Calling all photographers….

Posted on 7 June 2014 by jjrramblers

From the start in Barbrook….

… to the end in Noss Mayo…

…there have been lots of lovely photographs taken, many of which have appeared on FaceBook.

We will produce another photobook for this walking tour. The aim is to get this done by the end of July 2014. If you have photographs that you can offer for inclusion please email info@jj-rr.org and we will work out the best way for you to get your photographs to us. The photobook will be better quality if we can get the originals rather than copy them from FaceBook.

Walking and Gig updates

Posted on 23 May 2014 by jjrramblers

Only two days to go now…

Details of the final Saturday walk are now given here.

Ivybridge has been awarded the accolade of a Walkers are Welcome Town status. Members of the walking club are joining us on the Friday and Saturday. Click here to see their brochure.

On the Wednesday evening at the Drewe Arms, two Morris sides will entertain us before the show. They will gather at 6.30 and take it in turns to dance until 7.45. See here for more information.

At the end of the Thursday walk, in addition to tea and cakes in Holne Church, conservator Eddie Sinclair, a long time friend of John and the Oysters, will be in the church to introduce the medieval painted rood screen that she has restored.
The Thursday evening show at the Barrel House in Totnes is sold out.

Meet you soon!

Introducing: “Two Moors, Two Seas” the 2014 Walking Tour

Posted on 31 January 2014 by jjrramblers

25th to 31st May 2014

JJ writes:

“This year’s walking tour has been in the back of my mind for several years, partly to do with my connection to Exeter and the West Country but also a love of the Devon countryside and a romantic attachment to Exmoor and Dartmoor. In fact I once thought of making it my home permanently.

I have always imagined crossing the Bristol Channel by boat and landing at Lynmouth and walking straight out onto the moor. When Phil Beer, who I met in my first folk club in Exeter many years ago, and our own Caz White suggested the rather mysterious Mariners’ Way, an old path that took seafarers from Bideford down to Dartmouth to pick up ship again, the idea of linking the moors and the seas came together.

We knew that we would have to come off the moors to find gigs in towns and villages and now the plans for this year’s walk are coming together.

There’ll be an Exmoor walk on the Sunday, followed by a beautiful walk along the River Torridge on Bank Holiday Monday, small theatres, great pubs, the Tarka Trail, gigs with special guests and a ceilidh session. As usual each evening will take on its own special character and each day for the first half of the walk, the brooding expanse of Dartmoor will get closer and closer.

The sea and land will play a part in this and you can join us for the gigs or the walks or both… and along with The Ramblers I will have new songs for the journey. It will be informal, inclusive, exhilarating and a lot of fun. Meet you there.” JJ

Last chance in 2013

Posted on 11 August 2013 by jjrramblers

There are still places remaining to join John Jones on a walk to the source of the River Arrow, down a hidden valley, past an ancient celtic church and on to a good pub!

See John and the Reluctant Ramblers play their final gig of 2013 in the Burton Hotel on the evening of the walk.

See here for details

Walking along Hergest Ridge on the 2012 walk

Kington Walk – 21st September

Posted on 8 June 2013 by jjrramblers

Join John on 21st September for a walk in the Welsh Borders, starting from the source of the River Arrow, down hidden valleys and through magnificent countryside into Gladestry to finish at the Royal Oak pub. Transport provided from and back to Kington. This is part of the Kington Walking Festival. Space is limited so you should buy a ticket in advance. See here for details.

Then in the evening, John and the Reluctant Ramblers will play a gig at the Burton Hotel in Kington. John will be joined by his regular ramblers – Al, Dil & Tim — plus special guests to be confirmed. Tickets are available here (scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the gig).

Meet you there!

Feedback on the Song of the Downs Tour

Posted on 8 June 2013 by jjrramblers

Now that the dust has settled after the Song of the Downs tour, we are starting to plan the next one for 2014.

While this years tour is fresh in your mind, we would appreciate hearing your feedback — what went well and what could be improved for next year?

The areas we can think of for your comments are:

The walking itself

The gigs and venues

Transport arrangements

Lunches and dinners

The Website

Information available before the tour

Information available during the tour

Anything else….

Please email your comments to info@jj-rr.org

Gigs update

Posted on 20 May 2013 by jjrramblers

With one week to go before the walk, there are only a few tickets left for the gigs on the Wednesday (Houghton) and Friday (Wickham). There are still tickets available for Hassocks (Tuesday) and for both the opening show in Hailsham and the closing show in Winchester.

White Horses Walk Photo Book

Posted on 29 November 2012 by jjrramblers

We have produced a Photo Book containing pictures and the blogs from the White Horses walk in July 2012.

Copies are available at cost which is around £30 plus P&P. They are printed by FotoInsight in Cambridge and take around a week to arrive. If you would like one by Christmas, please order before 10th Dec by sending an email to info@jj-rr.org . We will arrange the details and do our best to get one to you.