Welcome to the Harrogate Group of the Ramblers
AGM and important proposed new changes as to how Harrogate Ramblers is orangised
This year’s AGM was held on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Trinity Methodist Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate, HG2 9AU. As last year, we will had a walk starting from the Church before the meeting with the walk ending at the Church where walkers could eat their packed lunch in the church hall before the start of the AGM.
The group has struggled for many years to attract new committee members. Although the walks have been well attended. Many of the current committee have been in office for considerable time. At this year’s AGM, our Vice Chairman stepped down and no one came forward to replace him. The Harrogate Group can not run without a Chair and Committe.
At the AGM it was proposed by the Committe and that Harrogate Ramblers change to a Flexigroup and the proposal was approved. Harrogate Ramblers has now changed to a Flexigroup within the Ramblers organisation. This is a format offered by Ramblers and is a simpler set up. There are other groups in Ramblers who operate this way. Any expenses incurred will be funded by Area. Flexigroups are run by a team of coordination volunteers who plan a programme of activities in agreement with their Area. Three of the current committee members have agreed to be Coordination Team members should the change go ahead. Flexigroups do not have a constitution. Harrogate Flexigroup will still maintain the present website.
The Committee welcomed questions at the AGM regarding the Flexigroup before the proposal was approved . A Coordinator role is much simpler than a Committe member role so if a Coordinator wishes to step down someone from Harrogate Flexigroup will be willing to step into their place.
AGM Agenda. Annual Report Treasurer's Report Accounts. AGM Minutes 2025
What we do in Harrogate Ramblers
We organise a walk each Saturday of various distances. These walks are at a moderate pace. You are welcome to join us for a couple of walks before joining the Ramblers. Joining the Ramblers gives you access to not just the walks organised by the Harrogate Group but all Ramblers groups throughout the UK.
Our walks explore the attractive countryside that surrounds Harrogate, a countryside of meadows and woodland, steep-sided valleys and craggy outcrops. Not far away are the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. There is a good network of public paths enabling us to visit places of beauty that cannot be reached by road.
Good walks need good paths! The Harrogate Group of the Ramblers is also a footpath protection group and looks after local public footpaths on behalf of the whole walking community. All local planning applications which might affect public footpaths and applications for footpath diversions are carefully scrutinised by the Group to make sure that the path is fully protected. Paths blocked by vegetation and crops, dangerous stiles etc are reported to the local highway authority for appropriate action.
We now have copies of the Harrogate Ringway and Knaresborough Round Leaflets that are Free to download. Go to the Shop Tab.
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Harrogate walks are on the "walks tab" and at the top of this page. Please find the Ramblers main website here