The Civic and Special Projects Committee put their boots right behind the White Cliffs Ramblers Group in full support of their £400 grant request for help with the costs of the White Cliffs Walking Festival being held on 22-28 August this year. Volunteers from the White Cliffs Ramblers have organised the event since 2013 e l'anno scorso 44 passeggiate sono stati organizzati con oltre 1200 le persone che coprono insieme oltre 13,000 miglia. Si tratta di uno dei più grandi e di maggior successo festival cammino in South East England.
Il Gruppo lavora duramente per fornire una varietà di festival passeggiate che sono accessibili e interessanti per tutti, compresi i bambini. Quest'anno ci sarà un'altra occasione per sperimentare alcuni dei più popolari tra cui la passeggiata Ice Cream per Solleys Farm Shop ei contrabbandieri Cammina con attori e oggetti di scena.
Each walk has a theme and local experts are lined up as leaders on walks looking at the history of Dover including its mills, tanneries and breweries and its archaeology.
A representative from the Group explained the benefits of the Festival to the Committee including
- Improving health by encouraging and people to walk regularly and giving them confidence
- Better social integration as people enjoy themselves and make friends walking together
- Boosting the local economy as visitors and locals use local shops, pubs and restaurants and hotels.
Look out for the publicity which will be available a bit later in the year listing all the walks and on the website www.whitecliffswalkingfestival.org