee. This letter\ncontains useful information to access the available resources provided by ECR\nand RA in their website. It was agreed to attach this letter to the minutes so <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>that<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> existing members have access\nto this very useful information as well (see Appendix 5) <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5.4 Social &amp; Events <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Report in Appendix 6. Noted. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5.5 Footpaths <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Report in Appendix 7. Noted. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>5.6 Publicity <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>No report. The weekly walk\nreports are going into the <span class=SpellE>Macclesfield<\/span> Express on a\nregular basis. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>6. Any other Business <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>6.1 Area Leadership Day\n&#8211; Crewe &#8211; Friday 26<\/span><\/b><span class=SpellE><b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:17.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-6.5pt;\nmso-text-raise:6.5pt'>th<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n17.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-6.5pt;mso-text-raise:6.5pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>April: <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>this meeting was organized by\nthe RA Northern Area Support Officer (Diane Simcoe) to give volunteers in the\nECR and the other two groups in our area involved in Committee and other lead\nactivities to meet area support staff and a Ramblers director and have an\nopportunity to network and learn about new staff and developments at Central\nOffice. Unfortunately the Committee received notice of this meeting less than\n24 hrs. <span class=GramE>of<\/span> the date and no <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>6 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>one<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> in the Committee could\nattend as they had other commitments. Unfortunately, in addition, the notice\nwas not sent to all the relevant people in our Committee. <b>Action: Jane Gay\nwill contact Diane Simcoe to ensure that she has all the relevant names\/contact\ndetails in our Committee and explain the lack of participants from ECR. <\/b><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>6.2 Countryside Access Forum:\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>John\nHandley has resigned and we recognize his contribution and thank him for all\nthe work he has done on ECR behalf. Morris Palin is still a member of this\nforum. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>6.3 Safeguarding <span\nclass=GramE>information :<\/span> <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>will be added as an item for the agenda of our next\nmeeting. <b>Action: Adrian Flinn and Maggie <span class=SpellE>Swindells<\/span>\nwill provide background information before the next meeting <\/b><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:35.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:black'>Date of next meeting <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:35.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:black'>Monday 24<\/span><span class=SpellE><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:black;position:relative;top:-13.0pt;mso-text-raise:13.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCalibri;color:black;position:relative;top:-13.0pt;mso-text-raise:13.0pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n28.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black'>June 2019\nat 1.30 pm at Chair house <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:33.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:28.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Adrian Flinn &#8211; Secretary\n(29.4.2019) <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>7\n<\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 1 <span class=GramE>Reflections<\/span>\non General Council, Manchester 2019 <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>A highly <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span>\nand slick event.<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'> The staff, Trustees and the volunteers for the event were\nall wearing the same <span class=GramE>T shirts<\/span> <span class=SpellE>emphasising<\/span>\nthe One -Team-Approach. All the staff and Trustees sat along the front row of\nthe auditorium. Senior staff members were called upon in turn to give their\npart of the presentation supported by the Trustee who had been involved with\nthat topic. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>&#8216;Van&#8217; (Vanessa) Griffiths the\nnew Chief Executive appointed 2 years ago, <span class=SpellE>emphasised<\/span>\nwe are all One Team, no more divisions, but embracing change and moving forward\ntogether. We were reminded that we didn&#8217;t belong to a walking club but to a\nmovement. The Ramblers <span class=SpellE>organisation<\/span> is aspiring to\nbecome the &#8216;Go-To&#8217; place for walking. Central office is listening and new\nmethods would be modified in light of feedback. Local successes need to be\nshared with the Trustees and Central Office (CO). <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>First priority was to address\nthe slow decline in membership over the last 15 years and there was a promise\nto achieve membership growth &#8216;within 3 years&#8217;. We needed to be a welcoming <span\nclass=SpellE>organisation<\/span> reaching out to new members, and <span\nclass=SpellE>recognising<\/span> that the majority of members do not go on <span\nclass=SpellE>organised<\/span> walks. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>The new IT Director spoke lucidly\nabout the &#8216;Digital and Data Transformation&#8217; going on and spoke about her\npriority to make it easier for everyone, The vision included new phone apps\nthat would enhance your walking experience. The ambition was to build a system\nas good as Trip Adviser that would advise you about the local area &#8211;even\ntell you which path to take to avoid a muddy section? 5 databases have been\ncombined into one and the new digital dashboard is there to be used. Walk\nleaders would <span class=SpellE>zapp<\/span> <span class=GramE>members<\/span>\ncards at the start of walks so that CO could collect all sorts of lovely data\nabout what we were doing. This data is useful to justify support from funders.\nIn answer to a question, the director said that if &#8216;someone really didn&#8217;t want\nto be zapped it would not be compulsory&#8217;. More on the General Data Protection\nRegulations (GDPR) later&#8230; <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>The finances are in good\norder. <span class=GramE>\u00a33.9 million surplus this year.<\/span> But legacies\ncontributed \u00a31.6m and are notoriously unreliable. \u00a3250,000 is earmarked\nannually for legal fees opposing footpath changes &#8211; is this sufficient? <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>I didn&#8217;t stay for the dinner,\napparently there was a quiz all about Manchester&#8230;. and guess which table won<span\nclass=GramE>&#8230;&#8230;<\/span> Greater Manchester &amp; High Peak Area! <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>On the second day, there was\nthe election of three new Trustees. All the candidates were passionate about\nwalking<span class=GramE>&#8230;.all<\/span> embraced change and most were\nexperienced in change management and knew it was difficult&#8230;&#8230; <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>8 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Next was the consideration of\nthe motions that had been put forward. <span class=GramE>Only seven this year\nincluding one to rename the Agenda Committee to be the Motions Review\nCommittee.