The Corsham Walking Festival AGM will take place at 7:30pm on Thursday the 15th October in the Corsham Club, on Newlands Road, Corsham, SN13 0BH. Car parking is available across the road in the Coop car park.
The meeting will reflect on this year’s Walking Festival and other walking activities we have been involved with, before moving on to form a Committee and start planning for Corsham Walking Festival 2027. The agenda and supporting papers will be issued shortly.
Experience from previous festivals suggests that we need about 10 – 12 people to be involved in the delivery of the 3 day festival; for 2026 we had barely half that number which placed an unsustainable load upon the existing Committee members.
We are grateful to those who have already expressed their willingness to be involved next year, however at this stage it is touch and go whether there will be sufficient resources to run CWF 2027.
Without increased support there is a high probability that CWF2027 will not take place. So, can you help?
Not all CWF2027 supporters need to be part of the Committee, instead many would work within sub-groups to ensure the Festival Programme is delivered successfully. To make CWF2027 happen we require the following Committee members and sub groups starting after the AGM:
- Chair
- Treasurer – includes liaison with Sponsors
- Secretary
- Publicity – a subgroup of 2/3 people to include creating content and responsibility for the communication channels (website, Facebook, Instagram)
- Walking Routes – with subgroup of 2/3 people to cover development of all the walks including Walk to School, Walk of Discovery and themed walks
- Sales – someone to liaise with The Pound our Booking Agent
- Walkers Are Welcome – for as long as Corsham remains a member of the WAW network, a person to liaise with the National body
Closer to the Festival (11th, 12th, 13th June 2027) we will require:
- HQ Manning Coordinator and HQ Support for the event
- Opening Ceremony Support
- Survey – someone to coordinate the sending out/getting back and analysing our Post Festival Survey
It also goes without saying we will need a ‘Team’ of walk leaders and backmarkers to deliver the walking programme, and we would like individuals who could suggest and develop new walks to be included in the programme – Is That You!
Daunted about taking on a role without support? Over the course of the last 12 years we have developed a good ‘template’ of the set of tasks to deliver a successful festival. In addition a handover or ‘shadowing support’ would be given from existing Committee Members to enable new Members/Supporters to feel welcome, part of the group and at ease with their roles.
If you intend to join us at the AGM or are interested in getting involved in any way with next year’s Walking Festival, please contact any member of the Committee or email the Chair at: