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Walking article now on-line

The White Horse Challenge is an annual event in which walkers raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. This year’s Challenge will be held on the weekend of 19th & 20th June. 7 of the 8 white horses are visited during this 55 mile walk - over 2 days, mainly following the White Horse Trail. So not for the faint-hearted although there are easier options. You can walk just one day or enter a team. Alternatively, there is a 7 mile Family Challenge that takes place on the Sunday.

The first day starts in Devizes and finishes in Marlborough and the second starts in Marlborough and finishes in Devizes. You can read more about the Challenge here or click on the logo above.

The White Horse Challenge

In the last news page I mentioned that I’d had a walking article printed in the October/November edition of the  Wiltshire county magazine. This is now available online, along with the rest of the magazine.

Click here: my article is on page 66.

Quakers Walk

A snowy Southdown

This time last year we were admiring the recent snowfalls. Little were we to know that they would seem minor in comparison to the winter of 2009/2010. We have had a lot more snow since Christmas, which severely disrupted our walking plans. Having said that, we have also had some beautiful, if rather cold, sunny days and I have finally got going on my target of walking 500 miles this year. This is ‘proper’ walking - i.e. when I put my walking boots on. Despite the slow start to the year I managed 33.5 miles in January.

The weather - again

Walking the white horses

We have now devised longer circular routes to include the white horses. This means that it’s now more feasible to visit all 8 during a week’s holiday, without walking the entire White Horse Trail. Each walk includes 1 or 2 horses and all are circular and include pubs or cafés whenever possible. The walks are between 11 and 16 miles long, using the White Horse Trail and other footpaths. We think this will be a very popular option. If you prefer shorter or longer versions, just let us know and we will tailor the walks to suit your requirements.

27th March to 3rd October: White Horses & Hill Figures Exhibition at Devizes Heritage Museum

2nd April: (Easter)  Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race

2nd to 20th June: Devizes Festival

July date tba: Devizes Food & Drink Festival

30th August: Devizes International Street Festival

4th September: Devizes Carnival Parade

Devizes Diary 2010