We're
very pleased to announce the repeat and expansion of our very
successful Walkers' Weekend from last year. This year we will repeat
the Film Festival with two new films, on the Friday and Saturday
evenings, followed by the KAPPS walk on the Sunday morning. New this
year will be several other events. The planned weekend is April
22-24.
Once
again, the event will be a combination of promoting walking as a
recreational activity in the County, especially our KAPPS project, on
one hand, and, on the other, a fund-raising vehicle for the Renfrew
Hospice. The 2016 Hike for Hospice will follow our event by a week.
The program is still in development, so watch for more announcements
here.
So
far we have selected our two films. Friday evening we'll screenthe
Australian bio-pic, Tracks, (see
IMDB details at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2167266/
). It tells the true story of Robyn Davidson as she sets of on
the first solo walk across the Great Western Desert, a journey of
some 1,700 miles. The Saturday feature will be The Way Back
(see IMDB details http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023114/?ref_=nv_sr_1
), another true story set at the end of the Second World War. In it,
a group of prisoners in a Russian Gulag prison decide to escape and
walk 4,000 miles to India.
On
the Saturday morning, in cooperation with the Renfrew Library, we are
hosting a Walkers' Panel, where several speakers will present their
own unique experiences of different kinds of walking. On the Saturday
afternoon we are developing a short workshop of interest for walkers.
On the Sunday morning, the KAPPS group will sponsor its monthly walk
along the K and P Trail. They will set off from downtown Renfrew for
a 90 minute walk, returning back to town for a brunch and a short
presentation at a downtown eatery (to be named soon).
The
weekend promises to be full of fun for walkers of all skill and
interests. Mark your calendars now.
Yours
, on the journey,
Ray
In
every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks ~ John
Muir