<\/span> Did it need to be debated<span class=GramE>?&#8230;&#8230;.<\/span>\nYes it did<span class=GramE>!&#8232;<\/span>Next up was GDPR and a motion asking\nthe Trustees to acknowledge that locally held databases were OK. Apparently\nnot, and a Trustee threatened us with a one million euro (or was it ten million\neuro?) fine. CO <span class=GramE>have<\/span> it in hand with a dashboard app\nwhere areas and groups will be able to access the information they need? No\ndoubt our membership secretary has all this in hand. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Third was a motion asking for\nan increase in publicity for the work &#8216;we do in improving the quality of the\nPublic Rights of Way and in campaigning for increased access&#8217; We were told that\ntwo new posts have been created for two years: Local Advocacy Advisors, one in\nthe south and one in the north, who would help with this. Fourth motion was\nasking for school packs to help recruit young people (and their parents) &#8216;who\nthen stay with us for all their lives&#8217;<span class=GramE>.&#8232;<\/span>Fifth\nmotion was bemoaning the change of Policy by the Environment Agency (EA)\ntowards maintenance of river banks where they impinge on rights of way.\nApparently CO had been re-assured by the EA chief exec there was no change in\npolicy with respect to <span class=GramE>river banks<\/span> &#8216;on their land&#8217;.\nBut most problems <span class=SpellE>occurr<\/span> not on EA land <span\nclass=GramE>&#8230;&#8230;.?<\/span>&#8232;Sixth motion was on national planning\nguidance on green spaces and rights of way. Laudable stuff to press for\nstrengthened guidance<span class=GramE>&#8230;.&#8232;<\/span>Seventh motion was an\nentertaining speaker on a motion to create a diverse and representative General\nCouncil (GC). She argued very persuasively that diverse <span class=SpellE>organisations<\/span>\nmake better decisions and asked that Areas examine how they select <span\nclass=GramE>there<\/span> representatives to GC. Were there <span class=GramE>actual<\/span>\nor perceived barriers that made participation by women more difficult? The\nTrustees to report back to 2020 GC which is to be held in Avon<span\nclass=GramE>.&#8232;<\/span>I can&#8217;t remember which motions were carried or\ndefeated (except the first which, thankfully, was passed unanimously) but all\nthe details of the motions and much more is on the Ramblers website. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Overall impression? For me it\nwas exhausting (even without the evening dinner) but there is no doubt we are\non the move and led by an impressive team &#8211; none of whom seemed to have\nbeen in post for more than one or possibly two years. Will the same team be\nthere in five years time when it will be possible to assess the effectiveness\nof the <span class=GramE>changes which<\/span> we are being asked to embrace? It\nwas inspiring, almost evangelical at times. It is more than about led walks<span\nclass=GramE>&#8230;&#8230;.<\/span> we are all One Team working together, and don&#8217;t\nforget the main message&#8230;. more members, more members, more members. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>One final thought, are we\nmissing out on conversations and consultations with <span class=GramE>CO<\/span>\nas we have no area representatives? Are other areas better informed than we\nare? Maybe, just maybe, it is time to consider having an Area Chair &#8211;\neven if a &#8216;virtual&#8217; one? <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>NSC 16.04.19 <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>9 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 2 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Well,\nit\u00d5s been a busy time and I\u00d5ve done little walking!! <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I have\nmet with Maggie a couple of times re the Social Secretary\u00d5s role and feel very\nconfident that she is going to do an excellent job. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I have\nattended a meeting at Melanie\u00d5s house about walk leading for the <span\nclass=SpellE>Ilkly<\/span> weekend away. I have attended the meal at the <span\nclass=SpellE>Gurkha<\/span> restaurant in <span class=SpellE>Macclesfield<\/span>.\nI also attended the talk given by <span class=GramE>Duncan which<\/span> was\nbrilliantly supported and was Maggie\u00d5s first event. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Cheshire\nEast area volunteered to trial the national first aid training and we were\nselected. Eventually the date of the 20th of March was agreed. There were 11\nplaces available in the morning and the same number in the afternoon. I\nadvertised the course and had no problem filling our allotted 7 places.\nEventually we had seven people who attended in the morning and three in the\nafternoon. We also have a waiting list of&#8232;2\/3 people who would like to\nattend the next course we run. The course was excellent and I think everybody\nwho went learnt something and came away feeling more confident about dealing\nwith a serious emergency. This, I think, could become part of our annual program.\nJohn <span class=SpellE>Kummer<\/span> from North and Mid Cheshire wanted to\nsend 2 participants so maybe we could turn to them if we were short of\nattendees. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I have\nmet with Gillian Kay and Sue <span class=SpellE>Munslow<\/span> to <span\nclass=SpellE>organise<\/span> the walk leader training. Much communication has\ngone on via email and we eventually have a <span class=GramE>program which<\/span>\nis going to run on the 4th of July. I have two volunteers prepared to help at\nthe moment. They are Michael Murphy and David <span class=SpellE>Gylee<\/span>.\nFrank and I are also prepared to help but we do need at least two more people\nso please rack your <span class=GramE>brain\u00d4s<\/span> and ask around amongst\nexperienced leaders. I advertised the course on the 29th of March at about 5 pm\nand by the end of the evening I had 11 candidates with 6 reserves! Many of whom\nare new to me and hopefully also reasonably new to the Ramblers. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I have\nmet with Roger on a couple of occasions to discuss the website. As a result of\nthese meetings Frank is taking over circulating emails and I am posting\ninformation on the website. This is a <span class=GramE>short term<\/span>\nsolution and once we are both comfortable with the roles we will be looking for\nother people to take over. This must have happened by the time we go to\nAustralia in September as the website does peculiar things due to the time\ndifference!! Roger would like the committee to be able to post information onto\nthe website. I feel that Maggie should certainly have access and anybody else\nwho would like to. The more the merrier! <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I will\nmake it clear to members, if necessary, that information should not go out via\nthe mid week coordinators as this causes confusion and results in some people\nreceiving large number of emails about the same event. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>It was\nbrilliant that Neil Collie offered to attend conference, initially as an\nobserver but when we <span class=SpellE>realised<\/span> that the area was not\ngoing to be represented he went as a delegate. He is attending our next meeting\nand I have circulated his report. Can I just say a massive <span class=SpellE>massive<\/span>\nthank you to Neil for <span class=GramE>attending.<\/span> <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>We are\nstill making a massive effort to ensure that everybody is carrying an ICE card.\nI think we probably need to circulate details of how to have your medical\ninformation on your phone. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I have\nbeen looking at the <span class=GramE>ramblers<\/span> app for registering\nattendees at walks. I think one of the issues is that if the walk <span\nclass=GramE>Is<\/span> not on the national website then it doesn\u00d5t appear on\nyour phone. Perhaps a few of us could have a crack at this and see what we\nthink. