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LS - Derbyshire Local Studies collection - 19th-21st Cent
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
LS/796.51
Title
Walking class heroes: pioneers of the Right to Roam.
Date
2020
Publication Date
2020
Author
Smith, Roly
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
ISBN
9781909930902
Abstract
The twentieth anniversary of the Countryside & Rights of Way (CRoW) Act in 2020 provides a good opportunity to look back on the doughty band of campaigners who fought for so long to give ramblers their cherished right to roam. This book describes the life and work of twenty 'wilderness warriors', retelling the battles they fought against seemingly intractable politicians and the Establishment and includes memories of personal encounters by the author with many of them. From the nature-loving romantic poet John Clare and access pioneers such as Tom Stephenson and Benny Rothman, to present-day activists and writers such as Jim Perrin, Fiona Reynolds and Kate Ashbrook, Walking Class Heroes describes the contributions made by philanthropists, writers and political militants. Their battlegrounds included the Peak District, Dartmoor and Scotland and their tactics encompassed campaigning journalism, legal dexterity and even mass trespass.
Term
Rights of way
Rambling
Places
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Type
Kinder
Peak District
Natural/Geological Feature
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