Author: Bill Deakin

Beudy is now available for the weekend of 25th/26th July. Let me know if you want to book any spaces.

It’s busy over the next few weeks. Veterans in Sefton have an exclusive booking from this Wednesday (15th) to Friday (17th) and then our old friends OBEC (who have been coming to Beudy for over 50 years) have booked the hut for the weekend (18th/19th). The following week, the hut is full from Monday (20th) to Wednesday (22nd) with a group from Climbers Against Cancer, and that weekend (25th/26th) the Wayfarers have booked 12 spaces. That leaves 5 bunk spaces available. The hut is empty during the week commencing 27th and then we have Helen Elmore’s Club Meet on the weekend of 1st/2nd August. Details are in Meetstaff – contact Helen direct to book. For the rest of August, Strathaven MC have made an exclusive booking for the weekend of the 8th/9th, Peak CC have booked 11 spaces the following weekend (15th/16th) and the Black and Tans MC have booked the hut exclusively for the weekend of the 22nd/23rd for their anniversary weekend to celebrate their continued existence. At the moment, the hut is empty on the following Bank Holiday weekend (29th – 31st). As ever, let me know if you want to go to Beudy when it is available.

I’d like to remind Members who (for whatever reason) turn up to Beudy without a hut key, that the key kept in the combination keybox MUST be put back in the box when they are not in the hut. I had the silly situation last night when a new Member (who had applied for a key but not yet received it) turned up just before midnight to find no-one in the hut and the key missing from the box. Turns out that another Member without his own key, staying not in the hut but in a van outside, had taken the key for some reason and not put it back.

My last Working Meet will take place on the weekend of 12/13 September. I know it clashes with a Club Meet up in Clapham, but that weekend is the only one that fits in. Usual format – a day doing up the hut, a day doing other things. I’ll provide a meal on the Saturday and refreshments on the working day. Bring your own drinks for Saturday. Please let me know if you are coming by the Wednesday before (the 9th).

After ten years, I’m standing down as Warden of Beudy Mawr. I’ve told the Committee I’ll do it until the AGM next January, but that really is so that a smooth handover can be made before then. If you are interested, let me know by email (billdeakin@yahoo.com) and we can talk about it. Thanks. Bill

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[…]