Two of our path maintenance teams have been active over summer, and we pay tribute to Ian Baldwin who is stepping down after eight years leading Blitz & Klean. We feature members’ photos which remind us of the hot, dry conditions of summer. That said, meteorologists have warned us of very wet weather over winter, though hopefully not as bad as the flooding of the Thames in November 1894, described in this issue. David Tole explains that we are short of parish path wardens in some parishes. Mince pies: are they good for walkers? Answer within. Finally, the Oxfordshire Ramblers groups AGM season starts in November: we have the details. All this and more, including what laughingly passes as humour.