Category Archives: Hints & Tips

Maps and your iPad or iPhone

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Geoff

For all the club members who have recently ventured into the Apple orchard by purchasing an iPad or iPhone, you can find an interesting comparison of many of the mapping apps on this wiki. I personally have used the GalaGPS … Continue reading →

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My moonlight walk for charity

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Ellee

Hi fellow ramblers, I would appreciate your advice. I am one of the club’s B walkers and in one mad impulsive moment I put my name forward to join the Cancer Research UK charity Shine walk through London on 1st … Continue reading →

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Make your own maps!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Geoff

At FIND we’ve created a new website which we think will be of interest to members of your walking club. http://free.findmaps.co.uk/ offers totally free access to a range of constantly updated maps from reputable sources.  The handy toolkit allows users … Continue reading →

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Free Maps OS 25,000

Posted on May 4, 2011 by John

  This post has not been kept up to date and the market for digital mapping is evolving quickly. OS has changed licensing, meaning that developers like Anquet and Memory Map can offer cheaper products. OS itself is closing “Get … Continue reading →

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New map plugin for CRC editors

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Geoff

You can now insert maps into your posts using the OSM plugin in the side bar. Here is an example for Harvey Road:- [osm_map lat=”52.199″ long=”0.129″ zoom=”18″ width=”600″ height=”450″ marker=”52.199,0.129″ marker_name=”marker_blue.png” type=”Mapnik”] OK I got the marker slightly wrong 🙁

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We are now on Twitter!

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Geoff

The latest events & updates from this website are now been posted on Twitter! Just follow  @camramblingclub to be instantly notified when a new event/post is added.

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