JUST WHO THE HECK ARE WE, THEN?
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Howdy there, and welcome to your all-new trip sheet. For those of you that have not had the pleasure of meeting us yet, we are Donna and Justine and we are the new editor/finanace managers for the club, I as you may have gathered am the editor. We are both relatively new to the club (compared to most of you old timers), but come highly recommended from Penny, and we do have lots of experience. I believe between us we have covered every position in the Unversity hiking |
Club, and had lots of satisfied members between us! (Just ask Justine about that one!) Well, I am sure I will meet those of you I haven’t in due course, in the mean time please enjoy your quarterly newsletter, feeling free to contribute to it at any time what so ever. Please remember: THIS IS YOUR NEWSLETTER (so use it or you will just get me waffling on to fill space!!) Donna |
THE TRIPS
OFFICAL SHOT TRIP
October 13-14th
Enjoy the autumnal colours of twenty million trees in the Royal Forest of Dean. We have booked Fountain lodge a luxurious bunkhouse conveniently attached to the Fountain Inn in the heart of the forest.
The accommodation comprises of 4 bunkhouses (of 4,5,9 &12 beds, making it ideal for family groups), showers, TV-video, Barbecue area, kitchen and all for the bargain price of £8 a night. Breakfast can be ordered from the pub next door!
We have to have a minimum of 22 people so the plan is to allocate the two smaller rooms to family groups. Send Gustav a £5 deposit to secure a bed or room.
See the note later about the
cheese evening to be held on this tripXmas Dinner 2000
Friday 17th- Monday 20th November
MilanBrief details only available, but the Xmas dinner this year will be in Milan. Mark needs definite names (no maybes), in the next couple of weeks, so that he can book the flights.
The flight will cost £85 return inc., if booked shortly
No accommodation is booked yet, and further details are to follow. Contact
Mark Hows, Tim, or Chris Turton if you want to go.The New Year Trip
Kinlochleven, Scotland
Wednesday 27th December - Tuesday 2nd January 01
The next New Year trip is now booked, we have got 20 beds with the option of up to 27. The venue is the
Blackwater Hostel, KinlochlevenIt appears to be a very luxurious bunkhouse with en-suite bathrooms and TVs in each dorm, so we can all suffer that hangover in style, in bed! And not feel compelled to visit duck ponds instead, unlike last year!!
Walking will no doubt consist of Mamores, Glen Coe, and even Nevis is only up the road (a New Years Day must, unless of course we find a suitable duck pond/pub to visit instead).
The cost is £10 a night; so if you would like to go, please send your name to
Mike. I believe he is not looking for actual deposits until September.
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Any other trips going on? I have heard rumours of numerous trips that may be happening in the summer. If you are organising a trip just email me the details and I will add it all in the next newsletter. If you are booking a trip, it maybe a good idea to send me the details so I can check dates of trips don’t clash |
Dates for the Diary October 13-14th, Parkend Forest of Dean Nov 17th-20th, Milan, Xmas Dinner Dec 27th- Jan 2nd, Kinlochleven, Blackwater Hostel |
This section I intend to use for general information, exciting news, new members etc, so if you have anything to contribute, please get in touch.
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Farewell Hiking Commrades Well there it is the Summer Newsletter. Please feel free to now send me trip detail’s etc. Please could you check that your address/email details are correct. The next Newsletter will be due for release in late September, so plenty of time to send me info. |
Email:
donna_chambers@buckfoods.co.ukOr of course you can visit the web site
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Mark Hows if you have any articles or pictures you would like to add to this siteDon’t forget, to keep up with all the latest hiking club info, join the e-mail list at:
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