{"id":4085,"date":"2025-12-15T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=4085"},"modified":"2026-07-14T23:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:10:49","slug":"cwws-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=4085","title":{"rendered":"News: Cheers to 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anniversary-collage2400v3-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4086\" style=\"width:1165px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anniversary-collage2400v3-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anniversary-collage2400v3-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anniversary-collage2400v3-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anniversary-collage2400v3-1536x1196.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anniversary-collage2400v3-2048x1595.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CWW is celebrating two landmarks in 2026. It&#8217;s our 20th anniversary year, and we&#8217;ve become the biggest Ramblers group in our region.<\/strong><br><br>With 370 members, we&#8217;re not only the largest of the eight Ramblers groups in the Buckinghamshire, West Middlesex and Milton Keynes Area, but we&#8217;re also by far the biggest of the five weekend walkers groups across the Home Counties.<br><br>Ramblers Head of Membership, Nicola Fickling said: &#8220;It&#8217;s amazing news and testament to all the incredible hard work you do in creating a great culture in your\u00a0group.&#8221;<br><br>Membership fell sharply during the Covid outbreak in 2020 but has steadily recovered since 2023. We&#8217;re now back to our highest total since the current Ramblers membership system was launched in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CWW story began in 2005 when older members of the Chiltern 20s-30s walkers met over a casserole at a house in Wendover and discussed the idea of setting up a new group.<br><br>One of the founders, Andrew Zelin, said: &#8220;Not wanting to be responsible for putting off new younger people from joining, we looked at forming an intermediate age Ramblers group \u2013 perhaps a 40s plus group, in a way that had been pioneered by Surrey Area Weekend Walkers. At one point in the meeting we went through a list of typical Ramblers committee positions and shared them among us. I recall taking on three such positions initially!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A decision was made for the Chilterns 20s-30s to host special &#8217;40-plus&#8217; walks every month in order to build a following. These were well enjoyed by many regulars and included a weekend in Malmesbury which I organised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Forming a new Ramblers group is quite time consuming, involving various business cases and red tape and culminating in approval from the Area Committee. It wasn&#8217;t really until the latter part of 2006 that all this was completed. We were given our own budget and our informal &#8216;organising group&#8217; transitioned into a fully-fledged committee. CWW was born!&#8221;<br><br>&#8216;The group conceived in a casserole pot&#8217; thrived from its first walk in Ashridge in September 2006. &#8220;I saw numbers grow very quickly,&#8221; says Andrew, who served as the first membership secretary. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t long before members completely new to Ramblers outnumbered those who had come from the 20s-30s group.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-99811570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huge-turnout-oct-2012-lawrence-1024x457.jpg\" alt=\"Huge turnout for a walk in 2012\" class=\"wp-image-4088\" style=\"width:1165px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huge-turnout-oct-2012-lawrence-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huge-turnout-oct-2012-lawrence-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huge-turnout-oct-2012-lawrence-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huge-turnout-oct-2012-lawrence.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Membership increased rapidly, leading to huge turnouts on some walks <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Andrew recalls how socials took off in the early years. &#8220;We remained close to the 20s-30s for the first year and we used to enjoy joint Xmas parties attended by over 100 people. The earliest ones were at Uplands, near High Wycombe. These were moved to a venue in Kings Langley &#8211; one of which was on a very snowy and icy night. Another where I met my future wife, Sue, and then The Bull in Gerrards Cross, by which time we had enough people to organise our own dedicated CWW parties.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sarrattxmas-trainquiz-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"Long-running socials\" class=\"wp-image-4095\" style=\"width:1165px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sarrattxmas-trainquiz-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sarrattxmas-trainquiz-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sarrattxmas-trainquiz-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sarrattxmas-trainquiz.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CWW&#8217;s longest-running social events have included a Christmas <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lunch in Sarratt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=2333\">a quiz<\/a> on the Chinnor &amp; Princes Risborough Railway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Christmas parties involving an overnight hotel stay became an annual fixture and have continued ever since, with weekend trips to the Cotswolds in December 2024 and 2025.  Holidays in the early years took us to destinations including Austria, the French Alps and the Pyrenees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alps-montage-2011-15-16-1024x268.jpg\" alt=\"Alpine holidays\" class=\"wp-image-4087\" style=\"width:1165px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alps-montage-2011-15-16-1024x268.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alps-montage-2011-15-16-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alps-montage-2011-15-16-768x201.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alps-montage-2011-15-16-1536x402.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alps-montage-2011-15-16-2048x536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alpine adventures in 2009, 2015 and 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Mick Hill, who served as the group&#8217;s first chair, remembers a whirlwind of weekends away to the Wye Valley, East Devon, North Cornwall, the Brecon Beacons, Hereford, Snowdonia, Derbyshire, West Yorkshire, Ashdown Forest and the South Downs. &#8220;I went on 10 trips over the period from 2007-09,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They filled up very quickly. Often, if you didn&#8217;t put your name down in the first couple of days you missed out.