The Chairman is Graham Allan. He can be contacted by telephone on 01768 890390, or by e-mail.

There are four secretaries.

The Membership Secretary, John Walker, welcomes new members and prospective members, supplies application forms to join Ramblers, mails the group's newsletters, walks' programmes etc. every four months and updates the walks' programme. He can be contacted on 01768 895328, who can also be contacted by e-mail.

The Footpaths Secretary, Alan Duval, is involved with the planning of rights of way, changes to routes of paths and deals with obstructed paths and defective crossing points such as collapsed bridges.. Any obstructions or defects should be reported to him on 017684 83727, or by e-mail.

The Walks' Programme Secretary is Les Allen. He puts together the overall walks' programme and can be contacted by telephone on 01768 840016.

Last but not least is the Secretary Dave Dixon., who deals with all other matters not dealt with by the previous three secretaries, especially subject matter not on the web site. He can be contacted by telephone on 01768 863155,
or by e-mail. Note, he does not deal with the membership.

Summit Good is a group in the Lake District area of Ramblers, set up specifically for those in their 20s to 30s. For more information you can contact their present membership secretary, Anne Key, by e-mail or try phoning 01931 713608.
The group has a web site: www.sumittgood.blogspot.com.

For an Application Form to join Ramblers or further assistance with the Walks' Programme:
please ring the Membership Secretary, John Walker on 01768 895328,
who can also be contacted by e-mail.

Alternatively, you can also join Ramblers via their web site. When you go to their web site, select 'Join today' and then 'Join on line now'. This enables you to print out an application form. (A new paperless direct debit system is planned, which, when installed, means that new members will be able to pay by direct debit without having to fill in a joining form.)
Costs of joining 'Ramblers' changed on 1st October 2009. The new costs are as follows
Individual £29.50, individual concessionary £17.50 *
Joint £39.50, joint concessionary £23.50 * (joint is for 2 adults at the same address.)
Joint Life £775 (or £400 if both members are aged 60 or over).
* 'Ramblers' state that concessionary rates are available for students, people on means tested benefit or solely reliant on the state pension. These rates do not apply to overseas members.†
(† Note: prior to October 2009, 'concessionary' rates were called 'reduced' rates. 'Reduced' rates were defined as being intended for people who, through whatever circumstances, could not afford the standard rate.) To Top

Why not pay by direct Debit?
When your fee is due, Ramblers will write to let you know and it will be debited from your account. This is beneficial to both you and Ramblers.

• You will not have to send in a cheque or give credit card details over the phone or online each time renewal is due and if you are a new member you get 1 month free membership. (If you are nervous about this method of payment, you can cancel it any time.)
• Ramblers will save on their administration costs, so your fee will go further.
• Further reminders will not have to be sent out to those, who forget to send off their renewal fee.

When joining Ramblers, you will be placed in the group allocated to the catchment area, in which you live, unless you specify that you want to be in a different group. A brief description of the catchment area covered by the Penrith Group is on the web page Introduction.
Note:

• You do not have to make separate applications to join both Ramblers nationally and a local group.
• Being a member of the Penrith Group does not stop you going on walks organised by other groups and vice versa.