Jan 31, 2022 | Newsletter, The Ridgeway
This year is the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Ridgeway. Using press cuttings we look at the efforts of the first 10 years to get non-essential motor vehicles banned from the National Trail. We highlight your time-limited opportunity to influence the...
Jan 30, 2022 | The Ridgeway
Race to the Stones 9-10 July 2022 The Race to the Stones from Lewknor to Avebury follows the Ridgeway celebrated as Britain’s oldest path, your 100km route follows the historic trail past Wayland’s Smithy, Uffington White Horse and Barbury Castle before reaching the...
Oct 21, 2021 | Newsletter, The Ridgeway
The autumn issue of the Friends of the Ridgeway contains grave news about a threat to White Horse Hill, Uffington, though there are more joyous articles as well. Author Robert Twigger waxes lyrical about the joys of ridge walking. Anthony Burdall encourages the...
Oct 15, 2021 | The Ridgeway
The Friends of the Ridgeway are delighted to announce that the Ridgeway Friends Day and Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize Exhibition will be held next year on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April 2022. Full details can be seen on the Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize 2022...
Aug 30, 2021 | The Ridgeway
Anna Dillion and Hedley Thorne - North Wessex Airscapes Exhibition Anna Dillon, who designed our Friends of the Ridgeway logo, is a passionate lover of the Ridgeway and adjacent countryside, which she captures with her distinctive style of painting. Anna has teamed up...
