Author: Bill Deakin

Here’s how it’s looking over the next month or so – There are a few people in this coming Bank Holiday weekend (22-25 May) but there are bunks available for what is shaping up to be a sunny time. York MC have booked 11 spaces the following weekend (29-31 May) which still leaves 6 bunks upstairs and the 3 ‘overspill’ spaces in the lounge. In June, the first weekend (5-7) the hut is currently empty. Will Pitt and friends have booked a few spaces over the following weekend (12-14). The working meet scheduled for that weekend has been cancelled and will be held on another date to be confirmed. The Gogarth Meet is on the next weekend (19-21) – at the moment the hut is fully available for any commuters who don’t fancy camping on Anglesey. Veterans in Sefton have another exclusive midweek booking from the 24th to the 26th, leaving the weekend (26-28) fully available. As ever, let me know if you want to book. Thanks.

Sorry to distract you from the Eurovision Song Contest tonight, but I’ve been told that one of the showers at Beudy is not working (left hand one as you look). Please be aware if you are thinking of going to Beudy in the next week or so. I’m on the case and will deal with it as soon as possible. Thanks.

Just an update. The hut is completely full this weekend.

I’ve just been made aware that the working meet clashes with Dominic’s Gogarth Meet, so I’m cancelling the working meet. I’ll sort out an alternative date and let you know.

This is how it looks over the next couple of months. Beudy is looking busy over the Easter weekend. I have bookings for 11 people at the moment but there is room for more. Due to a cancellation, the following weekend (11/12 April) is now available to book. Our friends from Peak CC have booked 11 spaces the next weekend (18/19 April), so there is still plenty of room. Same thing the following weekend (25/26 April) – Hayloft MC have booked 11 spaces, leaving at least 6 spaces for you to book. The early May Bank Holiday weekend (2-4 May) is quite busy – there are only a couple of spaces left. The following weekend (9/10 May) is Andy Stewart’s Club Meet. Contact Andy direct to book a space. The hut is completely full the next weekend (16/17 May). Plenty of room available over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend (23-25 May). York MC have booked 11 spaces for the last weekend in May (30/31), so still plenty of room for any other bookings. You can check availability for any time by looking at the Club website booking calendar which I keep bang up to date. As ever, let me know[…]

There are three big trees VERY close to Beudy on our neighbour’s land. One fell down recently (fortunately the right way). I have written to to the neighbours twice but there has been no reply. The properties on either side of Beudy are vacant. I am worried about the condition of the trees. The local authority is not interested because it does not affect the highway and the National Park has not responded to any of my requests. I know it’s the owners responsibility but they do not seem interested. I want an inspection carried out out by a qualified arborist. Do we have any in the Club willing to have a look? As a side issue, there are some major overhanging branches that need attention and again I would appreciate some advice. Please let me know if you can help.

A very belated Happy New Year from me and Beudy! Here’s how things stand for the next couple of months. Thom Hall is in this weekend with a party of 8, then it’s two successive Club Meets – Andy Quicke (14/15) and Mike Zeidan (21/22). Contact them for further details. Things are pretty quiet then until mid March when Bedford MC have booked 11 spaces. Our old friends the OBEC club have have booked the whole hut for the weekend of 28/29 March, which means they have been coming to Beudy for over 50 years now! April is busy. There are 10 (plus the 3 overspill) spaces available for the Easter weekend and 6 (plus 3) available on the weekend of 18/19 April. In May, there are 7(plus 3) spaces available on the Early Bank Holiday weekend, then it’s Andy Stewart’s meet on the 9th/10th. The hut is fully booked the following weekend (16/17), empty at present on the Spring bank Holiday long weekend of 23-25 May. There are 6 (plus 3) spaces available on the last weekend of 30/31. So – it’s reasonably busy. Maybe it’s the full fibre broadband, maybe it’s the dual air fryer, but really I[…]

The chimneys were swept last week by an approved contractor as part of the standard maintenance routine. The sweep reported that the lounge stove was in a very poor condition, so much so that he issued a warning notice about it. The stove has been removed from the flue and I will be collecting it in the next few days. Obviously, it and the hearth should not be used – there is a notice from the sweep fixed to the stove. In the meantime, if you want to use the lounge but are feeling cold in there, do as we do ‘oop North and put another jumper on! The dining room stove is working fine. I’ll update you when the damage to the stove has been assessed. It may be capable of repair. If not, a replacement will be sought.

If you haven’t already got one, you can obtain your 2026 Club Calendar(excellent photographs of Club members ‘getting out there’ and showing all the weekend meets) from many climbing walls. If you can’t make it to one, just transfer £12 (£10 for the calendar, £2 for postage) to Barclays, account number 40599913, sort code 20 55 41, account name Rucksack Club. Let me know you’ve done that and I’ll get one in the post to you straightaway. All proceeds go to ‘Climbers Against Cancer’ which helps fund cancer research worldwide. Thanks and a Happy New Year to you all.

Following my post of 3rd December about the Club 2026 calendar, I’d like to thank you both for contacting me to get hold of them. I’m sure there are others who have purchased them from a local wall, a Club event or direct from the CAC shop. I still have most of that box of calendars left, so if you want me to send you one (or even more), transfer £12 to Barclays, account number 40599913, sort code 20 55 41, account name Rucksack Club and let me know. Thanks and seasons greetings to you all.