Title: RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION - CARDIFF GROUP
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RAMBLERS CYMRU CARDIFF GROUP 
Minutes of meeting held 12^th June 2012 at Wales Office

Present: Gwyn Lewis (GL), Diane Davies (DD), Dave Willock (DW), Jane Willock (JW), Caroline Davies (CD) Roma Whiteley (RW), Jeff Hobden (JH), Mike Kohnstamm (MK), Kathryn Bennett (KB).
Apologies: John Newton (JN), Gillian Masters (GM), Paul Davies (PD).
Chair for meeting: meeting chaired by JW.

1.	Minutes of meeting held 5^th April 2012:  These were approved.  
Item3:  KB, PD, JW and Glenys Rugman were thanked for their work on the day of the Area Walks.
Item 4: The offer by the Group to help in hosting Welsh Council 2013 has been accepted.  The likely date is 23^rd March 2013.  At this stage the extent of the help required is not yet known.

2.	Publicising Family Walks
(i) KB reported that the present Family & Short walks leaflets was not effective in reaching the targeted audience (parents with primary school age children).  She suggested that adverts in Primary Times (a free magazine that is distributed to primary schools in Cardiff and the Vale) and/or Capital Times (Cardiff Council’s newspaper) might be more effective.  She said the cost of a one-sixteenth page advert in Primary Times would cost £54 and would guarantee information could be placed in their diary of events.  
(ii) In the discussion that followed GL mentioned that the theme of Wales’ Big Walk next year would be Family Walks.  There was a consensus though that, in the meantime, we should look at ways of publicising this summer and next winter’s programmes.  There was no support for using Capital Times but it was felt that placing information in Primary Times could be worthwhile and should be investigated.  Also mentioned as useful platforms to publicise the walks were websites such as Cardiff Events and Mumsnet.
(iii) Agreed: to fund a one-sixteenth advert in the next edition of Primary Times and to include those Family Walks falling within the period in their diary section.  
(iv) KB also asked to try putting diary information in future editions to see whether it was necessary always to put an advert in to guarantee inclusion.  In addition KB asked to investigate using appropriate websites (such as those mentioned) to publicise the programme. 
(v)  DD asked to consider emphasising more the Family Walks aspect of the walks leaflet we produce.

3.	Ramblers Routes website & Cardiff Walks
(i) MK outlined his involvement with the site and the correspondence he had had on the issue.  CD stated she had volunteered as a “checker” and DD as an “originator”.  DD expressed disappointment that the maps showed little topographical detail which seemed an important drawback.  It was made clear that we would still have rights to use any material we supplied.
(ii) Agreed: MK to upload the ten present Cardiff Walks onto the site.
(iii) DD reported that she had now received the revised Cefn Mably – Michealston-le-Fedw walk details from JH and hoped to soon begin work on producing an eleventh leaflet.

4.	Winter programme & WalkTalk
(i)  GL will ensure refreshments are available for the Leaders evening meeting (10^th July).  It was agreed that 10th August should be the last date for submission of walk programme material to MK and that all material should be ready before the end of August so that the printer can make it available before 14^th September.  This is necessary so that it can be distributed before the Troupelade visit from 21st September when some key people (especially RW) will be unavailable.
(ii)  GM had requested material for WalkTalk.  She suggested something on the Routes website but it was thought this was sufficiently covered in Walk.  RW agreed to write about Troupelade visit and the Dales High Way and KB agreed to write about Family Walks.

5.	Officers reports
a)	Treasurer:  Written report approved.
b)	Membership:  currently 659.
c)	Footpath Officer: GL raised three issues that had resulted in e-mail discussion.
(i) Cardiff Council’s decision not to give priority to providing four bridges for a St Mellons PROW which is, at present, unusable.  Agreed: we would not pursue legal action in regard to this decision.
(ii) Allygating lane/gully at King George V Drive East/Allensbank Road.  Agreed: we would neither support nor object.
(iii)  Alleygating lane/gully at Severn Road/Cowbridge Road East.  Agreed: we would neither support nor object but we would raise the issue of the obscurity and impracticality of the proposal as received.
(d) Publicity: PD gave a written report.  Short walks leaflet has gone very well and supply now exhausted. 

6.  AOB:  
(i)  Area AGM:  DD requested to book a room for the event.  Ararat Centre was the first choice and the Scout Hall used for the Area Walk was second.  Item to be on agenda of next meeting.
(ii)  GL reported that a Flexigroup had been created in Cardiff for the YMCA.  He explained the concept and the fact that this one, like the other Flexigroup in the Glamorgan area, was under the control of the London Office.  He stated that its activities were highly unlikely to overlap with ours.