Author: Bill Deakin

Beudy is busy this coming Bank Holiday weekend – at the moment there are 3 bunks left. Plenty of space in early May (at present, only one person in over the Coronation weekend!) but things are a little busier towards the end of the month. The 75th anniversary meet (2-4 June) is filling up now but apart from Veterans in Sefton who have booked the hut 21 – 23, the rest of June is essentially free. Likewise for the first two weeks in July. It is easy to check on availability now – just log into the Members section of the website. Click on ‘Huts’ on the top line and then when the page appears, click on the ‘hut availability’ box. Hover over a date and this shows you who has booked and for how many spaces. Simples. To make a booking contact me by email please.

Due to a cancellation, Beudy is now available until the 21st of April, when the OBEC club are in from then until Sunday the 23rd. Check the bookings calendar for more details and let Steve Gregory or myself know if you want to make a booking.

For those of you who look at the hut the bookings calendar on the website, you will know exactly what is going on. For those of you who don’t/won’t/can’t look, here’s what is happening over the next couple of months. Apart from Steve Gregory, the hut looks like it’s empty over the Easter weekend, with a couple of people arriving on Easter Monday for a few days. From the 19th to the 23rd April, the hut is full (Veterans in Sefton and OBEC). Rae Pritchard’s Barmouth – Aber Meet is on the following weekend. In May, various parties have booked but there is always room for a few more apart from the17th to the 19th, when Veterans in Sefton are using the hut. In June, apart from the 75th birthday meet on the 2nd to the 4th, and the 21st to the 23rd (the Veterans again), the hut is empty at present. As ever, please let me or Steve Gregory know if you want to make a booking.

Not a lot has changed but we thought we would remind/update you about the following bookings:- 15 – 17 March Veterans in Sefton group session (all) 18 – 19 March Will Pitt (11), Paul Seymour (2) 10 – 14 April George Yates (1) 19 – 21 April Veterans in Sefton group session (all) 21 – 23 April OBEC (all) 28 April – 1 May Rae Pritchard Barmouth to Aber Meet. Richard Taylor (5) 6 – 10 May Luke Travis, Gritstone Club (1) 17 – 19 May Veterans in Sefton group session (all) 23 – 25 May Mike Hartley (6) 26 – 29 May Peak MC (11) You can check availability at any time by using the calendar on the website.

In response to comments made in the recent Member’s survey about the information available about bookings (or the lack of it), the hut bookings calendars for Beudy Mawr and High Moss have had a bit of a technical ‘tweak’. You can now go to the calendars and hover or click on a date with any kind of booking and, as if by magic, a box will appear giving more information about that booking. If you want to make a booking, simply contact Bill Deakin or Steve Beswick as appropriate. The situation at Craigallan is different. John Patrick has kindly provided the following information so that Members may understand why. Craigallan Hut Booking Arrangements I have decided not to attempt to put Craigallan bookings on the website page primarily because I know that I would be unable to maintain the accuracy of the information. When the hut is busy, as it is this winter, there are frequent changes due to weather related decisions, alterations in group numbers and last minute enquiries. There are often multiple e-mail exchanges to sort out individual bookings over a few days so arrangements are continuously changing. In particular, I try to negotiate with those in charge[…]

Big team in this coming weekend (25th/26th) – Will Pitt with 11 others. Veterans in Sefton have booked 4 three day (Wednesday to Friday) slots – 15 – 17 March, 19 – 21 April, 17 – 19 May and 21 -23 June. These have been booked exclusively and will enable ViS to carry on the great work they do with men and women from the Forces.

The Club acquired Beudy in 1948 and Steve and I want to celebrate its 75th ‘birthday’ with a weekend of climbing, walking, running, cycling (maybe drinking). Details to be finalised but make a note in your diaries now. Perhaps think about booking a bedspace now.

Ben Llewellyn’s cycling meet has been moved to High Moss, so the weekend of 13/14 May is now available. You don’t need to rush to grab this slot – I can’t see you having much competition. Apart from Penny Collier’s meet on 10/11 February, a long standing booking from OBEC (who have been coming to the hut for over 50 years) on 22/23 April and Rae Pritchard’s May Day weekend meet (29 April – 1 May), every other weekend is available until the first week in June, when Beudy is reserved for its 75th anniversary celebration . As at today, that is fourteen (fourteen!) weekends where Beudy will be empty. As far as weekday bookings are concerned, one Member has booked to stay from Easter Monday for 4 days. Other than that, nothing has been booked midweek for the rest of the year. Oh, and all the other weekends in June and most of July are available. Steve and I wonder why. Surely North Wales climbing and hillwalking is still in fashion. Is it because for a lot of people the A55 expressway (ha ha!) makes a day trip easy? Is it a Covid hangover? If so, is there a[…]

Happy new Year! This is how its looking over the next few months. Quite busy this coming weekend (20th to 22nd) but it then looks like the hut could be empty until the end of April, apart from two people booked in for one night on 5th February and Penny Collier’s Club Meet on the following weekend (please contact Penny for further details). Steve and I can’t recollect the last time we had so few bookings at this time of year.

OK, OK, so its my very subjective selection from the hundreds of snaps people have sent in, but I hope it reflects what the Club is about. Now available to view in the ‘Gallery’ section on the website.