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Items last posted or updated   13 September 2026

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First Aid on Group Walks – Webinar on Tuesday 29 September

In case you missed this in a recent email from Ramblers Scotland, Ramblers are hosting a Webinar on Zoom on 29 September from 6 – 7.15pm where you will hear from two outdoor first aid experts as they discuss first aid on group walks and share some tips on selecting training providers and first aid kits. There will also be the chance to ask any questions.  Note that this is not a First Aid Training session, but it might be of interest to all of us, especially leaders.  Please book via Eventbrite by clicking on this link which has more information about the event.

Posted 13 September 2026

SATURDAY 12th SEPTEMBER WALK AT WATER OF LEITH – TIME CHANGE

Please note that the train departure time has now changed. The Queen Street Station departure is now 9.15am and NOT 9.30.
For those travelling in from Milngavie by train the 8.37 departure from Milngavie will arrive at Queen Street at 9.01 and allow time to transfer platforms.
Further details in the Walk Programme. Please contact the leader if joining this walk.

Posted 7 September 2026

David Livingstone Birthplace Tour – Tuesday 20 October at 10.30 am

Book your place on a tour of this outstanding museum in Blantyre G72 9BY on 20 October. See the refurbished cotton mill which houses the room where he grew up; follow him as he worked long hours in the mill from age 10 while struggling to study for his career as medical missionary in Africa. Be amazed at his pioneering travels across the continent.

We will meet for coffee in the café at 10:30 before starting the tour proper at 11am, which lasts for 2 hours. An optional lunch will be at 1pm in the café.

The cost is £10 pp (tour only). Limited to 20 places.

See full details and how to book with Karine Davison on our calendar.

Updated 4 September 2026

Tour of Glasgow Botanic Gardens – 15 September 2.00pm – Tour is now full with a waiting list

A guided tour of Glasgow Botanic Gardens has been arranged with John, a volunteer guide with the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, on Tues 15th September at 2pm. The tour is free (donations expected) and will last 60-90 minutes, depending on questions and weather. Meet at Kibble Palace at 1:50pm.  Numbers are limited to 15 so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Updated 9 September 2026

Milngavie Clubs and Societies Fair – 19 September – volunteers needed

This annual event is being held in Milngavie Town Hall from 1.30 – 4pm.  Our Group will have a stand, to try to recruit new members.  We need volunteers to ‘man’ the stand and to engage with visitors, to encourage them to try us out.  We have very colourful eye-catching boards of photos to attract them.  We would like to have 2 people on the stand for an hour at a time throughout the afternoon.  Please contact our Secretary, Bill Parkes at billparkes41@gmail.com if you can give us some of your time, and perhaps indicate your preferred time-slot if applicable.  Thank you in anticipation.

Posted 5 August 2026

Publicity for ALL WEEKEND WALKS in Bearsden & Milngavie Community Magazine

Most of you will already know that Sue Swinson has been submitting our A and B walks to the Bearsden and Milngavie Community Magazine What’s On pages, in the hope of attracting younger members to our group, and encouragingly we have had some new people come on walks having seen the Magazine.  At our recent committee meeting it was decided to widen this publicity by including all weekend walks regardless of grade, to appeal to a wider audience.  The deadline for submission is the beginning of the month before, ie Sue has to submit October’s walks at the beginning of September.  So can all weekend walk leaders please try to submit their walk details to Pam in time, to ensure inclusion in the magazine.  Even if you don’t have full details, please submit a brief sentence in this timescale, since Sue takes only a precis of the full information already on our Walks and Events page to comply with maximum word length.  Personal information, ie name and phone number are not included.

Updated 7 August 2026

Informing leaders if you are coming on a walk

As part of the walk details, leaders are encouraged to ask walkers to let them know if they intend coming, and importantly whether they can offer a lift or whether they need a lift.   The statement should preferably be at the start of the details so that walkers read it.  This will help leaders to contact the potential group in the event of any changes, and to plan transport arrangements.  The leader may then set up a WhatsApp group for that walk only.  We know that some C walk leaders already have this in place on a permanent basis.

Posted 3 December 2025

Petrol contribution rate increase

Due to the continuing rise in the cost of fuel, the Committee has agreed to increase the mileage rate from 10p to 12p per mile with immediate effect, for car sharing on walks.  Hopefully this will be temporary but we obviously do not know, and it may rise further in future or come back down again.  Pam will amend the petrol contribution rates in all the walk details already in the programme, but leaders should use the new rate in any future walk details they submit to Pam.

Posted 23 April 2026

Recce Expenses Increase

With immediate effect the mileage payment for recce expenses will be 55p per mile. This is in accordance with Ramblers UK increase. The claim form has been updated so please visit the downloads section and start using the updated form (Click here).  Thanks.

