Ramblers’ Association resumes its walks
Following a two-year disruption of programming due to the pandemic, the Ramblers’ Association has come up with a schedule of 16 treks for the last three months of the year. Alex Vella, executive president of the association, said that they are glad that in their absence, other walking groups have organised their own trekking programmes and that encouraging numbers are joining their ranks. “It is a relief to witness such a physical movement of people in the few open areas that remain in Malta and Gozo, especially in the modern world where sedentary life is commonplace in offices, factories, transport – you name it! There are good prospects in a strong community of walkers, as much for physical and mental well-being as well as for the carrying weight that large numbers exert on relations with authorities and diverse groups,” he said. The Ramblers’ Association intends to sustain such a healthy growth in walking circles and will endeavour to protect the countryside and foreshore and their existing paths. “Why do we have to take to court individuals trying to block paths that have existed since time immemorial? Does the Lands Authority not realise that by selling arable land to...