Author: Bill Deakin

For those of you who are not going to High Moss this month, here’s how it’s looking at Beudy in July. Couple of parties in this coming weekend (5th/6th) but still room. There’s a midweek booking and then regular visitors OBEC have booked the whole hut the next weekend (12th/13th). Veterans in Sefton have one of their sessions from Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th, and then the hut is empty until the end of the month, apart from Joe Fisher’s group of 3 on the last weekend (26th/27th). Why not try out the new airfryer and – even better (but not for some) – the Wifi! You can check out availability by looking at the Hut Bookings Calendar on the website. As ever, let me know if you plan to go.

Richard Wilkes’ Welsh 3000s Meet has been deferred until next weekend (5/6 July), which means Beudy is available this coming weekend. Let me know if you plan on going.

Here’s how it’s looking for the next few weeks. Plenty of room this coming weekend, just a couple of people in. Rather more the following weekend (Bank Holiday) but still bunks available. Peak CC are in over the weekend of 7/8 June, using the big dorm, leaving the ‘Members’ room available. Then it’s the annual working meet the following weekend (14/15 June). Details in Meetstaff. Let me know if you intend coming. There is an exclusive ViS session from the 18th to 20th. The hut is fairly full that weekend (20/21) but spaces are available. At the end of the month (28/29 June), it’s Richard Wilkes’ Welsh 3’s Club Meet. Contact Richard direct if you intend going. For all other bookings, just send me an email either to billdeakin@yahoo.com or (preferably) beudymawr@rucksackclub.org.

The quinquennial check of the electrical installation is due this month, so the hut will be out of action from next Tuesday (22nd) to Thursday (24th). Bookings over Easter and the following weekend are not affected by this work.

Just to let you know what’s happening over the next few weeks – this coming weekend (11th-13th) our old friends, OBEC are in residence. There are still places available for the Easter weekend – at the moment only 5 spaces have been taken up. The weekend after (25th-27th), the hut is fully booked and then we’re into the Early May Bank Holiday weekend for Andy Stewart’s Meet. There are a few spaces left – please let Andy know if you intend to go – he needs to know how much veggie chilli he needs to make for the Saturday night meal. The weekend after (9th-11th May) the hut is pretty well booked up. As ever, let me know if you want to go at any time.

Don’t forget it’s The Torrs tomorrow (9th)! There’s something for everyone (well, maybe not slab climbers) – bouldering (I’ll buy you a pint if can complete the Low Girdle of the crag), steep crack climbing, steep face climbing, even sport climbing on the viaduct pillar (better than it sounds). Easy access, a pub 2 minutes walk away – what more do you want? OK, maybe a slab, but you can’t have everything! See you there.

A cancellation means that the hut is available this weekend. Let me know how many places you want to book!

This is how it’s looking at Beudy for the next couple of months. Ian Wilson’s annual Mines Meet is taking place this weekend (7-9 Feb). If your inclination is to stay above ground, Dan Calverley will be in residence next weekend (14-16 Feb) with another Club Meet – look out for news on the airwaves or contact Dan direct. Lancaster University Mountaineering Club have booked the whole hut for the following weekend (21-23 Feb). The month ends with Ellie Tristam and her family at Beudy (28 Feb- 3 Mar) but there is still plenty of room. Lots of availability in March – the only booking is a mid-week Veterans in Sefton group session (5-7). In April, our old friends Peak Climbing Club have booked the main dorm (11 spaces) for the weekend of 4-6. Margaret Hart and her guest will also be there. The following weekend (11-13) sees the return of OBEC for a whole hut booking (OBEC have been coming to Beudy for well over 50 years). At present, the hut is empty over the Easter break. Phil Deakin (no relation), another regular, has booked the whole hut for the weekend of 25-27. As ever, just let me know[…]

The annual working meet at Beudy, scheduled for the weekend of 31 May/1June, will now take place on the weekend of 14/15 June. This is due to a clash of dates.

Many of you will know that I’d like to see more people use Beudy – it’s a wonderful place but often lies empty ( sometimes for weeks on end). Midweek and family usage is minimal. It got me thinking of ways of improving that situation. So – to that end, you may have seen in Meetstaff that there is a proposal to install Wifi at the hut. I am putting together a paper for the Committee to consider at the next meeting on 17 February. So that the Committee can be fully informed, I would like to ask Members for their views so that I can incorporate them into the paper. If you have a view please let me know as soon as you can by emailing me direct (billdeakin@yahoo.com). It would be helpful if you could indicate whether you actually use Beudy, or would/would not use it if Wifi was put in. I know many Members will have strong opinions but I would like to try and get a feel from those who are currently active in the Welsh mountains. Hoping to hear from you.