Future Activities
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May 2006 – Thursday evening walks
Spring has sprung! First
walk is 4 May, starting from Hildersham at 6:30 p.m., led by Mary, tel: c
353402. Walks every Thursday evening thereafter during the
summer. See programme.
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Sunday
14 May 2006-
This annual walk raises about £50,000 with some
1500 walkers. It will start and finish at Chilford Hall with new 4, 8 and 15
mile routes, which can be combined to make 21 or 26 miles if you are really
keen! Whilst we want sponsored walkers (more details at www.oxfam.org.uk/walk.) we also have a difficult task to
recruit over 100 marshals and stewards for a few hours, half a day or even the
whole day. This role can be combined with one of the shorter walks. For more
details please contact Simon on 01223 526157 or sra.watkins@ntlworld.com as soon as possible.
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May 2006: The
Two walks led by Audrey Osborne and Margaret
Stephens in the
Walk
1: Includes a riverside walk, fabulous views from
Walk
2: The same as Walk 1 but longer in
For further details, please send SAE to Audrey
Osborne,
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July 2006: Summer Outing.
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July-August 2006: Austrian
Soelden (1377m) is a scenic
popular village in the Otztal. There are many peaks up to 3000m within walking
distance of the village. Accommodation in an old farmhouse renovated with fully
equipped kitchen including microwave, dishwasher and satellite TV. Five bedrooms (2x3 and 3x2) suitable for 10/12 people. Cost
about 20 Euro per person per night. For more
information contact Derek
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September to 8 September 2006 (Friday to Friday):
Book now for the popular week
at Butterlip How Youth Hostel, in the centre of
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September to 1 October 2006: Coach Weekend to the Esplanade Hotel,
There are 11 twin rooms and 1 double room still
available. As a reminder: The coach will leave the St Johns Innovation Centre
off Cowley Road, Cambridge at 4:30 p.m. on Friday 29 Sept, returning on Sunday
evening. The cost will be £112 per head to include the coach, two nights’ bed
and breakfast plus dinner on the Saturday night. Reserve your place by sending
a non-refundable deposit of £30 per head to Chris Browne. Single members may of
course stay on a same sex-sharing basis. Full balance must be with Chris Browne
by 31 July 2006 at the latest.
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Coach weekend 30th March to 1st April 2007 to the
Forest of Dean
A further coach weekend has
now been arranged at the fantastic Speech House Hotel, which is set in the
heart of the
Unless otherwise stated,
hostel weekend trips involve walks on Saturday and Sunday with overnight
accommodation on the Friday and Saturday nights. Trips a long
way from
Conwy, North
The Club’s quota of beds has
been taken, but you are welcome to book individually and join us on the walks.
‘A’ and ‘B’ walks on offer.
Backpacking the
Not all places that the Club originally booked
for this five night backpacking trip along the
Alstonefield, near
Dovedale, Peak District – Friday 14th July to Sunday 16th
July 2006
We have been very lucky and
have booked the whole of this very nice, newly converted hostel which is
situated above Dovedale for the middle weekend in July, giving the Club sole
occupancy. The 20 beds are arranged in 4-bedded rooms, each en-suite. There are
two lounges and kitchen areas. Although the hostel is self-catering, there are
two pubs within walking distance in the nearby village. The cost for the
weekend is £25 a head. ‘B’ walks available.
Ingleton,
It is many years since we last visited
Ingleton YH – close to Ingleborough and in one of the most scenic parts of the
Yorkshire Dales. We have booked 3 nights (Thursday to Sunday) – although it may
be possible to extend your stay if a longer break is required. Overnight
charges are £13.95 a night. Please send the accommodation cost to Jill.
Sheringham Rent-a-hostel, Friday 26th
to Sunday 28th January 2007
We have been very lucky to book Sheringham YH
for the last weekend in January 2007. We have sole use of part of the hostel
(the rest is closed for the winter) – and can take up to 40 people. There will
be some staff on duty – including a licensed bar! The charge is again a very
reasonable £20 per person for the weekend. ‘B’ and ‘C’ walk leaders wanted!
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Club
e-mail system: We now have close to 100 members
on the club ‘round robin’ e-mail system and we are using it more for urgent
announcements and updates. Would members who would like to be in the system let
Chris Browne have e-mail addresses or revisions at browneace@screaming.net. Similarly
any members wishing to bring items to the club’s attention please e-mail
details to Chris.
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Collecting
club subscriptions by standing order.
The club is negotiating with its bank to set up
a system to collect subscriptions by Standing Order from 1 November 2006. This
will reap savings for all. Once the club is clear that such a system will
function efficiently, it will go ahead. It will probably mean that we will ask
you to fill in a form that we will send out with the next newsletter at the end
of the summer. You do not have to pay this way, but it will reduce our
administration burden greatly.
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Long-term Club members will be
sad to hear of the death of David Williamson, a regular Sunday walker in the
70s and 80s. David was 78.
1.
Blue/green rucksack medium size good condition with
Ramblers logo. FREE contact Nancy Smith,
2.
Lady’s walking boots size 41: £40 contact Myrtle 01223
420336.
3.
Etrex GPS £75 contact Diana after 1 May on 01223
709643
4.
Simon Watkins has 22 club badges for sale at £1 each,
contact him if interested.
5.