Cambridge Rambling Club – Winter/Spring 2008 Newsletter
Future Activities
20th
January 2008. Sunday B walkers New Year Lunch.
A new venue has been chosen, The Black Horse, Swaffham Bulbeck. There
will be a walk of approx 5 miles led by Miranda and Helen followed
by lunch at 1pm. Cost £15 for a 3 course meal including coffee
and tip. Booking essential by 6th
January. Contact John 01223 843717.
28th-30th
March 2008. Coach Weekend- Ventnor Towers Hotel, Isle of Wight.
Only 11 places left on this popular tour, of which 6 are in double
rooms and 5 sharing twins or triples. Coach leaves Ely 10.15 am,
Cambridge St Johns Innovation Centre on Cowley Road 11 am. 2 nights
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast £145. Excellent walking! Deposits
of £30 to Chris, with cheques payable to 'Cambridge Rambling
Club' to reserve a place. Please note that Chris requires the
balance of £115 by end of January. Please let Chris have car
registration numbers if parking in Cambridge by 20/03.
26th
April 2008. London Walk.
2 walks by boat, boot and bus, (i) a 6 mile walk in the Greenwich and
Thames Barrier area and (ii) a 10 mile walk which also includes a
section of the Capital Ring walk from Falconwood to the Barrier. Full
details from Audrey, 31 Howard Road, Cambridge CB5 8QT after Easter,
please.
11th
May 2008. Oxfam Walk from Wimpole Hall.
Details to follow in the next newsletter.
13th
July 2008. Summer Outing.
Norfolk or Suffolk. Details to follow in next newsletter.
14th
August 2008. Route St. Jacques, France.
Chris will definitely be leading this 2 week continuous holiday
for Ramblers Holidays Ltd. We have the opportunity to obtain a 5%
discount on the brochure price of £864 if we can find 16
walkers, but Chris needs to confirm VERY soon. Please phone him 01353
665596 immediately if interested. For more details please see the
Ramblers website www.ramblersholidays.co.uk
29th
August 2008. Lake District Week.
14 places booked in dormitory accommodation and 8 in twin bunk rooms
at Grasmere, Butharlyp Howe Y.H. Overnight cost £17.95 for dorm
and £43.95 for twin bunk room. To secure a place send a
deposit of £50 payable to Cambridge Rambling Club to
Chris.
10th-12th
October 2008. Coach Weekend, Long Mynd.
A return visit to this excellent walking area, with 2 nights Dinner,
Bed & Breakfast at the 3-star Long Mynd Hotel, Church Stretton.
Cost £153 with £20 supplement for single room. Coach
leaves Cowley Rd, Cambridge at 2.00pm To reserve a place please send
deposit £25 (£45 for a single room) to David, cheques
payable to Cambridge Rambling Club. David would be pleased to hear
from anyone willing to lead a walk, at any level. Please contact him
on 01223 811921 or dapeel@btinternet.com a.s.a.p.
27th-29th
March 2009. Coach Weekend- Speech House Hotel, Forest of Dean.
Following the oversubscribed visit to this fabulous hotel last March,
we have rebooked again. Coach price not yet confirmed but the hotel
will be charging us only £5 per night more than in 2007, so
total cost will be in the region of £150 for 2 nights Dinner,
Bed & Breakfast. Coach leaves Ely 10.15 am, Cambridge 11.00 am.
Deposits of £30 to secure a place, to Chris please.
Hostel Weekends:
Hostel
weekends are relatively informal affairs, with walks on Saturday and
Sunday and overnight accommodation on Friday and Saturday. Trips a
long way from Cambridge are often for 3 nights or more. 'A' walks
are guaranteed, with around 6 hours walking; 'B' walks depend on
a volunteer leader. Travel is normally in cars and we try to arrange
car sharing. All bookings are handled by Jill Tuffnell, with cheques
payable to 'E G Tuffnell'. Please book well in advance as the
full
balance must
be paid 8 weeks before the trip. If you can offer to drive or want a
lift please let Jill know. And you are very welcome to book your
own B&B or hotel and join us on walks.
* Rent a hostel at Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk Coast : Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd February, 2008 (2 nights)
A very late change to our hostel trip as the YHA cancelled our booking due to the refurbishment of Blaxhall. We have managed to book in at this private hostel near Brancaster, taking the entire Deepdale Granary Hostel. 'A' and 'B' walks along the Norfolk coast and inland. There are a few beds left - please ring Jill to check availability. Self catering, with pubs nearby. £25 a head for the 2 nights.
