Author: Bill Deakin

With the 70th anniversary coming up on 21/22 April, Steve and I thought it would be great to have a selection of photos of people enjoying (?) themselves at the hut. We are particularly after those kinds of picture where people are around the dinner table or relaxing in the lounge or outside, but if you have shots of Club Members actually climbing, walking or running they would be equally welcome. We’ve asked before but we didn’t get much of a response. Please take the trouble to dig out your lantern slides, slides,prints, negatives and computer files and send them to us in the next week or so. If it isn’t digital, contact either of us and we’ll sort something out. Thanks in advance.

Dan Hostford has had to cancel his 10/11 March booking, so the hut is available (i.e., empty) throughout March. The hut is available for Club use over the Easter period (31 March to 6 April). To date, Andy Baron has booked 2 spaces for the Easter weekend. For the rest of April, we have two Pinnacle Club members in from the 12th to the 15th. The 70th anniversary meet at Beudy is on the21st/22nd – see separate post. On the May Day weekend (5th to 7th), OBEC, a club that has been coming to Beudy for over 50 years, have booked the whole place. On the Spring Bank weekend (26th to 28th), Cec Rhodes is coordinating a weekend of activities, so we have reserved the whole hut for him. If you want to use Beudy, just let Steven Gregory or myself know.

There is always something to be done at Beudy. Its the usual script – work like stink on the Saturday, enjoy a meal prepared by us on Saturday night and then do what you want on the Sunday. Let us know if you are coming so we can allocate jobs (and food).

The lease on Beudy was signed on 22 April 1948, so we thought we’d have a ‘bit of a do’ for its 70th birthday over the weekend of 21/22 April. Granville is doing some food for us on the Saturday, so please let us know if you intend coming. Peter Harding did the first ascent of Trilon on the inaugural Meet held on 24/25 April – maybe we can do something similar! There will also be stuff from the archives for you to look at. We expect it to be busy, so the sooner you tell us the better. 2-3 June Steven Gregory and Bill Deakin Beudy Mawr Working Meet There is always something to be done at Beudy. Its the usual script – work like stink on the Saturday, enjoy a meal prepared by us on Saturday night and then do what you want on the Sunday. Let us know if you are coming so we can allocate jobs (and food).

I’m thinking of putting together a photo album/montage type of thing for the anniversary meet. Please let me know if you have any suitable shots. Early photos would be welcome. Thanks

An update on what has been going on at Beudy over the last few weeks. Extensive ‘re-modelling ‘ has taken place in the dining room. The wooden cladding and blockwork behind it has been removed to reveal the original arched stonework. A multi fuel stove has been installed, so the days of burning your back whilst having your dinner are over! Some cleaning and pointing work remains, so bear with us. Once this has been done, we can decorate and put the pictures back on the walls. We have put some food storage boxes in the dining room. Please use them – it will save cluttering up the kitchen and will hopefully (if you put the lids on) stop Mr Mouse from eating your food.

Bookings over the next couple of months are:- 20/21 January – whole hut – Club Meet (Gareth Llewellyn) 27/28 January – 10 spaces booked by Skyline MC 3/4 February – 11 spaces booked by Red Rope MC 10/11 February – 11 spaces booked by Phil Deakin (no relation!) 17/18 February – 4 spaces booked by Loughton MC 10/11 March – whole hut – Dan Hostford 21/22 April – whole hut – Club Meet – Bill Deakin/Steve Gregory) Please let me or Steve know if you intend using the hut. Thanks

Happy New Year from Steve and myself! A multifuel stove has been fitted in the dining room at Beudy. Steve and Chris Foster worked hard to get the stove in last week and it was given a good christening over the New Year weekend. The stove is working well and makes a big difference to the room (no more burnt backs while you are having your dinner)! Some cosmetic work remains to be done – please bear with us while we comp!ete the project and get some pictures back on the walls.

Thanks to everyone who helped to bring in the New Year at Beudy – a great weekend, despite the weather! And an even bigger thanks to Steve Gregory and Chris Foster who worked their socks off during the week to get the stove installed in the dining room in time for the festivities!

After the New Year weekend, Beudy is available to book in January apart from Gareth Llewellyn’s Club Meet on the 20/21 weekend (see Meetstaff or contact Gareth for details) and the following weekend (27/28) when the Skyline MC have booked 10 spaces. In February, Red Rope have booked 11 spaces for the weekend of 3/4, Phil Deakin (no relation) has booked 11 spaces for the following weekend (10/11) and Loughton MC have booked 4 spaces for the weekend after (17/18). At present, there are no bookings in March.