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ANNUAL DINNER Walking Scrambling Retreat & conference centre! RYDAL HALL, NEAR AMBLESIDE 5 – 7 Dec 2008 Contact Us	The Annual Dinner, at which you can barely recognize people because they haven’t got fleeces on, will this year be held at Rydal Hall, between Ambleside and Grasmere. It is the Carlisle Diocesan Retreat & Conference Centre and is a beautiful place to stay with the feel of a lovely, Christian hotel. Many of us will have walked through its grounds on the way to the Fairfield Horseshoe or had tea in their tearoom or stayed here for John & Mike’s joint 90th birthday celebrations! This time we have booked to stay in the Hall itself. There will be a variety of rooms available – twins, singles, doubles & family, ensuite or shared bathrooms – all for £40.50 B&B per night on a first-come first-served basis. There is also the option of camping in the grounds or staying at a local YHA (Grasmere Butharlyp Howe being the nearest) for those who wish. Further details and booking forms will be sent out in August. This is a parent-friendly event! Our speaker this year will be our very own John Fleetwood. The cost for the meal is about £20 and there is a delicious choice of food available with a veggie option.
CHRISTMAS MULLED WINE AND MINCE PIE WALK Walking YORKSHIRE DALES Sat 20 Dec Contact Us	By popular demand, we once again offer you the opportunity to escape the pre-Christmas rush and to enjoy a day climbing one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks with lots of chat, and eating large amounts of food! Starting with a late breakfast in a café, then a shared lunch (mince pies, mulled wine, chocolate etc) on the top, and finishing with a sociable evening and takeaway at the Friends’ in Leeds. Beds or floor space available on a first-come, first-served basis!
NEW YEAR Winter Walking Mountain Biking? NEAR KENDAL, LAKE DISTRICT Residential centre 28 Dec – 1 Jan Contact Us	This year we’ll once again be settling in at Oakwood Lodge, owned by the Bendrigg Trust, a residential centre just off the M6, well located in between the Lake District and Yorkshire. Our accommodation is in a comfortable self-catering annex where we’ll be able to indulge in the usual festivities, including a slightly different theme for New Year’s Eve itself! 22 places available, this is a parent-friendly event. Cost is £68 for 4 nights + approx £12 food and entertainment. As usual, we’ll be eating out one evening.
BURNS NIGHT Walking Scrambling CONISTON COPPERMINES, LAKE DISTRICT Youth Hostel 30 Jan – 1 Feb Contact Us	A change of venue this year for Burns Night sees us visiting Coniston Coppermines and having exclusive use of the Youth Hostel. It’s been a while since we stayed in this great location (Graham Harris broke his leg last time, I seem to remember…) and it’s about as remote as you can get in England, yet accessible by car. This makes it parent-friendly and there are smaller rooms available too! The Coniston Fells can be explored from the door; no need to use the car once you’re there. We’ll celebrate Burns Night on the Saturday evening with the traditional haggis, tatties and neeps. 26 places at £30 each, inclusive of the Scottish feast.
FEBRUARY WEEK Winter walking & mountaineering Ice climbing Skiing NORTHERN CAIRNGORMS, SCOTLAND House 14 – 20 Feb Contact Us	The ever-popular winter week makes its long-awaited return to the Cairngorms.  Britain's only arctic wilderness offers challenging hill walking to some of our highest peaks (and a fairly good chance of full winter conditions) with easy access to some of Scotland's finest climbing in the northern corries.  There's piste skiing at Cairn Gorm and ski touring options too.  The Monadh Liath, Drumochter munros and Creag Meagaidh are also nearby with loads more walking and climbing.  Competence with axe and crampons is essential (and preferably navigation skills too) although we may be able to arrange training for first timers on request (and at an extra cost). We are staying at Tighguish house near Aviemore on the Rothiemurchus estate from Saturday until Friday. There are 16 places at £95 each.  Book early because they are already filling up!
THE LAGANGARBH Ice climbing Winter mountaineering Winter walking The Lagangarbh Hut, Glencoe, SCOTLAND 13 – 16 Mar (long weekend) Contact Us	A 10 minute walk from the road, the Lagangarbh is a comfortable hut, with a well-equipped kitchen, gas heating and a shower. Less intimidating than the Ben or Torridon, the immediate vicinity offers plenty of scope at all grades of climbing and winter hillwalking (presuming the weather is favourable of course!). Another minor point that may find favour with the non-pioneering types are the much-reduced walk-ins … Always a much-enjoyed weekend with good company,. The cost for 3 nights is £33, inclusive of two evening meals.
THE CIC HUT Ice climbing Winter mountaineering The CIC Hut, Ben Nevis, SCOTLAND Hut 27 - 31 Mar (long weekend) Contact Us	The CIC is legendary: a superb location, with the North Face of Ben Nevis on your doorstep. We’ve booked the hut for 4 nights (Friday to Tuesday) and have managed to get 8 places. Previous winter mountaineering experience is essential as this is not a place for beginners. Good company in amazing surroundings is guaranteed. Please arrange a climbing partner before you book and book with Lindy as a pair. As we expect demand to be high and all the places to go quickly, email Lindy from Monday 3^rd November. Accommodation cost will be £50, food will be organised separately.
SPRING WALKING WEEKEND Walking Scrambling Climbing? GRASMERE, LAKES Youth Hostel 27 – 29 Mar? Contact Us	Would you like to get away to the Lake District for an early spring walking weekend? Last year a group of us met for this weekend, which bridges the gap of more accessible events between New Year and the AGM. Spring will be in the air and the fells should be quieter as it is before the school Easter holidays. This is a parent-friendly event and the idea is you book into Butharlyp How Youth Hostel individually. (Please note that the club has group membership of the YHA, so you can book at members’ rate). Give Jessica a ring if interested.
Rock Climbing in Yorkshire 17 - 19 Apr	INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Annual General Meeting 1 - 4 May St John’s in the Vale, Lakes (Bank Holiday weekend)	INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Joint event with the Scottish Christian Hillwalking Club 22 – 26 May Ratagan Youth Hostel, Glen Shiel, Scotland (Bank Holiday Weekend & half term)	INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Bank Holiday camping weekend 22 – 25 May Yorkshire Dales	INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Midsummer Party 19 - 21 Jun Cefn Goch Hut, Deiniolen, North Wales	INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
	OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE
Adventure Plus	Many of you will remember that Jon Cox came to speak at our annual dinner in 2005 and that he runs Adventure Plus, a Christian provider of adventure activities for schools and youth group at a number of centres around the UK. Would you like to use your skills and love of the outdoors to get alongside young people from a variety of different back grounds, and help an organisation like A+ in the process? Do you know friends who are not climbers who might be happy to assist with other activities including: minibus driving, worship band, catering support... If you want any more info - why not check out the A+ web site (http://www.adventureplus.org.uk/) , or contact them on 01993 703308 or email Jon himself (mailto:jon@adventureplus.org.uk?subject=CRMC Adventure Plus Enquiry). You could be a real encouragement to them....

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