If you need to
contact us with enquiries, particularly about our
events, please use our new email address
enquiries@friendsofdalesrail.org
This is monitored by the Events Secretary (Diane)
and the Website Editor (Philip) who will reply as
soon as possible
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Walkers are
reminded that even on non-strike days, train services
can be affected by short-notice cancellations,
eg due to railway workers overtime bans, so you
are advised to re-check train running times as
close as possible to your intended time of travel.
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21 September 2023
- Train walk changes on Saturday 30 September (updated
item)
Due to planned industrial
action on the railways, the changes below will apply
on this date.
The longer walk has been
changed to:
Otley Circular
via Clifton, Dob Park, Lindley Wood reservoir, Leathley
12 miles moderate
Please meet at
Otley bus station at 10.00
Otley can be reached by bus from Leeds, Skipton and
Ilkley
The easy Barnoldswick
Circular walk will be going ahead as advertised.
Walkers should catch the 280 Preston bus outside Skipton
train station at 10.12 (10.10 from Skipton bus station).
Get off in Barnoldswick (ETA 10.38) where the leader
will meet you. Bus back to Skipton after the walk.
13 September 2023
For 2023-24, membership
of Friends of DalesRail is now increased to £12
per household per annum. For any members joining between
now and the end of November this year, the annual membership
will run until 30 November 2024.
21 August 2023
Please send any items for
inclusion in the next members' newsletter (Autumn 2023)
to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible, but
no later than 1 October 2023.
28 May 2023 - Newsletter
Our May newsletter has now
been produced and sent out to members by post and email.
This includes booking forms for the September youth hostel
weekend in Swaledale and the October holiday in Montgomery,
Wales, plus initial details for walking holidays in 2024/25.
Please send any articles for the next newsletter (Autumn
2023) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible.
29 March 2023 - Lakes Walks Update
The destination for two of
this year's members' Lakes Walks have been swapped around.
Tuesday 16 May will now be a moderate/strenuous walk from
Martindale and Tuesday 3 October will now be a strenuous
Howgills walk.
17 January 2023 (updated item)
Anyone interested in joining
us can now become a member online, by filling in our New
membership application form. New membership subscriptions,
as well as renewals, can now also be paid online. Please
see our Join page for full
details.
