Minutes HB and Myrod Walkers Action 23 rd September 2024 held at the Robin Hood, Pecket Well
Present Ian Vickridge- chair, Pete Thomasson- treasurer, Mo
Ludlam-secretary, Sue Kay- vice chair,Nina Smith, Nicki Harvey-
Hebden Royd council.
1. Apologies Jean Williams
2. Minutes of last Meeting – Agreed.
3. Treasurers report – There is £1, 514.02 in the bank. Mo has
just delivered 30 booklets of walks from 901 bus to Halifax Hub.
£30. 00 due from them. Discussed how to spend the money.
Agreed to give £100-£200 to CROWS to fund information boards
on sites on the Calderdale Way. Calderdale Tourism did not get a
grant to do it and they are wanting to promote the route. Mo to
contact Richard Peters to tell him.
4. Matters Arising from last meeting not on the Agenda – Ian
queried the records from Mytholmroyd Walkers Action. Mo gave
them to the Birchcliffe centre to archive. Julian Harbour, an ex
MWA member wanted his records to go to the West Yorkshire
Archive service and for all the records to go there. He
approached Birchcliffe to have them removed. We agreed at the
last meeting to let it go. Too late to do anything now.
Discussed the plan to lead a walk on the wind turbine site. Mo
has spoken to Nick McKinnon but he wanted a date. Agreed to
lead a walk on Saturday 22 nd Feb. Mo to tell Nick McKinnon to
confirm whether he could do it. Nikki is a member of the group
of Parish councils who liaise to keep up to date with the Walshaw
wind farm plans. There is little to report. The group contacted
Kevin Whitmore who has a role in the development. They are
waiting to see the new government guidance on wind farm sites
which is due out shortly before deciding how to proceed.
5.Distribution of Walk leaflets update – Sue will collect leaflets
from Mo’s house tomorrow and will take responsibility for delivering
to the library and the bookshop. Mo will continue with Innovations,
Halifax Hub and the Town Hall. These have some complications.
Nina will go to Todmorden TLC to find out what walk leaflets they
have and to tell Mo.
6. The Calderdale Way and walking out the 9 Link paths – Mo
to contact Richard to see which ones he wants us to do.
7. Walk leading Hebden Bridge to Haworth – request from
Emily Stevenson Senior Visitor Engagement Officer. Emily had e
mailed Mo asking if we could offer an experienced walk leader to
help with a walk from Hebden Bridge to Haworth as part of their
strategy to promote walking. Mo has tried e mailing back and
telephoning and leaving messages. No reply so far. To leave it to
Emily to get back in touch
8. Valley Life Walking Column –The business has been taken
over. They wrote to CROWS referring to an article that CROWS had
written for the walking column, this time asking for £169. to print it.
CROWS declined. We will not pursue it. Discussed where walking
could be promoted. Discussed Hebweb and Hebden Bridge.org. Mo
to request that these websites add a link to Heart of the Pennines
and Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd walkers action
9. Walking out 4 walks from Mytholmroyd to Stoodley Pike –
now completed and waymarked by Mo and Sue
10.Walkers are Welcome News – Mo now unable to go to the
AGM in Llanwrtyd Wells Powys 11thh-13 th October 2024. No one
else willing to attend.
11. AOB – Mo collected the Loop the Loop poster from Mountain
Wild when they closed. She has taken it to the Birchcliffe Hostel
because it was Dave Brooks idea to create the loop and he used to
run the centre. They are discussing whether to keep it and where to
put it. In the meantime the hostel want us to change the Loop
poster that is fixed to the wall outside the hostel. It now contains
very out of date information about local facilities including reference
to a launderette. It would cost £24 for an A4 Dibond poster and £32
for an A3 size one. There are several posters on the Loop the Loop
route. Agreed to walk out the route as part of the Thursday walkers
weekly walk. Pete to put it up on the Thursday walkers calendar for
the 24 th October
12. Date of next Meeting –Wednesday 27 th November 2024–
The Robin Hood Pecket Well. 6.30pm for food. 7.30pm for
meeting.