Copy of current Monthly Info Sheet as sent to members

THE SOCIALIST
WALKING AND
CLIMBING CLUB
WWW.REDROPE.ORG.UK
July 2015
Monthly Information Sheet
Please send details for inclusion in the MIS by email to MIS@redrope.org.uk.
Deadline for the August edition is July 15th
Editor: Mark Wallis (Sheffield)
If you are interested in any of these events, email nationaltrips@redrope.org.uk for
national trips or the appropriate regional contact ('Local groups’ on home page)
DAY ACTIVITIES – REGULAR MEETINGS
Sheffield
Bristol & SW
London
Leicester
Merseyside
Scotland
East
Manchester
Coventry &
Warwicks
North East
East Anglia
Northampton
Walks meet at City Hall steps ready to leave at 10:00 unless otherwise
stated
Day walks usually take place on the second Sunday of each month. For
more information and shared transport contact Tony Benson
Walks co-ordinators Annie Smuts and
Claire Desenclos
There is a walk most Sundays details circulated usually on Wed via email.
Details of previous walks can be accessed on the walks blog
redropelondon.wordpress.com/about
Social activities coordinator Dot Lewis. Meals out/freeby music/museums...
Walks every second Sunday, Contact Rebecca or see listings. Tuesday
evening walks from April to September. Meet at Stanfell/Queens Road
junction 6pm. Pub socials first Tuesday of each month from 9pm at the
Swan and Rushes (near Leicester Royal Infirmary)
Day trips second Sunday of the month
For information about any day walks organised by Red Rope Scotland East
contact Matthew Crighton
Day walks usually 1st Sun of the month, weekends away and regular
socials such as meals, pub nights, films, etc. Contact Yvonne Hosker
Day walks every month, planning meetings quarterly, ad hoc socials. Bruce
Kerr
Walks on 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, meeting at 10.30 am at The
Cumberland. The 2nd Sunday is a long walk, 6-8 miles, the 4th Sunday is
short about 4 miles. Please contact toon-red-rope@googlegroups.com for
further information about the walks and equipment needed
Walks on the second Sunday of each month. Please contact walk or
regional contact to help with sharing transport. Regional contact Sarah
Bates eastanglia@redrope.org.uk
http://northampton-redrope-walking-group.org.uk
DAY ACTIVITIES – 2015
5 Jul
Manchester Day walk led by Sean
12 Jul
Merseyside Walk in the Peak District led by Sarah Thwaites
12 Jul
West Midlands A walk in Yoxall area, maybe with hills! Fiona
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DAY ACTIVITIES – 2015
12 Jul
Sheffield Meet City Hall to leave at 10am. Gather 10.45 at south end of layby on
the old road (B6057) through Dronfield (Grid 367777). Barlow, Newgate, Oxton
Rakes, Moorhall, Millfield, Cartledge, 12 miles. Leader Dave Doody. It is
anticipated to reach the Royal Oak pub at Millthorpe at about 1pm (tea and
coffee available). Our group Secretary Liddy Goyder will confirm details of the
AGM procedure to be held there. Anybody missing the 10am City Hall
rendezvous could catch a 43 bus from Flatt Street arriving at the Fleur de Lys
pub at 10.59 and we will wait if you let us know.
12 Jul
North East Walk to Thrunton Woods. Contact toon-redrope@googlegroups.com for details
24 Jul
West Midlands Local AGM, planning meeting and shared meal at Liz’s in Sutton
Coldfield
26 Jul
Sheffield Walk led by Catherine Gaze
9 Aug
Merseyside A linear walk between Sychnant Pass and Aber Falls, approx. 9.5
miles, glorious views of sea, hills and heather. Leader Madeleine Broderick
9 Aug
West Midlands A walk of about 10 miles led by Jan and Bernie
9 Aug
Sheffield Walk led by Jon Marsden
19 Sep
West Midlands A longer hilly [& nice!] walk led by Sheila & Emmanuel.
TRIPS IN 2015
Please refer to the diary when planning trips and try to avoid clashes with other events wherever possible. Organisers please
provide an address for sending booking forms. Please note that with all newly advertised trips the full nightly charge is
payable on booking. If booking early please post date cheque for 3 months before trip date
3 Jul
to
5 Jul
3 Jul
to
5 Jul
Manchester Weekend camping trip to Anglesey. Organiser Debbie
10 Jul
to
12 Jul
Leicester Weekend trip to Bryn Hafod GR: SH853194. Up to 18 places.
www.themountainclub.org.uk/bryn-hafod/hut.
Walk, Climb, Relax
Contact Heather Morris
Bristol & SW Camping at Trefalen Farm Pembrokeshire SA71 5DR.Campsite is
by the sea and ideal for climbing and walking. Organiser Andrew Worsley
11 Jul
to
12 Jul
28 Aug
to
31 Aug
Merseyside Weekend trip to the very comfortable Ceunant Mountaineering Club
Hut, ‘Tyn Lon’, Nant Peris, Snowdonia. This is an excellent hut, 200 m. from the
Vaynol Arms and just across the road from a bus-stop for buses to Pen-y-Pass,
saving 300 metres on the ascent of Snowdon and also handy for the Glyders.
