The Programme
Easy – Lowland walking, flat or with gentle hills. Ideal for those with little or no experience of walking or cycling.
Moderate – Hills and dales, generally below 1,500 feet.
Strenuous – High level mountain and moorland over 1,500 feet. May involve steep ascents/descents or scrambling.
The onus is on individuals to arrange their own transport to and from hostel weekends. It is not the responsibility of the booking officer or any other member of the committee to arrange transport.
PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE START FOR EVENTS
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Monday Night Events
| Date | Time | Event Description | Grade |
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| 7th Jan | 19.00 | Upper Cwmbran Walk Alan is taking us up the Incline but its not steep so no need to decline. | EASY |
| 14th Jan | 19.30 | Five Person Slides Remember Frys Five Boys Chocolate Bar, well it’s absolutely nothing to do with that if you’re dieting. | |
| 21st Jan | 19.30 | Kazakhstan Slides with Nigel Don’t know where it is, well find out tonight. | |
| 28th Jan | 19.00 | Bute Park Walk with Ian The Marquis built Castell Coch as a Folly but it would be folly to miss this walk. B.N. Blytheswood | EASY |
| 4th Feb | 19.00 | Caerleon Walk From the Tavern to Caerleon and option of nofuss by bus return or alternatively walk back for more exercise. | EASY |
| 11th Feb | 19.30 | Photo Competition Search through your cameras to find your best pics. Norman will send out the categories soon. B.N. May Bank Holiday in Eskdale |
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| 18th Feb | 19.00 | Grub Crawl The old favourite is back where we earn our food. Walking to Maggie and Jeremy’s for mains and on the Brian for our just deserts. B.N. 11th February Cost £3.00. |
EASY |
| 25th Feb | 19.30 | Its Quiz Night Fish for tea tonight to aid brainpower as Nigel and Franco our quizzing quizetters set the questions. B.N. End of May trip to Beer |
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| 4th Mar | 19.15 | Bend Me Shape Me Not a visit from Andy Fairweather Low an evening of Yoga with Trudy’s Yoga Teacher. | |
| 11th Mar | 19.30 | Brecon Mountain Rescue They are team we never want to call, their leader Nigel Dawson tells us about their work | |
| 18th Mar | 19.00 | Three Blackbirds Walk Brian leads along the canal where no doubt we will enjoy a pint. | EASY |
| 25th Mar | 19.30 | Pembrokeshire Coastal Path Slides Norman spills the beans of the Group walking the first section of the National Trail. B.N. June trip to Milton Keynes |
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| 1st Apr | 19.00 | Tiny Rebel Walk To show that we are no fools Alan leads us on a walk culminating at Tiny Rebel. | EASY |
| 8th Apr | 19:30 | There is light at the end of Tunnel Steve Mackey, Chairman of the Rhondda Tunnel Society brings us up to date on plans to open what will be Europe’s longest walking and cycling tunnel. | |
| 15th Apr | 19.00 | Magor Marsh with Gwent Wildlife Trust Ian leads us on a walk and visit to this Nature Reserve before the Black Route decimates it. Hopefully not. B.N. July trip to Slaidburn. |
EASY |
| 22nd Apr | No Meeting Keep eating those eggs. | ||
| 29th Apr | 19.00 | Llanhennock Walk Dave G leads us around the Vale of Usk, possibly ending in the Wheatsheaf. | EASY |
| 6th May | No Meeting Why not join us in the Lakes | ||
| 13th May | 19.00 | Ponthir Walk Tudy leads in the village named after it’s long bridge over the Afon Llwyd. B.N. August trip to Boscastle. |
EASY |
| 20th May | 19.00 | Mynydd Maen Walk Lesley leads us tonight on a little hill with a big view and as a bonus a choice of pubs post walk. | MODERATE |
| 27th May | No Meeting Enjoy the Spring Bank Holiday and bounce into summer like Zebedee. |
Weekend Events
| Date | Time | Event Description | Grade |
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| 5th Jan Sat | 9.30 | Celebrate the No Tolls Enjoy a rare treat and take advantage of a miracle, a kept Tory election pledge, as Dave F takes us to the other side of the Severn Bridge. | MODERATE |
| 13th Jan Sun | 9.00 | Norman’s Winter Walk After 2018’s event in June we hope to have normal service resumed in 2019. | HARD |
| 25th – 27th Jan | Hostel Weekend at Jordans in the Chilterns Good walking from this Quaker village where a certain Ozzy Osbourne is a neighbour of the hostel. | ||
| 3rd Feb Sun | 9.30 | Tidenham and the Old Border Ian leads us on this delightful walk across the border to that place beginning with E. | HARD |
| 22nd – 24th Feb | Manchester Hostel Weekend We will all be “united” in visiting this “city” hostel. B.N. 14th January |
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| 24th Feb | 9.30 | Caldicot Castle Walk Storm the battlements with Desiree with a visit to the home of the Lave Fishermen. Followed by an optional pub lunch | MODERATE |
| 9th Mar Sat | 9.30 | Lydney Walk Alan leads us in the area around this town on the Severn Estuary and the fringes of the Forest of Dean. | MODERATE |
| 22nd – 24th Mar | Blytheswood Hostel Weekend Where is it you ask. Well come along and find out. By the way it’s in south Devon on the fringes of Dartmoor. B.N. 28th January |
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| 6th Apr Sat | 7.00 | Black Dragon Challenge Come along and assist with the running of our challenge walk as we raise money for our friends in the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team. | |
| 14th Apr | 9.30 | Twmbarlwm with a Twist Our very own Chubby Checker, Ivor, leads us today. | HARD |
| 19th – 22nd Apr | Easter Weekend at Hunstanton Eat your eggs in Norfolk with showers in the Hostel and the Wash outside. B.N. 10th December |
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| 3rd – 6th May | May Bank Holiday weekend in Eskdale The Hostel is in the shadow of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain. B.N. 11th February |
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| 10th – 12th May | Tredegar House Folk Festival Take the opportunity to strip the willow and enjoy numerous folk acts in concert. | ||
| 18th May Sat | 9.30 | Dinas Powys Walk Trudy leads us in the Vale of Glamorgan where we hope to see some salmon leaping. | MODERATE |
| 24th – 27th May | Spring Bank Holiday in Beer Hostel There’s more to Beer than beer for a start wonderful coastal walking. B.N. 25th February |