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>I will\nhandout a sheet at the meeting about contact numbers for Ramblers and also\nabout grading walks. I think basically we are okay but maybe we need to re-circulate\nthe information about our walks, the length and the grade perhaps need\nexplaining on each <span class=GramE>6 month<\/span> program. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>See\nyou on Thursday Jane <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>10 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 3 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype\n id=\"_x0000_t75\" coordsize=\"21600,21600\" o:spt=\"75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\"\n path=\"m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe\" filled=\"f\" stroked=\"f\">\n <v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\"\/>\n <v:formulas>\n  <v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\"\/>\n  <v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\"\/>\n <\/v:formulas>\n <v:path o:extrusionok=\"f\" gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\"\/>\n <o:lock v:ext=\"edit\" aspectratio=\"t\"\/>\n<\/v:shapetype><v:shape id=\"Picture_x0020_1\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1131\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\"\n style='width:638pt;height:825pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image001.jpg\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=640 height=827\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image002.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_1\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>11 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Membership\nreport. April Total membership is steady Jan 576&#8232;Feb 577&#8232;March 575&#8232;April.\n575 <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 4 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Changes\nto \u00d4Welcome Letter\u00d5 (already circulated) to encourage ICE details to be\nrecorded on phone and 100 more ICE cards arrived to be given out by walk\nleaders. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Feedback\nalready received <span class=GramE>&#8230;&#8230;<\/span>also to include information on\nstroller walks and for new members to send emails addresses to walk leaders . <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 5 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dear updated welcome\nletter <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Ramblers Central\nOffice has recently sent me details of your new membership and I welcome you to\nour East Cheshire group. I hope you will enjoy walking with us in the future<span\nclass=GramE>.&#8232;<\/span>We offer a full <span class=SpellE>programme<\/span>\nof walks throughout the year, both at weekends (mainly Saturdays) and during\nthe week on Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Friday strollers. Walks are <span\nclass=SpellE>categorised<\/span> as long, medium, short and stroller. The <span\nclass=GramE>majority take<\/span> place in Cheshire, Derbyshire and the Peak\nDistrict, with some in Staffordshire. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Details of the walks for\nthe week ahead can be found on the front news and information page of the East\nCheshire Ramblers website- <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;\nfont-family:Arial;color:blue'>www.ramblerseastcheshire.org.uk<span class=GramE>\n<span style='color:black'>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> The walks are usually\nposted on the website from a week to a few days before they are due to take\nplace. If bad weather is forecast it is advisable to check the website in case\nthe walk has been cancelled or there is a new route and starting point. By\nclicking on the Full <span class=SpellE>Programme<\/span> above the Current <span\nclass=SpellE>Programme<\/span> information and dates for weekend walks over the\nnext six months will be displayed. Also, to be found on the website is\ninformation about the group\u00d5s social events, coach trips and walking weekends\naway. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Information about\nmid-week walks can be sent directly to your email address if you so require. If\nyou would like to receive this information then please contact me on the walks\nyou are interested in. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Long walks are 11 miles\nand over, but only very rarely go beyond 15 miles. Medium walks are between 8\nand 10 miles, while short walks are between 4 and 7 miles, but usually\naveraging between 5 and 6.5 miles. All the walks are graded for their\ndifficulty. These grades are easy, moderate, moderate\/strenuous and, very\noccasionally, strenuous. An easy walk would be short in length with only\nminimal gradients. Moderate walks are of medium length involving some hill\nclimbing. A moderate \/ strenuous walk would cover a longer distance combined\nwith a number of steep ascents and descents. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Nearly every walk starts\nat 10am. We are disciplined at starting walks promptly at this time. It is\nnecessary, therefore, to reach the starting point with enough time to park and <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_2\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1130\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:81pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image003.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=83 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image004.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_2\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>12 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>put<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> your boots\non before the walk departs. We would recommend at least 15 minutes is necessary\nto get kitted out before the walk starts. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>When going on your first\nwalks please make yourself known to the walk leader so that he or she can\nintroduce you to the other people on the walk. Your health and safety are very\nimportant to us so we would strongly encourage you to carry an ICE card at the\ntop of your rucksack. You may ask the walk leader if they have a spare one\navailable for you or\/and an ICE card can be downloaded from here. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:blue'>https:\/\/www.ramblers.org.uk\/~\/media\/Resources\/Volunteer%20resources\/Walk\n%20Leader%20toolkit\/In%20Case%20of%20Emergency%20Card.pdf&#8232;<\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>As well as an\nICE card an ICE app can be downloaded from <span class=SpellE>google<\/span>\nplay onto an android phone. Information will appear on your locked screen<span\nclass=GramE>.&#8232;<\/span>On an Apple Phone the health app is on the phone\nwhen purchased. You just need to put your details into the app. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Please feel able to\ncontact me if you have any queries about walking with our group and I will try\nto answer them<span class=GramE>.&#8232;<\/span>I hope you will find us a\nwelcoming, sociable group in which we all share an interest in exploring\nthrough walking our varied and beautiful area. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Yours sincerely <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Sue <span class=SpellE>Munslow<\/span>&#8232;Membership\nSecretary &#8211; East Cheshire Group suemunslow@icloud.com <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_3\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1129\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:210pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image005.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=212 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image006.