* Streatley YH, Friday 7th to Sunday 9th March 2008 (2 nights)
Streatley offers excellent walking in the Thames valley. Prices for 2008 have yet to be confirmed but are likely to be £30 per person for the weekend. Food available at the hostel or in nearby pubs. Closing date 10th January
*
Kings YH, near Dolgellau, north Wales, Bank Holiday w/e Thursday 1st
May to Monday 5th
May (4 nights)
Set
at the foot of Cader Idris, close to the coast and Barmouth, -an
'away from it all' hostel in north Wales. We have booked evening
meals to avoid a long drive each evening! Please pay £60 for
overnight accommodation (£15 per night for those who can only
make 3 nights). Closing
date 3rd
March
* St Cuthbert's Way 'light' backpacking: Bank Holiday w/e Friday May 23rd to Thursday 29th May (6 nights)
An opportunity to walk this beautiful and varied 60 mile route from Melrose in Scotland to Lindisfarne, (Holy Island). This is a ‘light’ back-packing tour as you only have to carry a full pack on 2 full day walks. We stay at Melrose, Kirk Yetholm and Wooler with some use of local buses and a hired coach. Please send a deposit for £10 to Jill to reserve a place. Closing date 20th March.
* Eyam YH Derbyshire (the 'plague' village) , Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June, (2 nights)
A return to this very comfortable hostel on the hillside above Eyam village. Meals are available. Cost of overnight accommodation for 2 nights is £38, (this price excludes food). Closing date 25th April.
* Exford YH on Exmoor, Thursday 7th August to Monday 11th August, (4 nights)
With fantastic walking possible on the Somerset and Devon coasts and across the moors - we have booked a 4 night stay, hoping to avoid travelling at the weekend! The overnight bed cost is £17.95, but a deposit of £10 is all that is required to secure a place now. Food available with restaurants close by in this very pretty village as well.
* Ludlow - the Bishop Mascall Centre: Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September, (2 nights)
This is a new venture for the hostel group! We have booked 12 single and 2 twin bedded rooms at this Centre in beautiful Ludlow town in Shropshire. Our booking includes B&B on Friday night, and half board Saturday to Sunday morning. The cost for a single room is £70 and £65 for someone sharing a twin room. Deposits of £10 to Jill, please.
* North Downs Palace Farm Hostel, Doddington, Kent: Friday 7th toSunday 9th November, (2 nights)
Another independent hostel - this time on a fruit farm in the beautiful North Downs, close to Leeds Castle and Sittingbourn. We have booked 16 places. A light continental breakfast is included in the price, with good self-catering kitchen facilities available too. There is a pub within walking distance for an evening meal. The cost for the 2 nights is £36; please pay a deposit of £12 as we have already had to pay one-third of the cost as a deposit.
News
and Notices:
80th
Anniversary.
The celebration held at Hills Road 6th Form College on the 16th
September was a very enjoyable occasion attended by 160 members. The
theme of the event was 'down memory lane' and an excellent slide show
was presented of photos and film taken over the past 70 plus years.
Everyone sat down to a 2 course buffet meal with tea/coffee. Arthur
Hulme gave a highly amusing talk and Dorothy Alderson, a member for
50 years, cut the cake. Grateful thanks go to all helpers who made it
such a wonderful occasion full of good fellowship.
Annual
General Meeting. 27th November.
A total number of 28 attended. The current committee was re-elected,
there being 1 vacancy. If anyone is interested in joining please
contact John Pym. Chris is no longer able to arrange the Autumn Coach
Weekend due to his Ramblers Holidays commitment. We are very grateful
that Chris can continue to organise the Spring Coach weekend and
Lakes week and also grateful thanks to David for taking up the mantel
for next October. Congratulations to Audrey and Derwent on being
elected as life members.
Survey
-
We
want your views!
It is six years since any type of survey has been undertaken, and I
am keen to obtain feedback on whether we are providing the right
level/amount of activities, and on your preferences and ideas for the
future running of this club. Please take a few minutes to complete
the survey, the more replies we receive the better we will be able to
plan for the future. (Some questions can be answered by ticking more
than one box). Please feel free to add any comments/suggestions on
the reverse
Wednesday
'C' News from Sheila
"Slight mutterings that we do not go out for a meal, have got
back to me! I am sure that we are all far too busy to contemplate a
Christmas gathering, so how about, if you are interested, making a
date in the New Year. Please let me know your thoughts. Derwent has
come up trumps again on the next walks programme, but thank you
everyone for your continuing support. Wednesday is the highlight of
my week and I am pretty sure that goes for most of you. Finally, who
owns the light blue sports shirt - Henbury, (Barrett '05 on the
front) and a Peak Trekker North Star walking pole which are in the
boot of my car? Not mine." Sheila.
Bargain
Corner:
For
Sale-
Nearly new Scarpa Ladies' WALKING BOOTS size 42: too large for
present owner! £50 ono & BACK CHAIR - ideal for paperwork
sessions - good condition £50 ono. Either/both must be claimed
and paid for by January 20th, 2008. Tel:Rosey 01223 213305.
Subscriptions due now: £4 a year. Please set up a Standing Order - forms on our website or from Simon.
Committee
Meeting.
The next meeting is on Tuesday 11 March 2008 at the Wesley Church in
King St at 7.30 pm
Next
Newsletter.
Any items of interest, including adverts, should be sent to
John Pym by 20th March.
A
very merry Christmas to all members and wishing you all an enjoyable
New Year of walking. John Pym, President.