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Hi all, Unfortunately I’m having to cancel/ rearrange the meet I had planned on the 23rd march as, in classic student fashion, It had slipped my mind we are travelling to Spain that day for our MUMC sport trip (; I will try my best to rearrange this for a later date as it would be a shame to cancel it altogether. Many thanks, Tom

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The forecast for tomorrow is good – dry with sunny intervals but still windy.  The published route was to go to Black Hill via Holme Clough and return via Pennine Way & Laddow.  This is fine as a summer route but can be quite a struggle in parts especially after the storms this last couple of days.  I plan a drier route of around 11 miles and depending on speed and enthusiasm we can extend it to include Laddow (via featherbed moss trig) for a walk of around 13.5 miles. A: Greenfield, Birchen Clough, Trinnacle, Dovestones/Chew edges, 11 ml (possible detour to Laddow 13.5 ml) Coordinator: Ian Helliwell Start: Binn Green A635 SE017044  10am Pub: Clarence, Greenfield Early Doors Maps: – 1:25,000: Dark Peak W Note route variation to miss Black Hill due to weather and conditions underfoot. AM Route :  Fp down S & track NE to Yeoman Hey Resvr dam; trks NE/E/ESE on N side of reservoirs to Weir 038050; ascend Birchen Clough via scrambly path. Round edges via Raven Stones and the Platt Memorial to cross Ashway Brook and on to Dovestones Edge. Via Rob’s Rocks to Chew Resvr. PM. Route : Follow edges W via top[…]

First of all – a very Happy New Year to you all! Here is the current position for the next two months. This coming weekend (13th/14th) sees the return of Gareth Llewellyn’s annual ‘do as you please’ Meet. The forecast looks OK and Gareth will be catering on the Saturday night. Contact him direct to book your places. Beudy is full the following weekend (20th/212st) – Between them, John Warburton and the Gentian Club have booked all the available bunks. Ian Wilson is running his ever popular Mines Meet on the weekend of 27th/28th. Contact Ian if you would like to go. In February, Veterans in Sefton have booked the hut from Monday the 12th to Wednesday the 14th. Penny Collier is running her running Meet on the weekend of 24th/25th – contact Penny if you want to know more. Apart from all that, the hut is at your disposal. If you can, why not do a midweek break and enjoy having the hills and crags to yourselves? You cannot beat coming back to a warm, cosy hut after a good day out and relax with good food, good company and maybe a drink or two! As ever, let Bill[…]

Perefct weather (as promised), excellent company and a warm welcome at the pub – what more could one want?  The Marsden-Edale this year scored 10 out of 10 for every aspect. A frosty start, clear blue skies for the whole day and virtually no breeze – what a contrast to the weather we’ve been experiencing for the past two months! The going was “heavy” in places, but considering how saturated the ground is, it was much better than anticipated. In fact for most of the route the conditions underfoot were excellent and there was less water in the streams/rivers than normal. After a georgeous day over Black Hill and Bleaklow, the crossing of Kinder was done in failing light followed by a steep decent into Edale with headlamps. 10 people (plus 3 dogs) started and 10 people (plus 3 dogs) completed. Many thanks to all concerned, I’ll do a full report for Meetstaff…

One of the wettest New Years in living memory and the sunniest (and best attended) M-E for years. How do you follows that? I’ll tell you, you come on my Beudy Mawr meet this weekend for fun and frivolity in the Welsh hills, that’s how. There’s still bunk space available and Saturday night’s veggie goulash will soon be on the stove, bubbling. What’s not to like…! Contact details as in the handbook, get in touch soon to avoid disappointment. Gareth L

Final confirmation that the annual Marsden-Edale will take place on this coming Saturday – 6th January.  The forecast is for perfect weather – dry with sunny intervals and gentle breezes – exactly as I predicted! So come along and join the fun! Some final details:  Start – 7:45 at the end of Wessenden Rd (GR SE048107 OS South Pennines OL 21 map) – finish at The Ramblers in Edale. For those arriving by train, the 6:58 from Manchester Piccadilly arrives in Marsden at 7:29 which is perfect timing.  From the other direction, the 6:54 from Huddersfield arrives at 7:05 (6:30 from Leeds). Carole Smithies will be doing her usual “counting them out and counting them all back in again” (many thanks Carole!). She will be at the Marsden end from about 7:30 so please make sure she gets your name on the day – and even more importantly crosses you off at the end of the day in Edale (she will be at The Ramblers). If, for any reason you do not make it to Edale, please make sure Carole knows about it so that we know you are safe – note there is no mobile reception at the Ramblers[…]

It’s that time of year again!  What better ending to the twelve days of Christmas than this twenty-two mile Peak District classic.  I need to get an early idea of numbers so that we can see if the level of support that we have come accustomed to is justified. Carole has already volunteered to “count them out and count them all back in again”. This can be a thankless task in the dark and driving rain. Equally, a lot of effort is needed to provide the hot soup, tea, cakes etc and it is unfair on Granville to go to all that trouble and then for only a couple of people to turn up.  So, please let me know if you are thinking of participating (the more the merrier) – my email address is in the handbook – and let’s plan for a great turnout. The Marsden-Edale has been a staple of the Club since it’s early days – and as a winter outing on the first weekend after New Year, it has become an annual institution.  Originally planned as a station – station walk in the days before cars, many people still rely on trains get to/from the start/finish,[…]

Hi Everyone, we have been approached by the BMC to highlight any issues ( both good and bad ) regarding the Lakes area. If you feel that there is something that the BMC ought to be aware of then let them know via this e-mail. annechevalier28@gmail.com