{"id":"6a9a08798c72f95e2498db85","title":"2026 09 04 Issue 383","path":"how-to/committee/release-notes/2026-09-04-issue-383","contentMarkdown":"# 04-Sep-2026 — stop the events page spinning forever when the walks configuration fails to load [#383](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/383)\n\n## [build 877](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/33817828838) — [commit d822dee](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/d822dee5fa9fa7540597983a3957a7b9de10d238)\n\n_____\n\n## What's new\n\nIf the walks configuration request fails, for example on a flaky mobile connection, the social events and walks list used to wait for it forever and never show anything. It now reports the problem and can be retried, and a failed events request shows an alert rather than an unhandled error. Event card images are also loaded lazily, which lightens the page on slower devices.\n\n## At a glance\n\n- The events list shows a Search Failed alert instead of an endless spinner when the walks configuration cannot be loaded, and retries on the next attempt\n- A failed events request shows an alert with the reason\n- Event card images load as they scroll into view","contentHtml":"<h1>04-Sep-2026 — stop the events page spinning forever when the walks configuration fails to load <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/383\">#383</a></h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/33817828838\">build 877</a> — <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/d822dee5fa9fa7540597983a3957a7b9de10d238\">commit d822dee</a></h2>\n<hr>\n<h2>What&#39;s new</h2>\n<p>If the walks configuration request fails, for example on a flaky mobile connection, the social events and walks list used to wait for it forever and never show anything. It now reports the problem and can be retried, and a failed events request shows an alert rather than an unhandled error. Event card images are also loaded lazily, which lightens the page on slower devices.</p>\n<h2>At a glance</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The events list shows a Search Failed alert instead of an endless spinner when the walks configuration cannot be loaded, and retries on the next attempt</li>\n<li>A failed events request shows an alert with the reason</li>\n<li>Event card images load as they scroll into view</li>\n</ul>\n"}