&#8221;<br><br>In 2012 a hard core of CWW&#8217;s long distance walkers took on Yorkshire&#8217;s Three Peaks challenge &#8211; a 26-mile marathon with 1,500 metres of ascent &#8211; all to be completed within 12 hours. The accomplishment was repeated in 2013 and 2014, with further challenge weekends in the Brecon Beacons in 2015 and 2016.<br><br>&gt; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=4183\">Read more about the Three Peaks challenge<\/a><\/strong><br><br>The Covid outbreak in 2020 sent CWW and the rest of Ramblers into a two-part hibernation, but members kept their spirits up by using the group&#8217;s Facebook page to share photos from their solo walks, discovering a shared <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passion for spotting weathervanes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-3d1c9c40\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chenies1-aug-2020-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Weathervane-spotting craze grips CWW - photo by Mark Percy\" class=\"wp-image-4158\" style=\"width:1165px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chenies1-aug-2020-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chenies1-aug-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chenies1-aug-2020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chenies1-aug-2020-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chenies1-aug-2020-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CWW was gripped by a craze for weathervane-spotting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">April 2021 saw walks resume, at first with restrictions on numbers. Andrew Zelin, now the group chair, said: &#8220;The government and Ramblers limits were generous in setting a limit of 30 people, but we kept it at 12 as we knew that members might be concerned about walking with such a large group and that having larger numbers may worry passers-by.&#8221;<br><br>In the post-Covid years, imaginatively themed walks have become a defining feature of CWW. There were 26 walks, each pegged to a letter of <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=3263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the alphabet<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boots, Banter And Breweries<\/a> was a series featuring visits to six breweries. The <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grand Huit walks<\/a> pack in the maximum ascent. Not forgetting the Mill Walks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=4350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capital Ring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=1966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chiltern Society walks<\/a>, Early Risers, Mobilise to Socialise, Food and Drink of the Chilterns and numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=1521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">church tea walks<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=3553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famous People of the Chilterns<\/a> is still going strong, revealing the region&#8217;s connections to its most famous historical figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-e3f5ba92\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hh1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Capital Ring\" class=\"wp-image-3423\" style=\"width:1165px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hh1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hh1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hh1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hh1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hh1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Starting out from Harrow on the Capital Ring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=2655\">Walking festivals<\/a> have been held each September since 2022, featuring a collection of walks on the same day, all converging on a picnic at lunchtime. Fittingly, the 2026 festival will return to the Ashridge Estate, where the group took its very first steps 20 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4b1c71\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:36px\"><strong>Chilterns weekend weddings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">At least ten CWW couples have walked down the aisle after meeting on our walks, proving that love can blossom in the unlikeliest places\u2026 even on muddy footpaths!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-07ac6f3e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/helenwedding1a-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4513\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5036879362407802;object-fit:cover;width:1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/helenwedding1a-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/helenwedding1a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/helenwedding1a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/helenwedding1a-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/helenwedding1a.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>First to tie the knot were Helen and Graham Winnett. They married at Harpenden in July 2010 three years after meeting on a CWW weekend away in Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-28361094\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wyatts-wedding-2015-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Joe and Maggie's wedding\" class=\"wp-image-4248\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5036879362407802;object-fit:cover;width:1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wyatts-wedding-2015-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wyatts-wedding-2015-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wyatts-wedding-2015-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wyatts-wedding-2015-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wyatts-wedding-2015-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>Joe and Maggie Wyatt married on Valentines Day 2015 at St Albans Abbey. &#8220;We met in a muddy car park on a CWW walk at Hartwell House near Aylesbury in October 2009,&#8221; says Maggie. &#8220;We&#8217;re still CWW members but we now live in Dorset where we both cycle. Joe plays golf and I lead a ladies&#8217; walking group.&#8221;<br><br>Joe added: &#8220;It&#8217;s great to celebrate 20 years of such a fantastic group that has given us great memories and experiences &#8211; and brought Maggie and I together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#512873;font-size:44px\"><strong>CWW&#8217;s 20-year timeline <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-de40b6a9\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline\"><div class=\"o-timeline-root\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-40442613\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2006<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CWW&#8217;s first walk is held in Ashridge. <br><br><em>Were you there?  