Author: Bill Deakin

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the original booking for the whole hut from Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th August has been cancelled. This means Beudy is available all next week. Please let me know if you intend going. Thanks

Exclusive offer! Available to members of the Rucksack Club only. Located in the heart of Snowdonia, this traditional Welsh cottage, with ample parking and stupendous views, is conveniently placed for walking and climbing. Fully equipped kitchen, log fires and modern facilities, this superb property is available for just £6 per night to Members of the Club. Yes, just £6 per night! How do we do it! Ts & Cs apply. Other rates apply for non Members (see Handbook). Families welcome. Contact Bill Deakin (billdeakin@yahoo.com) to book. Hurry – this offer is only available 365 days a year!

A quick update and a reminder – The hut is busy this coming weekend (23/24) – there are only 4 bunks available. Much more room after that until Steve Gregory’s Club Meet on 6/7 August (contact Steve for details). Phil Sorrell and the Veterans in Sefton have booked all the spaces at Beudy from Tuesday 9th August until Thursday 11th August inclusive. Mike Hartley has booked 6 spaces from 16 to 18 August and Colin Spencer will be there with his 2 kids on 22/23 August. As usual, let me or Steve G know if you want to make a booking. The Beudy Hut Bookings Calendar on the website shows availability up to the end of this year. The reminder is that Covid has not gone away and anyone wanting to make a booking needs to acquaint themselves with the Club guidance on Covid to be found in the Huts section of the website. Enjoy the summer! Bill

I have been advised that a Member staying at Beudy tested positive for Covid this morning. The Member has now vacated the hut after cleaning and sanitising/sterilising all items used. Any people that the Member has come into contact with since arriving at the hut have been or will be contacted, as will people who have booked in this week and for this coming weekend.

Here we go for the next month or so. This month – Phil Sorrell and Veterans in Sefton are in from tonight until Wednesday. You might find Gareth LLewellyn in residence from then. Jen Scottney has booked Thursday night. In July, Bill Rowntree and Gerry have booked from the 13th to the 15th. John Jefferies meet is on the weekend of 16th/17th. Book direct with John for that. Alan Winn has 3 places booked for 19th /20th and the Peak Climbing club have 11 spaces booked for 22nd to 24th. Sam Salmon has booked 4 spots from the 26th to the 1st of August. In August, don’t miss Steve Gregory’s Club Meet on the weekend of 6th/7th. Phil Sorrell is back with veterans in Sefton from Tuesday the 9th until Thursday the 11th. So, still plenty of time and space to book your stay in the best hut in the world (in my humble opinion)!

Let me know if you are coming on the meet this weekend so that Steve can plan his job schedule and I can get food for Saturday’s evening meal and daytime snacks. Thanks

The recent closure of my local Barclays Bank branch and the lack of a Post Office in Charlesworth has meant it is very inconvenient to pay cheques in. Steve and I have decided that from now on, we will accept payments by bank transfer only (Barclays, sort code 20 55 41, account 40599913). Full details are shown at the hut, where there are payment slips to remind you. Hope you understand this decision.

Now that the good weather is here (!?*!), its an opportunity to catch up on the bookings at Beudy for the next 3 months. Its Mike Zeidan’s Club Meet this coming weekend (9th/10th) – contact Mike direct if you are interested. Colin Spencer is spending the night of the 12th there. Surprisingly, only 3 people (Jen Scottney and James Hall [2])have booked for the Easter weekend. Chris Alston and his family (7) will be there from the 19th to the 22nd, overlapping with Ian Wilson (7) who is there from the 22nd to the 24th. We welcome Hugo Schellevis and 2 companions from the Netherlands, who are staying from the 23rd to the 30th. The hut is free most of May and June – the only bookings so far are from Paul Freeman (on the 20th of May) and Mike Hartley’s party of 6 from the 25th to the 27th of May. Apart from the Working Meet on 10th to 12th June, there are no other bookings for that month. As usual, let me or Steve Gregory know if you want to make a booking.

Although the restrictions on hut numbers have been removed, it is important to understand that Covid has not gone away. Please read the revised Regulations for booking and using the huts on the website. At Beudy, please remember that you need to bring your own tea towels, pillows and bedding when staying in the hut. Antibacterial mattress protectors have been fitted on all the bunks. These are changed regularly. Steve and I understand that Members may still be wary of using or staying in Beudy. To try and address this, whenever we receive a booking request from more than one party for a certain date(s), we notify all concerned to encourage dialogue and to allow them to come to their own decisions. The fixed price tariff for electricity ends later this month and we will be on standard rates thereafter. There are no deals available. Our energy costs will dramatically increase. Even though the heaters are now fitted with timers, please think about whether you need them on at all. There is usually a large stock of wood for the fires. If you are at the hut and notice that this stock is getting low, please tell us and we[…]