Updated 17 July 2026

Claiming recce expenses and an appeal for new leaders

Lots of our current leaders do not claim the recce expenses that they are fully entitled to.  It is a very generous gesture, but in fact you are not actually helping our group by not claiming!  In reality it causes our Treasurer some accounting issues because the actual amount claimed is often way below what has been budgeted for, and this year that is particularly notable.  So to all those who have not claimed recently, please do complete an expenses form by clicking here to the form on the downloads page of our website and send/email it to Moira asap.

Can I also use this item to appeal for new leaders to come forward, as we are particularly short in numbers for the lower level walks.  Please contact Pam Lee, the Walk Programme Coordinator to find out more if you are interested.  pamela.lee7@btinternet.com

Posted 23 June 2025

Previous Walks Programme List

This list now goes back to April 1991. Please do have a look at this document as it can give you ideas for leading a walk or a trip down memory lane if looking at the very early walks. Our group started in June 1988 so, if anyone has a copy of programmes from then until March 1991, please contact Moira Allan (07789 245807) who will be happy to add them to the previous walks list.  Visit the Downloads page to get the latest version of the list.

Updated 29 March 2026

999 text service > register now, don’t wait for an emergency

Mobile phone reception in the Highlands, or even in the Lowlands, can often be intermittent or non-existent. If you are involved in an incident on the hill or indeed anywhere, and need to call assistance but cannot make voice calls, there may be enough signal to send a text message.  Also, in strong winds your voice may not be heard.  You can contact the 999 emergency services using a text from your mobile, only if you have already registered with the emergency SMS text service.

How to register:

Text the word ‘register’ to 999. You will get a reply, and should then follow the instructions you are sent. This will take about two minutes of your time and could save your life.

Posted 3 December 2025 (taken from Mountaineering Scotland website and adapted)

New Walk Register/Sign-in sheet and ICE cards

Ramblers have issued a revised style of Walk Register which now asks for emergency contact name and number.  Our Committee has agreed that if a walker has his/her ICE card in their rucksack, this is not required on the register.  The new style form, as revised by our own Group, is on the downloads page.  Click here to load it and print it off.  Please take this as reminder to all leaders to check that all walkers are carrying their ICE card in an easily accessible pocket of their rucksack.  Most long-standing members should already have a card.  Leaders will usually have spares to hand out on a walk to those walkers who don’t have one.  Click here for a version on the Downloads page of the website that you can print off meantime, and complete before coming on a walk.  If any leader needs spare cards to hand out, please contact Fiona Taylor.

Updated 3 December 2025

First Aid Kits and Tick Removers

Our group has a number of first aid kits available for our walk leaders. If you lead walks and do not currently have a first aid kit, please contact Moira Allan on 07789 245807 and she will arrange to get one to you. We also have spare tick removers for our group members so again, contact Moira to get one.

Posted 24 September 2025

Tick/insect bites and Lyme Disease warning

Our Group members will be aware of the risks of tick bites. Some may have already suffered from Lyme disease. Beware, not just of ticks, but also any other insect bites and keep an eye out for developments after the bite. Use repellent, especially if you know insects like you.

Lyme Resource Centre (LRC) aims to raise awareness of ticks and Lyme Disease, encouraging safe enjoyment of the outdoors whilst protecting oneself against the risk of tick bites.
The LRC Website (https://www.lymeresourcecentre.com/) is a reliable source of information on the management of tick bites as well as the signs and symptoms of early Lyme disease.

Read this document for the latest update from LRC on cleg and tick bites.

Updated 14/02/2025

How To Recycle Your Old Outdoor Kit And Give It a Second Life

To find out about how to recycle your outdoor clothing and gear in Glasgow, click on this link to use the Cotswold “Recycle My Gear” service, and drop your unwanted items at their store at Silverburn Shopping Centre.  Note that the store at West End Retail Park in Crow Road has now closed down. Items that are still wearable are given a second life, while those not wearable are broken down into raw materials for new products.  It offers you the chance to give your well-loved outdoor clothing, footwear, and equipment a new home and keep it out of landfill.

Updated 3 April 2026

Claim your discount on clothing and equipment

You are reminded that Ramblers’ members are entitled to the following discounts on clothing and equipment when you show your membership card:

Cotswold Outdoor – 15%; Mountain Warehouse and Blacks – 10%.  Not available on sale items.

Updated 3 December 2025

Dog-friendly walks

We would like to clarify that dogs are not allowed on a walk, unless it is specifically described as ‘dog-friendly’ in the walk programme.  However we want to point out to everyone, that dog-friendly walks welcome all walkers – you do not have to bring a dog to walk on a dog-friendly walk.

Posted 11/01 24

Wednesday Morning Walkers

Tips on guiding a blind walker

You will have noticed that Ramblers new President, Amar Latif, is blind and there was a very interesting feature in the Autumn 23 edition of the Walk Magazine introducing him.  He included a link to some guiding tips and a short video, which are very informative and would help any of our members who volunteer to help Terry.  Click here to see the tips and the video.

Posted 2/10/23