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Summer Newsletter 2023
Horses figure large in our summer newsletter, with an article on carriage driving on the Ridgeway, and a review of the book The Bridleway, how horses shaped the British landscape. Another type of horse, the Uffington - chalk - White Horse, was under scrutiny by...
Review of the book “The Bridleway – How Horses Shaped the British Landscape”
One of our Committee Member’s Jane Imbush has written a review of this book – click the News and Events webpage to read her review.
Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize Theme for the 2024 Competition
The theme for the Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize Exhibition 2024 competition can be found on the Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize page here: Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize 2024 Webpage
Spring Newsletter 2023
In our spring newsletter we start with the 7th annual Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize Exhibition which was a great success – great art exemplified by record sales and attendances. We look at the winners – and the visitors. The Ridgeway is a challenge in another respect:...
Annual Report 2022
Winter Newsletter 2023
This is a big year for the Ridgeway National Trail – it’s 50th. We report on the launch of the anniversary, led by its Patron Mary-Ann Ochota at the Sanctuary, Avebury, and on the start of our #RidgewaySpotter activity that you can join in to give added interest to...
Ridgeway Spotter Guide
Become a #RidgewaySpotter and celebrate The Ridgeway National Trail’s 50th anniversary. Download the #RidgewaySpotter guide to discover the monthly themes. All you have to do is visit the Ridgeway National Trail, see what you can spot, take photos and post them on social media using #RidgewaySpotter.
Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize 2023
The Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize Exhibition 2023 will take place at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April 2023. Information can be found on the Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize page here: Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize 2023 Webpage
Autumn Newsletter 2022
In our packed autumn newsletter we look ahead to the 5oth anniversary of the Ridgeway National Trail next year, and how we might bring further tranquillity to it. The FoR Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize returns in 2023: dates inside. Hill forts are a feature on and near the...
Summer Newsletter 2022
Our summer issue leads off with Lucy Duerdoth , National Trails Volunteer Coordinator for the Ridgeway and Thames Path National Trails, running along the Ridgeway in the Race to the Stones, raising money for Friends of the Ridgeway in the process. The volunteers...