Bury St Edmunds Ramblers

Thank you for being part of our Walk Leaders team.

Please refer to the information below and if there is something that is not clear please contact us.

  • Ramblers published updated guidance for walk leaders in April 2024. This is available on the Ramblers website Click Here
  • We ask all walk leaders to read the handbook which explains the Ramblers approach to walk leadership. Click Here

Requirements

  • Walk Leaders must be recorded as a volunteer. Please contact our Group Secretary. Leaders will then be covered by Ramblers insurance for public liability and personal accident during leading and the recce.
  • Walk Leaders should complete a recce of their proposed route (the exception being if the walk is part of a flexi-break some distance from Bury St Edmunds)
  • Walk Leaders must complete a risk assessment.
    • Leaders should familiarise themselves with the Ramblers Risk Assessment guidance - PDF  Word (docx)  
    • Leaders should record their walk using the Bury Ramblers template.   PDF   Word (docx)
  • Walk Leaders need to know who is on their walk and who to contact in an emergency - Links to signing in sheet  PDF   Word (doc) 
  • There is no longer a need to record names electronically on the Ramblers App. (although some leaders may wish to continue this practice).
  • Participants could either write an emergency contact number on the signing in sheet or indicate where it might be found eg “ICE on phone”.
  • Please ask to see membership cards for anyone new to the group.

  • From 15 May 2024, NEW leaders must complete some training exercises online before they can be registered. These are informative, straightforward and there are no tests -  Click here for further information
    • Read the Walk Leaders Handbook
    • Complete 2 online training modules-Walk Leadership Foundations (c90mins) and Preventing and Managing Incidents (c60mins). The courses are in modular format so they can be studied in bite-sized chunks. There is no pass or fail. We strongly recommend that ALL leaders watch the presentations-they are reassuring.
  • The Ramblers website includes further links to useful information, such as a course in basic navigation.

 Walk Listings

Walks can be easily added online at short notice.  (Printed programmes are no longer being produced).

 

Process for submitting  walks

  • Before submitting a  walk please check for available dates using the walks planning calendar below.
  • Walk Leader chooses a date & time for their walk and then books the date with our Programme Co-ordinator.
    • Booking walks within our traditional Tuesday, Friday and Saturday pattern is encouraged.
  • The Walk Leader enters the details of the walk into Walks Manager and then informs the Programme Co-Ordinator so that the walk details may then be checked and published  OR  the Walk Leader sends the details of the walk to the Programme Co-ordinator who will add the walk to Walks Manager on their behalf.

 Note: Below is a planning calendar for Walk Leaders. If you want to see our published walks programme click here.