Thank you to those Friends of Corsham Walking Festival who attended the AGM on 3 October 2024.
Barry Cox (Chair) summarised the work that took place to deliver another successful annual walking festival and thanked all those who had been involved in a variety of roles; we are particularly grateful to the pool of walk leaders/back markers who enable us to put on a varied programme of walks over the weekend. Feedback from the post festival survey suggests that we get more right than wrong – but a number of suggestions will be taken into account in planning next years festival!
Pete Smith (Treasurer) reported that a number of exceptional items meant that Festival 2024 made a small loss but that there was an adequate level of funding to take forward for Festival 2025. We continue to be very grateful for the financial support we have received from a number of local businesses and organisations.
Ian Rooney, Elma Lawer and Judy Hible have stood down from the Committee and were thanked for the significant contribution that they had made over a number of years. In addition to those existing members who are willing to stand for another year, we welcomed Alison Cowper, Laura Kennedy and Julia Tyte to the Committee. Full details of the 2025 Walking Festival Committee can be found on the Get Involved page.
After liaison with Corsham Town Council, it has been agreed that the Corsham Walking Festival 2025 will take place over the weekend of 13th – 15th June 2025. Planning will commence with the first meeting of the new Committee on 15th October 2024.