If you have a photo to share, please send it to web@chilternsww.co.uk<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-d3b60141\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-531f2e7c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tintern2007-sean-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tintern - the first weekend away\" class=\"wp-image-4122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tintern2007-sean-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tintern2007-sean-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tintern2007-sean-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tintern2007-sean-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tintern2007-sean.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tintern &#8211; the first weekend away.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-ff130d14\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-f88fb0e8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pooh-bridge-2008-seanm.jpg\" alt=\"Pooh sticks bridge 2008. Photo by Sean Moore.\" class=\"wp-image-4133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pooh-bridge-2008-seanm.jpg 604w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pooh-bridge-2008-seanm-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing pooh sticks on a weekend away in East Sussex.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-50cc0754\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-798604ba\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/munich-april-2009-seanmoore.jpg\" alt=\"Munich - our first overseas trip.\" class=\"wp-image-4126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/munich-april-2009-seanmoore.jpg 908w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/munich-april-2009-seanmoore-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/munich-april-2009-seanmoore-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munich &#8211; our first overseas trip.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-cf63f518\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2010<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-0c94709d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1757\" height=\"1318\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/berkhamsted2010.jpg\" alt=\"Ramblers chief exec attends our post-AGM walk in Berkhamsted.\" class=\"wp-image-4127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/berkhamsted2010.jpg 1757w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/berkhamsted2010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/berkhamsted2010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/berkhamsted2010-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/berkhamsted2010-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1757px) 100vw, 1757px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramblers chief executive Tom Franklin attends the CWW AGM in Berkhamsted and joins us for a walk afterwards.<br><br>Membership jumps from 120 to 214.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-b728b4b6\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-59ab85dd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/train-quiz-mary-linda-june2015-js.jpg\" alt=\"Train quiz - photo by Anne Moore\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/train-quiz-mary-linda-june2015-js.jpg 680w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/train-quiz-mary-linda-june2015-js-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quiz on the Chinnor &amp; Princes Risborough Railway became a long-running annual tradition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-76ccaba5\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-7bfdab2b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gate-sean-april-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Our first sponsored kissing gate.\" class=\"wp-image-4129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gate-sean-april-2012.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gate-sean-april-2012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gate-sean-april-2012-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gate-sean-april-2012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gate-sean-april-2012-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Group chair Sean Moore launches our first sponsored gate. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-f68fcfb2\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-eda449b1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1932\" height=\"1382\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-2013-bull-anja.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Christmas party in Gerrards Cross. \" class=\"wp-image-4130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-2013-bull-anja.jpg 1932w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-2013-bull-anja-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-2013-bull-anja-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-2013-bull-anja-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-2013-bull-anja-1536x1099.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1932px) 100vw, 1932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Socials go into overdrive with more than 100 events over the year including a Christmas party at the Bull Hotel in Gerrards Cross, plus curry club and cinema nights.<br><br>CWW takes on path checking in Lacey Green.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-f92e4b02\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-76dfa398\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Three Peaks 2014 - photo by Jenny Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-4220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/three-peaks-may2014-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intrepid walkers tackle Yorkshire&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=4183\">Three Peaks challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-03bbe2c0\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-d69b8b03\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1470\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vertical-mile-2015-steve-dowling.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Mile challenge \" class=\"wp-image-4135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vertical-mile-2015-steve-dowling.jpg 1470w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vertical-mile-2015-steve-dowling-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vertical-mile-2015-steve-dowling-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vertical-mile-2015-steve-dowling-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1470px) 100vw, 1470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In search of an even tougher challenge, hard core CWWers head to the Brecon Beacons for a windswept &#8216;vertical mile&#8217; hike.<br><br>Membership peaks at 448.