Send booking forms to organiser Lawrence Brown
National Trip The Yorkshire Bunkhouse, Rosedale Abbey. 19 places, pubs,
walks and heather in flower. This trip is for 3 nights and is to a bunkhouse in the
heart of the North York Moors National Park. The accommodation is new to our
group and looks comfortable and well equipped. Please see the Spring Bulletin
for further details about this trip. Organiser: Adrian Jones. THIS TRIP IS NOW
CANCELLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INTEREST
10 Sep
to
14 Sep
West Midlands 4 day hostelling trip to Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Thursday
10th to Monday 14th September Starting near Milford Haven and finishing in St
David’s with 2 nights at Broad Haven YHA in the middle. Use of Coastal bus to
do all of coastal path. Maximum of 16.5 miles and 2,100 foot of ascent on
longest day but plenty of shorter options by cutting across peninsulas and using
coastal bus.. Last day can be spent looking around St David's, going to the
beach or walking more of the coast path. Luggage transport to be available (at
extra charge). Double normal Red Rope trip rates will apply, as this is a hostelbased trip. Early booking discount available until June 10th but book early as our
trips tend to fill up quickly. Trip form and full payment to trip organizer Fiona
Scanlan . Further info on route from Gill Cox
11 Sep
to
12 Sep
Bristol & SW Trip to Tremadog (OS 576404). Hut situated below Bwlch-y-Moch.
Snowdon 15 mins Ogwen 25 mins and beach 5 mins! 10 people. Organiser
Dave Fisher
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12 Sep
to
13 Sep
BMC training course Self-Rescue for Climbers (Sea Cliffs): 12-13 September,
£99 (Pembrokeshire, South Wales). Contact Jane Thompson at the BMC with
any queries about the workshops jane@thebmc.co.uk
25 Sep
to
28 Sep
Scotland East 3 nights at Inver Croft House ( Jacobites Hut), near Achnasheen.
Initially 10 beds have been booked for each night but this can be increased. The
hut is close to the Achnashellach and Torridon Hills. Booking forms and cheques
made out to Red Rope Scotland East to Mickey McDiarmid
25 Sep
to
26 Sep
National AGM 2015. Gradbach Mill, Derbyshire. Old Hall Farm, Gradbach,
Quarnford, Staffordshire, SK17 0SU. More details to follow later. Booking forms
available on web site
26 Sep
to
27 Sep
BMC training course Outdoor First Aid: 26-27 September, £85 (Ogwen Valley,
Wales). Contact Jane Thompson at the BMC with any queries about the
workshops jane@thebmc.co.uk
16 Oct
to
22 Oct
National Trip (arrive and leave on Friday). A relaxing week at Swarthbeck
House. This large and very comfortable house is on the shores of Ullswater and
has its own access to the lake. There are many beautiful and peaceful valleys
leading up to High Street, lakeside paths and also the ferry to Glenridding. Bikes
and boats can be borrowed from the farm. One large double ensuite (add 20%),
4 twin, one triple and one single room. Large dining room, sitting room, games
room with full size ping pong and table football. Two well behaved dogs will be
on the trip but kept out of eating areas and in their crate. Contact Becky Bates
23 Oct
to
24 Oct
30 Oct
to
1 Nov
29 Dec
to
2 Jan
Bristol & SW Trip to Bosigran Hut (SW422365). 10 places. Just above the
granite sea cliffs, excellent climbing. Organiser to be announced
Manchester Weekend trip to Lakes, Robertson Lamb Hut in Langdale.
Organiser Yvonne Hosker
London New Year Lake District Trip. 5 nights. Barrow MC hut, Coppermines
valley Coniston. 16 places. Traditional hut with common room, woodburning
stove and vehicle access. Organiser needed. Contact Bob Steel
TRIPS IN 2016
Please refer to the diary when planning trips and try to avoid clashes with other events wherever possible. Organisers please
provide an address for sending booking forms. Please note that with all newly advertised trips the full nightly charge is
payable on booking. If booking early please post date cheque for 3 months before trip date
13 Feb
to
19 Feb
National Trip Winter Trip 2016 Ochils Mountaineering Club Inverardran
Cottage, Crianlarich. 7 nights from Feb 13. 18 places. Organiser Sarah
Bates
25 Mar
to
28 Mar
National Trip The Yorkshire Bunkhouse, Rosedale Abbey. 19 places,
pubs, and walks. This trip is for 3 nights and is to a bunkhouse in the
heart of the North York Moors National Park. The accommodation is
new to our group and looks comfortable and well equipped. Please see
the Spring Bulletin for further details about this trip. Organiser: Adrian
Jones
28 May
to
3 Jun
15 Oct
to
31 Oct
National Trip to Ling Hut, Torridon. 12 places. Contact Pravin Patel
National Trip. 7 nights at Neptune House, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall.