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_3\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_4\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1128\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:179pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image007.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=181 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image008.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_4\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>13 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 6 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Social Secretary Report <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>As this is my first report\nI\u00d5d like to thank Jane for her time, help and support in my new role. I\u00d5m still\ngetting to grips with how everything works and her help has been invaluable.\nI\u00d5ve also had support from other members too and I\u00d5d like to thank them for\ntheir emails, positive suggestions and support. In addition like to thank all\nthe East Cheshire Ramblers who have kindly offered their time to <span\nclass=SpellE>organise<\/span> events. Their willingness to do so provides us all\nwith an interesting and diverse <span class=SpellE>programme<\/span> which is\nmuch appreciated and enjoyed by us all. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>We held a very successful\ntalk in February, given by Duncan <span class=SpellE>Learmond<\/span>, about the\n<span class=SpellE>Macclesfield<\/span> Canal, its history and how it is\ncurrently managed, maintained and improved through the work of the <span\nclass=SpellE>Macclesfield<\/span> Canal Society. <span class=GramE>Fifty five<\/span>\nmembers attended and from the surplus we took from ticket sales we made a\ndonation to the <span class=SpellE>Macclesfield<\/span> Canal Society of \u00a350.\nThe remaining surplus will be used to support future activities over the next\ntwelve months. <span class=GramE>The \u00d4light supper\u00d5 was enjoyed by all<\/span>!\nThe Stroller Walks <span class=SpellE>programme<\/span>, <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span>\nby Tony Walker began on the 12<\/span><span class=SpellE><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>April and from all accounts has got off to a very good\nstart. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>I am currently building up a\nlist of possible speakers for future <span class=GramE>events which<\/span>\ncould include: <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>The Clink <\/span><\/i><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Walking through our\nindustrial heritage <\/span><\/i><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=SpellE><b><i><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Alderley<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> Edge <\/span><\/i><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=SpellE><b><i><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Tegg\u00d5s<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'> Nose&#8232;The Salt Beneath\nour Feet <\/span><\/i><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>A talk about the restaurant\nrun by female inmates of <span class=SpellE>Styal<\/span> Prison <\/span><\/i><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>A talk about the industrial\nheritage of the Whaley Bridge, an area we use a lot for ECR walks <\/span><\/i><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>A history of the National\nTrust site at <span class=SpellE>Alderley<\/span> Edge <\/span><\/i><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>A talk by the CE Ranger at <span\nclass=SpellE>Tegg\u00d5s<\/span> Nose <\/span><\/i><\/b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:14.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>A talk about of the history\nand current work of Cheshire Salt Mines <\/span><\/i><\/b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Any other ideas or\nsuggestions would be warmly welcomed<span class=GramE>!&#8232;<\/span>Since the\nlast meeting additional events have been added to the <span class=SpellE>programme<\/span>\nwhich is attached below.&#8232;Maggie <span class=SpellE>Swindells<\/span>&#8232;22<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>nd<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>April 2019 <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>14 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:32.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:26.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>East Cheshire Ramblers Social\nCalendar 2018- <\/span><\/b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:32.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:26.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2019 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:18.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#FB0007'>Thanks to all those\ninvolved in <span class=SpellE>organising<\/span> these events. Any ideas for\nthe next <span class=SpellE>programme<\/span> please contact me as soon as\npossible. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Maggie\n<span class=SpellE>Swindells<\/span> <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n18.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:blue'>maggieswindells@gmail.com <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:18.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>07729327940 \/01625 829671 <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:22.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span 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style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Friday 8<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>March <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Talk by Duncan <span\nclass=SpellE>Learmond<\/span> \u00d2Canals our watery footpaths\u00d3 at <span\nclass=SpellE>Macclesfield<\/span> Tennis Club <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_9\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1123\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" 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style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>April General Council in\nManchester <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_26\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1106\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata 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height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image054.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_27\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_28\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1104\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image055.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image056.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_28\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_29\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1103\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image057.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image058.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_29\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>26\/28 April <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=GramE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Long Walkers Weekend away <span\nclass=SpellE>Thirsk<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'> <span class=SpellE>Organised<\/span> by Colin Park <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times 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<v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image061.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image062.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_31\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_32\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1100\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image063.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image064.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_32\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_33\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1099\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image065.