PJSC
Following the decision by the Wainwright Society’s committee to ‘stand aside’ from the Pennine Journey project, a ‘Pennine Journey Supporters Club’ was established. The PJSC was inaugurated on 31st March 2012 and the Charity Commission’s ‘Small Charity Constitution’ adopted. At the inaugural meeting it was agreed that the Club would initially concentrate entirely on its core purpose of promoting and supporting the Pennine Journey route so that this tribute to AW became permanent.
The PJSC is now recognised by the appropriate highway authorities as the ‘Responsible Organisation’ for Wainwright’s Pennine Journey. The waymarking of the route is now complete and in 2017 the Ordnance Survey released new Landranger maps as well as the last Explorer map (307- Consett & Derwent Reservoir) in the series of Explorer maps that now cover the entire 247 mile route.
Our next stage in the journey of ‘A Pennine Journey’ is to campaign to have Wainwright’s Pennine Journey designated as a National Trail as a tribute to Alfred Wainwright and preliminary discussions with the National Trail authorities have already been held. Our target to have this status achieved by is 25th September 2028 – the 90th anniversary of AW leaving Settle on the start of his ‘A Pennine Journey’.
Prior to the Club’s establishment £3,000 was raised towards the cost of waymarking the route and it is not envisaged that the Club should need to become involved in any major fundraising. Consequently a modest annual subscription is all that should be needed in the future and as the Pennine Journey route measures 247 miles then the annual subscription, for the foreseeable future, will be £2.47.
It is hoped that PJSC members will appreciate that they can play a significant role without it being time-consuming and take their turn in becoming committee members so bringing to it new ideas and initiatives. If you believe that you could offer a little bit of time in helping the PJSC grow then please get in touch with our Chairman at info@penninejourney.org.
Officers of the Club
President: Ron Scholes
Chairperson: Richard Aylwin
Membership Secretary: Heather Leach
Publicity Officer/Social Media: Richard Aylwin & Nick Caunt
Treasurer: Catherine McDonnell
Route Coordinator: Jill King
Accommodation Register: Jill King
Joining the Supporters Club
If you would like to join the Pennine Journey Supporters Club and, although definitely not obligatory, perhaps help us to promote this fantastic long distance walk then simply complete the online form. As the Pennine Journey route measures 247 miles then the annual subscription, for the foreseeable future, will be £2.47 or £24.70 for a lifetime membership.
Help us to keep the route updated
To all walkers interested in updating the Route Description of Wainwright’s Pennine Journey:
The route was last walked and updated in 2013 and it is hoped to do a similar exercise this year. The route has been divided into manageable distances and included them on the PDF which can be downloaded here. The stages are flexible to suit most walkers. There is some up-to-date bus/train information.
If you are interested in walking a stage and updating any relevant information on difficult stiles, bridges, gates or lack of signage then please make contact with Jill King – details at the end of this text.
Jill can supply you with the relevant pages from the book plus a small number of waymarks if you think they are needed. (Remember by law, footpaths and bridleways only need to be signed where they meet a public road). We all know that sometimes the odd way mark strategically placed can give reassurance to the walker.
If you are attending the Settle walks on the 18th of April, do let me know and I can bring the relevant material along.
Please contact Jill King on 01642 645789 or 07821259565 or j.king112@ntlworld.com if you or a group could help with this.
"I wrote a book of my travels, not for others to see but to transport my thoughts to that blissful interlude of freedom."