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-2daa97fd\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-a4566ef9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1613\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tenth anniversary party at Norden Farm. Photo by Martin Shewen.\" class=\"wp-image-4136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cww-10th-birthday-ms-july-2016-2048x1291.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10th anniversary party at Norden Farm in Maidenhead.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-f0a86434\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-5bb5af0a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/O2-se-june2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/O2-se-june2017.jpg 960w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/O2-se-june2017-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/O2-se-june2017-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buckling up for a vertiginous roof climb at The 02.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-9f839231\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-a43d1097\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018.jpg\" alt=\"Litter pick\" class=\"wp-image-1781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/litterblitz1-2018-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Great British Spring Clean litter pick on paths around Lacey Green nets 14 sacks of rubbish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-6c14f485\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-f316213e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pierre2.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre's Grand Huit rollercoaster\" class=\"wp-image-4141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pierre2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pierre2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pierre2-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pierre2-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pierre2-1536x984.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pierre Roche launches his <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=881\">Grand Huit<\/a> walks, packing more than 2,000 feet of ascent into a rollercoaster 12 mile-route.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-e2ec058f\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-a5e7b97a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-1024x274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-1536x411.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vanescollage2-2048x548.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Covid lockdowns CWW members content themselves with sharing photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=291\">weathervanes<\/a> snapped on their solo walks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-1b3fca92\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-9b592a88\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1736\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hampden-house-sept2020-ak.jpg\" alt=\"Hampden House - photo by Anne Kimber\" class=\"wp-image-1945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hampden-house-sept2020-ak.jpg 1736w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hampden-house-sept2020-ak-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hampden-house-sept2020-ak-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hampden-house-sept2020-ak-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hampden-house-sept2020-ak-1536x876.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1736px) 100vw, 1736px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walks resume with pre-booking and social distancing. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-335393e7\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 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100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A picnic at Penn Street during the first in a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=2655\">annual walking festivals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-cf899933\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-db2567e8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Boots, banter and breweries\" class=\"wp-image-1722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XTbrewery-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exploring ale trails on Jon and Jane&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=315\">Boots, Banter and Breweries walks<\/a>. <br><br>A complaint from CWW to Bucks Council prompts the Horse Trust in Speen to remove &#8216;no entry&#8217; signs from a public footpath.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-24677a0d\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div 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https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fingesttea1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the year of <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=3263\">Alphabet Walks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=3553\">Famous People of the Chilterns walks<\/a> and a record-breaking 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=1521\">church tea walks<\/a>. <br><br>Five walkers were bitten by a horse near Jordans, as <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=2207\">red kites became increasingly troublesome<\/a> during picnic stops.<br><br>A <a href=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/?page_id=935\">spoil heap was cleared from a footpath<\/a> in Saunderton after CWW reported the blockage to Bucks Council.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item-872de940\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-timeline-item\"><div class=\"o-timeline-container\"><div class=\"o-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"o-timeline-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-image-3a7232f0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1565\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/footpath-closure-ac-dec-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Footpath checking - photo by Alan Cooper\" class=\"wp-image-4151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/footpath-closure-ac-dec-2025.jpg 1565w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/footpath-closure-ac-dec-2025-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/footpath-closure-ac-dec-2025-1024x656.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Anniversary calendar\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chilternsww.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/calendar-montage2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most memorable photos from CWW&#8217;s first two decades feature in an anniversary calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p 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