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image066.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_33\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Thursday 2nd May <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Start of evening walks <span\nclass=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Steve Hull <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_34\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1098\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image067.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=12\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image068.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_34\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_35\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1097\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image069.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image070.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_35\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_36\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1096\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image071.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image072.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_36\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_37\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1095\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image073.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image074.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_37\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Friday May 10<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>2pm <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Tour of the Air Raid\nShelters, Stockport <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Brian Griffiths <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US 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height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image080.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_40\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_41\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1091\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:235pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image081.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=237 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image082.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_41\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n 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style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>June <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Coach trip to <span\nclass=SpellE>Arnside<\/span> area <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Steve\nHull <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_43\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1089\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image085.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=12\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image086.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_43\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_44\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1088\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image087.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image088.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_44\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_45\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1087\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image089.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image090.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_45\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_46\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1086\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:235pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image091.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=237 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image092.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_46\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_47\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1085\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image093.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image094.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_47\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Thursday 20<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>June <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Walk and meal in <span\nclass=SpellE>Monyash<\/span> <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Ann Thompson\n<\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_48\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1084\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image095.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=12\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image096.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_48\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_49\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1083\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image097.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image098.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_49\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_50\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1082\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image099.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image100.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_50\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_51\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1081\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image101.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image102.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_51\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>15\/16 June <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Weekend away <span\nclass=SpellE>Ilkley<\/span> <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Melanie Davy <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_52\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1080\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image103.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=12\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image104.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_52\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_53\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1079\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image105.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image106.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_53\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_54\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1078\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image107.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image108.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_54\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_55\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1077\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:235pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image109.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=237 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image110.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_55\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_56\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1076\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image111.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image112.