Contact nationaltrips@redrope.org.uk
CLIMBING
All regions welcome beginners. Contact your nearest regional group for more details
Bristol & South
West
Tuesdays at Undercover Rock, St Werburghs followed by drinks at the
Miners Arms, or on alternate weeks climbing at Red Point, Winterstoke
Road; Thursdays at The Bouldering Centre, Charlton Street. Contact
Mike Demenis
Leicester
Meet at The Tower on Mondays from 5-8pm and Moat Community
Centre on Wednesday from 6-8pm Moat Centre on Wednesdays.
Contact Pravin or John
Manchester
Contact Sue. Occasional meets at either at Manchester Climbing
Centre or Awesome Walls in Stockport or outdoors in summer
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Merseyside
Usually climb at Awesome Walls, Great Howard Street in poor weather
or local crags in good weather. Contact Tony Birtill
Scotland East
Climbing: Wednesday evenings at Alien Rock (7.15pm) and outdoors
when fine, including bouldering on Salisbury Crags, with the option of
John Leslie's bar after. All welcome. Contact: Sunil
Scotland West
Climbing once a week, in winter and when wet at Glasgow Climbing
Centre, usually Wednesdays 7pm. Contact Nick Kempe
Sheffield
Climbing contact Steve Smyth
NOTICES
Climbing Courses
The BMC is putting on some highly subsidised climbing courses at Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig North Wales specifically for
people who want to try climbing outdoors.
The courses are particularly suitable for people, over 18, who have climbed indoors at a climbing wall but may have little or
no experience of climbing outdoors.
Further information on the courses is available here http://webforms.thebmc.co.uk/events/bmc-club-training-workshops/bmcclub-training-workshops-2014 . You need to to quote your bmc membership number which can be obtained from
office@thebmc.co.uk
There are also BMC subsidized courses at Plas-y-brenin, the national mountain centre.
The link is http://www.pyb.co.uk/courses-bmc.
Booking Flexible Bednights through the LMC Shared Hut Arrangement
Members are reminded that our arrangement with the Lancashire Mountaineering Club (LMC) afford us access to currently
existing accommodation located within the Lake District and the Scottish Highlands. This arrangement, limited to our club
members only, allow individual members or small groups of members to book the facilities, independent of organised Red
Rope trip arrangements, at the following nightly rates:
Members in Bands A-C
Members in Bands D-F
Members in Bands G-H
£2.50/night
£4.00/night
£5.50/night
The Lake District amenity is at Blae Tarn, Little Langdale (Map ref. 295048), and is able to accommodate groups of up to 15
persons. This is both central to and in reasonable distance of Scafell Pike, Lake Windermere and Coniston Lake, and
Ambleside. The amenity at Tyndrum, in Scotland (Map ref. 329301), features caravan accommodation for up to 10 persons,
and lies almost midway between Crianlarich and Bridge of Orchy, thus allowing ready access to the Grampian Mountains,
and is within reasonable distance of Glen Coe. Full descriptions of the amenities can be obtained through the LMC website at
http://lancsmc.org/index.php. Clearly, both facilities provide opportunities for climbing and/or walking based events within
beautiful natural surroundings. There is an allowance of 200 flexible bed nights per annum which should allow scope for
numerous active weekdays and/or weekends away. Obviously, the scheme will work to ensure a fair share of booking
opportunities for all members. Bookings may be made via email to Barbara Segal at bednight@redrope.org.uk The booking
process requires that the total of all fees are paid in advance together with a £50 deposit as indemnity charge for hut key(s).
These are to be posted to Barbara during a period no more than three months before, and no less than four weeks before the
intended stay. A list of all members intending to stay must be provided. Details of individuals’ current membership status may
be checked before completion of the process, and bookings may be refused in the absence of up to date membership.
Barabara will post out the hut key and take receipt of returned hut keys which must be returned by first post immediately after
the stay. On safe receipt of key(s) Barbara will post out the key deposit. Loss of the key will result in loss of deposit.
New Red Rope Policy on Subsidising Training for Club Members
Red Rope has recently introduced a policy to help all club members develop their walking and climbing ability.
The details of the policy are located on the club website. Look at the resources section on the left-hand side of the website. It
is above food and recipes.
The main points of the policy are:
•All club members will be receive some subsidy to attend either training courses run by either the BMC
or the MCOS.
•The club will pay the registration fee for club members who wish to undertake outdoor qualifications.
•The club is running a course (3 nights) for club members who wish to do the new Mountain Skills
course on the week-end of 8-10 May in Snowdonia. Email dermotmckibbin@btinternet.com for more
details of this course.
•Another course is aimed at experienced walkers or those doing the Summer Mountain Leadership or
Walking Group Leadership courses over the week-end of 13-15 March 2015.
•All members who attend club training courses will be required to give a written undertaking to share
their new skills within the club.
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Check out the full training policy on the website and email me with any comments you have.
Dermot Mckibbin Red Rope Training Officer October 2014
Membership Charges
All Red Rope charges are variable according to income. This means that it is very cheap for the low paid and unwaged while less so (but still great value) for the more wealthy.
For details of membership charges, see the 'New to Red Rope?' section on our Home
Page) For trip charges see Trip charges (under 'Resources' on the Home Page)
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