Author: Diane Davies

SECRETARY’S REPORT

Action needed

Welsh Council: 24^th & 25^th march at Mount Sorrel Hotel, Barry [need to elect delegate & submit motions (optional)].

Use Your Paths Week - 23^rd June to 1^st  July: to submit use UYP07 for Group Walks’ Finder

To note

Christine Elliot has resigned & an Interim Chief Executive has been appointed:  Paul Wilkinson (presently RA development manager).

New Display Posters: A2 & A3 size

Diary of National Events:
OS Outdoors Show: Birmingham NEC 16^th – 18^th march
RA General Council: 30^th March – 1^st April at reading University
National Day of Walking: 16^th September
In Town Without My Car Day 22^nd September
Festival of Winter Walks: 26^th December – 2^nd January

Material received from RA (roughly in order of interest/significance)

Access Bulletin (Jan & Feb 2007);   Countryside Uodate (Jan 2007);   Footpath matters (Jan & Feb 2007)

Ideas on getting and keeping volunteers: (i) splitting-up big volunteer roles; (ii) Being clear about what’s involved

Other material

www.frenchgites.fr: walking holidays in Brittany