Walk programme submission:
Please send your walks to the walk co-ordinators listed in the programmes section
Notes on sharing lifts to walk starts ... Notes on Lift Sharing
Notes on walking through livestock ... Walking Through Livestock Notes
Pre-walk expense claim form ... Ramblers Claim Form
Details of the Ramblers Liability Insurance ... Ramblers Liability Insurance Guide
Form for reporting incidents on walks ... Walk Incident Report Form (pdf)
All walk leaders should familiarise themselves with the guidance on the main Ramblers website. This contains not only good-practice advice, but also a useful check list, and even a light-hearted piece designed to encourage new walk leaders to come forward.
Leaders should also be familiar with the following:
- CAR WALKS : Offer to contribute to car driver’s expenses when accepting a lift. The recommended calculation is 30p per mile for the return trip divided by the number of people in the car. New walkers should initially share transport with at least two members.
- FOOTWEAR : Before accepting a lift in a car please will passengers ensure that they are wearing clean footwear. Ramblers are also requested to remove, or cover, their boots when entering a pub or visiting a church.
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT : Check bus and train times and consider engineering works
- BE PREPARED for inclement weather and mud. Wear stout footwear and practical clothing
- PETS : Dogs may be brought on walks provided they are closely controlled subject to acceptance of the walk Leader.
- FOOD : Walks with a pub/picnic lunch description mean a choice of either. Please do not consume own food on pub premises without prior permission by the publican.
FOLLOW THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE
- Be safe, plan ahead and follow any signs
- Leave gates and property as you find them
- Protect plants and animals and take your litter home
- Keep dogs under close control
- Consider other people
FOLLOW THE SAFETY CODE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
- The leader takes charge and ultimate responsibility
- The walk’s priority changes immediately
- The priority is the safety, care and well-being of the patient
- Do not move patient; keep warm and comfortable
- Telephone 999
- Details to ambulance to include map reference of caller and patient
- One walker to remain at call point to guide ambulance
- Other to return to patient to confirm help is on the way
- Walk members not involved may continue under guidance of new leader nominated by the leader who remains with emergency until resolved
Contacting members:
There are two main routes. Create an event or make an announcement.
Create event:
For a new event (eg. a pub night or theatre trip)
- click events
- add (+ on top right of page)
- enter details of the event
- normally privacy, RSVP options should be left as they are
- You are then given options on who you'd like to invite. This will email the people you select with an invitation.
Make an announcement:
Useful for walk information and updates and general member information
- Go to announcements page.
- Click add (+ on top right of page).
- This will display on the site. This will NOT email members
- If you would like the announcement featured on the website then you can open the announcement select the feature option (star on the top right of page). As a leader you can do this with your and any announcements that you think should be highlighted
Brighton and Hove Ramblers – Policy for claiming Pre walk Expenses
The following guidance is based on the Ramblers Association document 'Volunteer Expenses FIN014' which is available on the RA website.
To ensure that Brighton and Hove Ramblers walks are safe, walks leaders often carry out a pre-walk, for which they may incur out-of-pocket expenses. Although we would like to be able to reimburse all such expenses, unfortunately we do not have sufficient funds available to do this. In practice, the vast majority of our walks leaders do not claim any expenses incurred in carrying out pre-walks, and we are very grateful for this. However, we recognise that some walk leaders may not be able to afford to pay their own pre walk costs and in these cases reasonable expenses may be claimed. We would not expect volunteers to have to provide evidence of their financial circumstances and as such, there is an element of trust in the individual concerned.
Claiming pre walk expenses
The points below should be followed when submitting claims:
Walk leaders who are planning to claim pre walk expenses should discuss this with a committee member before incurring any costs.
Only one pre walk expense claim per route is allowed for each leader, unless sufficient time has passed since the last pre walk of that route to warrant another.
When organising coach trips or holidays pre walk expenses should be factored into the price or claimed from the participants.
A claim form (http://bahr.org.uk/page/leaders) should be completed and returned to the Treasurer.
Expenses should be backed up by receipts or other documentation where possible.
In general, claims should be made within 3 months of the expense.
What can be claimed
Only return travel to the proposed walk can be claimed.
Fuel can be claimed at 30p per mile up to a limit of 50 miles radius of Brighton and Hove.
Public transport costs can be claimed up to the maximum of £30.
No meals or accommodation can be claimed.
