Category: Member Posts

Week of 4 – 10 June 2018 Wednesday Walkers: 11mls from Buxworth Basin [021821] via Cracken Edge, Peep O’Day, Birch Vale, New Mills. Pub: Navigation at Buxworth early doors. Wednesday evening climbing: Running Hill Pits. Co-ordinator: Andy Stewart, not Paul Dyson. Pub: Cross Keys [GR008062]. Just up from the prominent church [and Church pub] as you drive up to hill from Uppermill towards Running Hill Pits. Weekend: Lake District Old County Tops, joint meet with FRCC. Co-ordinator Ged Cudahy…full details of this mega classic in Calendar on Website.

The lounge fire is out of action while modifications are carried out. We hope normal service will be resumed before the end of June.

Thanks to all who gave up their weekend to do jobs at Beudy. Steve and I really appreciate your help. A lot of hard work was put in so that Members and their guests can continue to enjoy the Beudy experience.

Week of 28 May – 3 June 2018 Wednesday Walkers: 8.75ml from Hayfield Valley Road [039867] via Tunstead, Kinderlow, Brown Knoll, Chinley Head & Churn. Pub Lamb Inn at Chinley Head. Details Geoff Edge. Wednesday evening climbing: Sit Down Buttress, Stoney Middleton. Co-ordinator John Warburton. Pub: The Moon. [See Calendar/Members Post for full details of parking and access]. Weekend: Beudy Mawr working Meet. For full details see the Meets Calendar, Posts and March’s Meetstaff

For those hoping to attend Peter Benson’s funeral on Tuesday 29th, here are some further details from his daughter, Cathy: “I have arranged a Humanist service at 11 at the Old School House opposite the Llanrhos cemetery Llandudno to celebrate dad’s life. We will then walk with him to the cemetery for his burial at 11.45. You are also welcome to join us at The Links in Llandudno for refreshments afterwards.”

Fabulous evening for Cec’s Roaches meet. All the classics were ticked, from Maud’s Garden Through Left, Right and Central Routes, Saul’s Crack, Humdinger and of course The Sloth

John Warby writes: Just in case any one is wondering where the “sit down wall” is for my meet on 30th May.Coming down the road towards Stoney Middleton from Chapel en le frith, when you enter the dale you pass Horse shoe quarry parking on the left, lots of cars there and pretty obvious. An open and exposed face known to the locals as the Sphinx, this impressive buttress is easily seen to the right of the horseshoe bend when travelling from the parking area of Horseshoe Quarry towards Stoney Middleton. It gives a handful of routes with ease of access, ideal for a summer’s evening. Approaches: Parking is a little tricky, but there is one small lay-by right on the crown of the bend on the right-hand side of the road when coming from Horseshoe Quarry. Walk up the slope, hop over the fence and the crag is up and to the left.,also there is a steep road going up on the right follow this and there is parking for about 4 cars on the left, walk up the road for about 100 yards and go over the break in the fence you can see the crag on the[…]

If anyone from the Manchester area is going to the hut in the near future, would you mind picking my jacket up so that I can collect. Jean Walker has confirmed it is there. Many thanks.

Week of 21 – 27 May 2018 Wednesday Walkers: 11ml from Stoney Middleton lay-by A 623 [227757]. If the layby has an HGV parked in it, try the slip road at Calver [237749]. Stoney Middleton, Froggatt, Baslow, Calver. Pub The Moon at Stoney. Details Simon Wilson. Wednesday evening climbing: The Roaches. Co-ordinator Cec Rhodes. Pub: The Rock. There are two separate Meets over the BH weekend: Ronnan Cottage, Altbea, Wester Ross. Co-ordinator Inken Blunk Beudy Mawr, Llanberis. Co-ordinator Cec Rhodes…or maybe Bill Deakin…see Members Post! For full details see the Meets Calendar, Posts and March’s Meetstaff   PS…sorry for missing last week completely…weather has been too good so I was out in the hills not stuck at my computer!