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_56\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>17<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>July <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Visit to <span\nclass=SpellE>Blackden<\/span> Trust <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_57\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1075\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:30pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image113.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=32\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image114.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_57\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_58\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1074\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:279pt;\n height:15pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image115.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=281 height=17\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image116.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_58\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>A <span class=GramE>six\nmile<\/span> circular walk from <span class=SpellE>Goostrey<\/span> with 4\/5\nmiles to <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_59\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1073\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:318pt;\n height:15pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image117.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=320 height=17\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image118.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_59\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span class=SpellE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Blackden<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'> Trust and 1\/2 miles back. <span\nclass=SpellE>Organised<\/span> by Brian Griffiths <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_60\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1072\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image119.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image120.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_60\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_61\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1071\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image121.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image122.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_61\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_62\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1070\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:235pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image123.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=237 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image124.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_62\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_63\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1069\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image125.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image126.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_63\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Saturday 29 June <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Ramble with a Ranger <span\nclass=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Jane Gay <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_64\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1068\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image127.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=12\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image128.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_64\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_65\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1067\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image129.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image130.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_65\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_66\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1066\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image131.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image132.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_66\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_67\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1065\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image133.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image134.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_67\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_68\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1064\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image135.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=12\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image136.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_68\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>4<\/span><span class=SpellE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>July <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Walk Leader Training (full\nwith a waiting list) <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_69\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1063\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:103pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image137.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=105 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image138.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_69\"><![endif]><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_70\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1062\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image139.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image140.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_70\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_71\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1061\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image141.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image142.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_71\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2<\/span><span class=SpellE><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'>nd<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>&#8211; 4<\/span><span class=SpellE><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>August <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Long walkers weekend Kirby\nStephen <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by <span class=SpellE>Georgie<\/span>\nand Peter Everson and Steve Hull&#8232;(may be an optional walk on the 2<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>nd<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>) <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_72\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1060\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:30pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata 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id=\"Picture_x0020_75\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1057\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image149.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image150.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_75\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF'>21<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>st<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF'>August <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Visit to <span\nclass=SpellE>Blackden<\/span> Trust <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Colin\nPark <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_76\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1056\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image151.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if 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id=\"Picture_x0020_79\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1053\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image157.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image158.