The group prefers to avoid written policies where possible, relying on members to apply common sense. However, there are several policies that members should be aware of and these are detailed below.
Mountain Safety
The group has a Mountain Safety Policy. This applies to all walks in mountainous areas. Note that it is the responsibility of all members to ensure that they have an appropriate level of experience, fitness and equipment for any walks that they attend.
Ramblers Policies
The group is bound by the policies of The Ramblers. These change over time but include the following:
- All walk leaders must be Ramblers Association members for insurance purposes.
- All walk leaders must be registered with The Ramblers.
- All new walk leaders must complete the Ramblers Association Walk Leaders training.
Keeping Members' Data Private
You may come into the possession of other members' private data (such as their phone number or email address when organising an event). The group requires all members to respect the privacy of other members who provide contact details. These contact details should only be used only for purposes related to that activity.
Facebook Policies
The group does have a Facebook usage policy for the Facebook group. It is explained on the About page of the Facebook group itself and is reproduced below:
Publishing walks and events
Not all members are on Facebook (and for insurance purposes) please use the TBR website to publish organised walks and events. Please contact the relevant committee member. Contact details are on the TBR website.
Concerns
If you have any concerns relating to TBR please direct your query/issue/concern to the TBR Committee, or a committee member or the relevant person directly. Please do not use the TBR Facebook page.
Contacting committee
You can send an email to
Be polite and courteous and treat each other with respect
We are all in this together to create a welcoming, friendly and fun environment. Let's treat everyone with respect, to help ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone.
Negative/unhelpful/inflammatory posts or discussions
Posts or comments that are construed as negative, unhelpful or encourage others to comment in a manner that could be perceived as disrespectful will not be tolerated, even if they are in response to attacks or negative comments.
No promotions or spam
Self-promotion, marketing products, spam and irrelevant links are not allowed. This includes advertising details of other groups and charity events.
Respect everyone's privacy
Being part of the Facebook group requires mutual trust. What is shared in the group should stay in the group (this includes photographs added by members).
Photos
Photos added to the Facebook page by members should not be used elsewhere without the photograph owner’s consent.
Breaches
If you see a post you feel is in breach of the TBR Facebook user code, then contact a committee member, do not react or respond to it yourself.
Offenders
A post will be deleted in response to one or more members of the group being upset or offended by the post. Or if a post is offensive, abusive, obscene, discriminatory, incites violence or constitute a personal attack.