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"If you enjoy the paths in your parish and live in or near any of those listed please consider helping the Ramblers to keep them open not just for ourselves but for those who follow."


"Our paths will disappear without you. Please think about helping the Ramblers to keep our paths where they belong – ‘at our feet’."

 

Area Footpath Maintenance Officer

Financial constraints on highway authorities mean that they cannot always keep up with all necessary path maintenance work, especially vegetation clearance.  It has become clear that if we wish to enjoy wellmaintained paths we need to contribute and so Groups across the country organise maintenance teams to tackle this work.  Ideally every Group in Kent would have a maintenance team.

The job of the Area Footpath Maintenance Officer is to provide encouragement and support for the setting up and operation of such teams, particularly liaison with highway authorities over the allocation of work, limitations on tasks to be undertaken, training for use of tools, insurance and safety.

For further information please contact prow@kentramblers.org.uk.

Parish Footpath Observers

The parishes listed below are without Parish Footpath Observers (PFOs) who are the first line of defence in the continuing struggle to keep our footpath network open to all.  This they do by monitoring the condition of the paths in their parishes and by reporting any issues encountered. 

Click here to view a map of the vacant parishes.

ASHFORD

Aldington
Appledore
Bilsington
Bonnington
Brenzett
Brookland
Burmarsh
Crundale
Dymchurch
Egerton
Godmersham
Hastingleigh
High Halden
Ivychurch
Kenardington
Mersham
Monks Horton
Newchurch
Old Romney
Orlestone
Rolvenden
Ruckinge
Sellindge
Shadoxhurst
Snargate
Stanford
Stone-cum-Ebony
Stowting
Warehorne
Wittersham

BROMLEY

Shortlands

CANTERBURY

Bishopsbourne
Blean
Boughton under Blean
Bridge
Canterbury
Chartham
Chestfield
Dunkirk
Goodnestone
Hackington
Harbledown and Rough Common
Herne Bay
Hersden
Hoath
Littlebourne
Luddenham
Petham
Preston
Selling
Staple
Stourmouth
Thanington Without
Upper Hardres
Waltham
Wickhambreaux
Womenswold

DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM

Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe and Greenhithe

 

MAIDSTONE

Bicknor
Boughton Malherbe
Bredhurst
Broomfield and Kingswood
Collier Street
Hollingbourne
Otterden
Stockbury
Ulcombe
Wichling

MEDWAY

Bapchild
Bobbing
Borden
Eastchurch
Halfway Houses
Leysdown
Minster-on-Sea
Norton Buckland and Stone
Queenborough
Rodmersham
Sheerness
Sittingbourne
Upchurch
Warden

NORTH WEST KENT

Crockenhill
Hextable
Swanley

SEVENOAKS

Badgers Mount
Horton Kirby and South Darenth
Shoreham

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Hawkhurst
Horsmonden

WHITE CLIFFS

Paddlesworth

If you would like to know more please email prow@kentramblers.org.uk.

Local Footpath Officers

We also have vacancies for Local Footpath Officers (who normally each cover a group of parishes and scrutinise all proposals to divert or extinguish paths, examine planning applications and advise PFOs when necessary) as follows.

Click here to view a map of the vacant parishes.

ASHFORD

Ashford
Brabourne
Brook
Chilham
Crundale
Elmsted
Godmersham
Hastingleigh
Kennington
Molash
Monks Horton
Smeeth
South Willesborough & Newtown
Stone-cum-Ebony
Stowting
Wittersham
Wye with Hinxhill

CANTERBURY

Chislet
Herne and Broomfield
Herne Bay
Hersden
Hoath
Petham
Stelling Minnis
Waltham
Womenswold

MAIDSTONE

Otterden

MEDWAY

Chatham & Rochester

TONBRIDGE & MALLING

Aylesford
Birling
Burham
Ditton
East Malling and Larkfield
Leybourne
Ryarsh
Snodland
Wouldham

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Benenden
Bidborough
Brenchley
Capel
Cranbrook
Frittenden
Goudhurst
Hawkhurst
Horsmonden
Lamberhurst
Paddock Wood
Pembury
Rusthall
Sandhurst
Southborough
Speldhurst

WHITE CLIFFS

Acrise
Elham
Lyminge
Lympne
Paddlesworth
Postling
Saltwood
Swingfield

If you would like to know more please email prow@kentramblers.org.uk.