Spring Outdoor Access Festival 20th March 2005

 

The Antonine Walkway Trust in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council and other outdoor recreational bodies, including Riding, Running, Walking, Canoeing and Cycling organisations, will be launching the newly published Scottish Outdoor Access Code on Sunday 20 March 2005 from 10 am to 3 pm at Auchinstarry, near Croy, in North Lanarkshire. On the day there will also be free body health checks, bike checks, games and quizzes for children. Countryside Rangers will also be on hand to lead walks catering for all degrees of fitness throughout the day. In addition, there will be Roman re-enactment activities, an information marquee and other general attractions.

 

The festival has four main aims :

 

·        To celebrate the enjoyment of the outdoors

·        To promote awareness of the new rights and responsibilities of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code to a range of audiences

·        To encourage people to enjoy the outdoors responsibly through the provision of information about their access rights and pointers to the type of behaviour that sensitively reflects the needs of others and the environment

·        To encourage landowners, farmers and other land managers to think about how they can extend their welcome to people and how they might best manage access on their land and water assets

 

 

Walks Programme :

 

·        11am to 3 pm        : The Roman / Ramblers walk

·        11am to 12.30 pm  : walk the Antonine wall

·        1 pm to 3 pm         : walk the Antonine wall

 

 

We hope to involve as many people as possible and everyone will be made welcome regardless of ability although children must be accompanied by adults.

This is an open invitation to take part whether you are a countryside user or not, so why not come along and enjoy a day out in the Kelvin Valley? For more

information on the event contact James Hunt on 01236-827242, email jamhun5@aol.com, or write to:

 

                                                     Antonine Walkway Trust, (Spring Access Festival),

                                                     42 Smithstone Crescent,

                                                     Croy, Nr Kilsyth,

G65 9HG.

 

 

P.S. : if you are going on the long walk from 11am till 3pm then a packed lunch and suitable clothing and boots will be required.