OWPG: Media News Bulletin Spring 2019 | Page 17

Roly Smith Rallying round for Roly I t’s that time of the year again when Guild vice-president Roly Smith is busy organising the annual Spirit of Kinder event. This year’s event is being held on April 27 in The Winnats Pass, near Castleton, where the famous open-air access to mountains rallies were held in the 1920s and 30s. Speakers will include Lord David Blunkett, former Home Secretary and president of the South Yorkshire Ramblers; Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust and Sue Hayman MP, Shadow Environment Minister, plus some surprise speakers. Two events are being celebrated this year, the 70th anniversary of the legislation which set up our National Parks (of which the Peak District was the first), and the National Trust’s People’s Landscapes art project. Contact Roly... 1920s telephone 01629 812034 email [email protected]