About Us - The Suffolk Ramblers

 

Click here for a copy of our constitution.

 

This is the website of the Suffolk Area branch of the Ramblers' Association.

We have about 2000 members at present and we work mostly through our local groups.

 

The local RA groups provide a very varied programme of walks and any member of the public is welcome to join us on our walks, although we hope they will not do so on a regular basis without becoming members of the RA.

 

We are also active in several other ways, e.g. :-

 

·          Reporting any problems that we encounter when using public rights of way to the appropriate authority – see `What to do about a problem'. This work is largely carried out by our team of the local footpaths secretaries.

 

·          Giving the RA's view on proposed alterations to the local rights of way network - see `Making changes to public rights of way'. This is done by our local footpath secretary team in consultation with local group representatives. The work of the local footpaths secretaries team is coordinated by the Area Footpaths Secretary.

 

·          Making applications to the County Council for the addition of unrecorded public rights of  way to the Council's Definitive Map - see `What if it's not on the Definitive Map?' - and liaising with the County Council regarding the progress of claims and the correction of errors on the Map. This task is the responsibility of the Area Footpaths Secretary.

 

·          Working to ensure that all Suffolk's areas of `open country' are included on the access maps and making representations about omissions, closures, restrictions etc.  The Area Access Officer co-ordinates this activity. See `Open country - where and what it is'.

 

·          Monitoring planning applications and development proposals which may have undesirable consequences for public rights of way or the Suffolk countryside and making representations and objections when necessary. Local groups cooperate with the local footpath secretaries team in doing this.

 

·          Campaigning for a range of RA aims and objectives - both local and national - and lobbying officers and members of the appropriate authorities about these issues.

 

·          Writing walk descriptions for books, newspapers etc.