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_79\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF'>24<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#3F6CAF'>August <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Visit to <span\nclass=SpellE>Blackden<\/span> Trust <span class=SpellE>organised<\/span> by Colin\nPark <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:\nnone;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_80\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1052\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:10pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image159.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if 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style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Saturday 14<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>December <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times 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height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image208.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_104\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_105\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1027\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:236pt;\n height:1pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image209.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=238 height=3\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image210.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_105\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_106\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1026\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:148pt;\n height:29pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image211.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=150 height=31\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image212.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_106\"><![endif]><\/span><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape\n id=\"Picture_x0020_107\" o:spid=\"_x0000_i1025\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:1pt;\n height:20pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>\n <v:imagedata src=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image213.png\"\n  o:title=\"\"\/>\n<\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=3 height=22\nsrc=\"East%20Cheshire%20Ramblers%20Group%20Minutes%20of%20the%20Committee%20meeting%20held%20on%2025th%20April%202019_files\/image214.png\"\nv:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_107\"><![endif]><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Saturday 21<\/span><span\nclass=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;\nposition:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>st<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2;position:relative;\ntop:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>December <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#0B5AB2'>Christmas walk and meal <span\nclass=SpellE>organised<\/span> by <span class=SpellE>Georgie<\/span> and Peter\nEverson <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\n\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>15 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>APPENDIX 7 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>FOOTPATH COMMITTEE REPORT&#8232;TO\nTHE MAIN COMMITTEE MEETING ON APRIL 25<\/span><\/b><span class=SpellE><b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'>th<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span\nstyle=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>2019 <\/span><\/b><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>There have been two meetings\nof note since the last ECR Committee Meeting &#8211; one Footpath Committee\nMeeting and the other the bi annual Cheshire East ROW Consultative Committee.\nIn addition, we had held an informal meeting with Roger Fielding to discuss\nideas for the continued improvement of the Footpath Database. <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>One important part of the\nFootpath Committee meeting was to receive details from Tony <span class=SpellE>Battilana<\/span>\nof the plans for the 2019 Footpath Inspections by our team of Footpath\nInspectors. This is now well established and the guidance to all Footpath\nInspectors has now been circulated. We are fortunate to have a full complement\nof Inspectors, with a few new ones. A letter of thanks will be sent to Norman\nRidley, who retired after many years as an Inspector. <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Other business included\nroutine items of footpath problems and PROW diversions etc. There has been no\ncommunication with the Project Group (Brian Richardson) but Nick <span\nclass=SpellE>Brearley<\/span> is identifying some potential paths for a \u00d4vegetation\nclearance\u00d5 working party. One footpath (<span class=SpellE>Alderley<\/span> FP2)\nin the <span class=SpellE>Alderley<\/span> Edge National Trust is being\nconsidered. <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Neil Collie and Dave <span\nclass=SpellE>Barraclough<\/span> attended the ROW Consultative Committee at\nCrewe. This is chaired by a <span class=SpellE>Councillor<\/span> member of the\nROW Committee and is attended by the various \u00d4interest groups\u00d5 (walkers,\nriders, cyclists) across Cheshire East. Points of note included<span\nclass=GramE>:-<\/span> <\/span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:16.0pt;\nmargin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;\nmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>Funding has been obtained for improved access to the new\nA6 MARR road. ECR requested to have input to the details of this. &#8232;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:16.0pt;\nmargin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;\nmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>The contract for the repair of the <span class=SpellE>Harrop<\/span>\nBrook <span class=GramE>bridge<\/span> is in progress. Work may start soon and\nwe have requested to be notified in order to take photographs for publicity\npurposes. &#8232;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:16.0pt;\nmargin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;\nmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>We in formed the meeting of our new Stroller Walk <span\nclass=SpellE>programme<\/span>. PROW is helping us to promote this via the East\nCheshire Rangers, although this is proving rather bureaucratic. &#8232;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:16.0pt;\nmargin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:none;\nmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt 36.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:\n16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;\nmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'><span\nstyle='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black'>We met the two PROW Enforcement Officers to discuss the\ndetails and progress on our list of \u00d4Problem Paths\u00d5. &#8232;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>Dave <span class=SpellE>Barraclough<\/span>\n21<\/span><span class=SpellE><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt'>st<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;\nmso-text-raise:4.0pt'><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>April 2019 <\/span><span\nlang=EN-US style='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";\ncolor:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-pagination:\nnone;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:\nCambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:black'>16 <\/span><span lang=EN-US\nstyle='font-family:\"Times Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times Roman\";color:black'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Cheshire Ramblers Group Minutes of the Committee meeting held on 25th&nbsp;April 2019 1. 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