Author: Bill Deakin

Due to a cancellation, there is now more availability this weekend. Why not take advantage of a good forecast and Get Out There! Let me know how many places you want. Bill

When I said next weekend (20/21), I should have said April, not May. My apologies for any confusion.

Surely the weather in the UK can’t continue for much longer (can it!)? Here’s what’s happening at Beudy until the end of (flaming?) June. Next weekend (20/21 May) is quite busy, with parties of 6, 5 and 3 already booked in. The following weekend (27/28), Rob Peppit is bringing a party of 10 from DPC. Strangely, only 2 people (from London MC) have booked for the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, so plenty of room at present. Andy Stewart has organised a last minute Meet for the following weekend (11/12 May) – let Andy know if you are up for it or, indeed, as he says – up to it! Long time regulars (and I mean long time – they have been coming every year for well over 50 years), OBEC have booked the whole hut for the weekend of 18/19 May. Veterans in Sefton have a group session booked for 20-22 May. This takes us to the Late May Bank Holiday weekend. Peak CC, who are frequent visitors to Beudy, have booked the main dormitory (11 bunks) but are wanting more spaces. Let me know as soon as you can if you want to come that weekend so that,[…]

On a couple of occasions in the last month or so, the heaters in the main dorm and in the dining area have been tampered with, rendering them inoperable. In each case, we have had to call out an electrician to repair and replace the damaged parts at a cost of £95. Steve and I are puzzled as to why people need to mess about with the heaters. They are easy to operate – the first press of the ‘BOOST’ button will give 15 minutes heat, the second press 30 minutes, the third 1 hour, the fourth 2 hours. Once set, the timer counts down to zero. A fifth press returns the timer to zero. We will be putting instruction notices by each heater in the hope that we can avoid any further damage and expense.

The scheduled meet at Beudy on the weekend of 5/6 April is not now taking place.

I’ve had a couple of enquiries from BMC clubs wanting to book Beudy for that weekend, one of them exclusively. They seem to be organised well in advance. Although Andy Tomlinson has a Meet at the same time, it is at Craigallan and some people might not be able to ‘get up there’. I’ve spoken to Andy and he has no problem with an ‘alternative’ meet at Beudy. One option is a lads/dads/girls/mums gathering. Is anyone up for organising anything? Other options include Club Members getting off their backsides and doing something at Beudy! If not, I’ll let another somebody else use the hut. Seems a shame though. Yours provocatively, Bill

Apart from the weekend of the 16th and 17th March, Beudy is empty. Get out there!

Many thanks to all who responded so quickly to the request for advice about the driveway on the left hand side of the hut. We will be looking at your suggestions and recommendations and will hope to come up with a solution that balances the various issues involved, including cost, frequency of use, aesthetics, the National Park and local authority planning. Thanks again. Bill and Steve.

Steve Gregory and I have been looking at how best we can prevent this sort of thing happening at Beudy. Maybe something like a plastic mesh/grid like they have at Stanage Popular end car parking area. Has anybody had any experience of this kind of product, bearing in mind the ground slopes up from the road? Thanks.

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[…]