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NB: IN
THE INTEREST OF YOUR OWN SAFETY, TAKE STOCK OF YOUR EQUIPMENT MUST HAVE: - Walking Boots-Raincoat and Leggings - Adequate
clothing (layers are the best option) - Hat-Gloves - Packed lunch and at
least 1 litre water (The Leader can refuse to
allow you on the walk if you do not have the basics) SHOULD HAVE: - Torch- Extra Batteries- Whistle - Bivvy Bag- Basic First Aid (at least plasters and
bandages) COULD HAVE: - 1:25000 Mourne Country
Map (For the Mournes) or Sheet No. 36 OSI 1:50000
(for the Cooley's) - Compass GOOD IDEAS: - Carry some emergency rations - Have a change of
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Websites: www.weebinnians.com,
www.ufrc-online.co.uk/ Email: weebinnians@eircom.net Weather Forecast BBC Weather
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Sunday
9th January 2011 – Rocky Meet at Bridge Street
Car Park, Newry: OR Rocky
River Car Park (J 233 278), CLICK HERE to view Google Map |
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The Leaders who will be leading the next walk are: Grade A: Sean Nickells, Frank McAteer Grade B: Deirdre MacBride, Thomas McKenna, Peter McGowan, John McCauley Grade C: Eileen McKeever, Paul Fegan and Patsy Gallagher Après Walk: Betty Doran, (Click Here for Google Map and Street
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New Year Message: A Happy Hillwalking New Year to each and everyone of
you and we hope you have a safe walking year with us in the Wee Binnians.
Hope you all enjoyed your New Year celebrations. |
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Safety on the Hills: If the arctic weather is back this weekend, the
Wee Binnians may have to change the start of the walks for safety reason. We
ask you to keep looking at Website homepage, not this Newsletter, for any
changes. A notice will put up onto our website homepage (www.weebinnians.com) should the
starting point of our walk have to be changed. The onus in on you to keep
checking the website homepage (www.weebinnians.com).
You can also contact Eoghan at 00353 (0)86 843 4440 |
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Leaders Weekend: The
bi-annual leaders training weekend takes place in Knockshee
YH Wicklow next weekend (Friday 14th January to Sunday 16th
January 2011). 40 leaders are signed up to go. An email has been sent
out to all leaders detailing the agenda for this weekend. If you didn’t receive it, contact Thomas
McKenna or Eoghan Bailey. The telephone number is 00353
(0)86 843 4440 The email address is weebinnians@eircom.net. |
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A Big Thank you from the Irish Heart Foundation
Christmas Walk:
A big thank you from the Irish Heart Foundation
to all those who braved the inclement weather on 27th Dec for this annual
walk. Despite the weather, many positive comments indicated how much
the" walk and talk" ramble was enjoyed. A total of almost
€400.00 was raised. |
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El Hierro
(Canaries) Members are very welcome to join with Venora
O'Brien and some friends who are walking in El Hierro (Canaries)
with Shane Gray (www.shanegray.com
) between Feb 19-26. Direct flights to Tenerife from Dublin and Belfast, with
sales on at present. Contact Venora on 00353
(0)87 6479715 for information only, as all arrangements can be made
independently. (Not a Wee Binnian
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10% off
Accommodation: (This might be of interest to you) WalkNI.com
has teamed up with accommodation providers throughout Northern Ireland to
offer walkers 10% off selected accommodation bookings made
before 14 February 2011. Click on the link below
to see all the choices of accomoodation providers
in some of our best walking areas and find out how to avail of this special
offer. For more information, visit www.walkni.com/UsefulWalkingInfo.aspx?ID=29. |
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Sperrintrek 2011: Winter Hill Walking Festival: Date: Sun 29th – 30th Jan
2011. Info: Sperrintrek is a series of
three walking weekends in the Sperrins Mountains,
an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There will be two walks during each
weekend, with walkers having the opportunity to choose either a Grade A or
Grade B walk on the Saturday.. For more information
contact: The Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre |
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Everest veteran Gavin Bate to headline WAI/Mountainviews.ie winter
talks Date:
February 25th 2011 Info: Himalayan
mountaineer and expedition leader Gavin Bate will be the headline speaker at
the Walkers Association of Ireland/Mountainviews.ie “Winter Walks”
presentation. Venue: Bewleys Hotel, Leopardstown, Dublin. Other speakers on the night include
the founder of Mountainviews.ie, Simon Stewart, Sharron Schwartz and Martin McCritchly. Mountainviews.ie is a social networking
website for Irish hillwalkers. Started in 2002, the
site accepts user contributions describing over 1,000 mountains and hills in all
parts of Ireland. NB - places limited to first 150. |
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Latest update on Wee Binnian St Patrick’s Weekend trip to Wales – It
is booked up Reserve List:
If you missed out on your opportunity to go on this trip, ask Eoghan Bailey to put your name on the reserve list. There
may be a chance that you might get to go due to cancelations For those who are going on
this trip: If you should discover that, for any
reason that you are unable to go this trip please let Eoghan
Bailey know at 00353
(0)86 843 4440 |
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UFRC News: Secure
car parking is available at Cnocnafeola Centre, Attical. (This might be of interest to you) |
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Occasionally people walking in the Mournes
have problems with parking. Car windows have been broken and items stolen,
the occasional car has even been burnt out . Please note the UFRC is working for you. By being a member of the Wee Binnian
Walkers, you are also a member of the Ulster Federation of Rambling Clubs
along with almost 1700 members from 25 other walking clubs. |
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Our Next walk: Sunday 23rd January 2011 – Meelmore – Meet at Bridge Street
Car Park, Newry: Meelmore Lodge (J 302 304). Click Here for Google Map and
Street View Picture. Don’t forget, you will have
to pay (£3) in the cafe for Parking. The Leaders who will be leading the next walk are: Grade A: Pat Gaskin, Pat
McDonald Grade B: Frank McCrory, Eithne McNulty,
Robert Thompson Grade C: Veronica McCann, Noeleen Mone and Pat McMahon Après Walk: Betty Doran, (Click Here for Google Map and Street
View) |
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Other Information: Did you miss the last
Newsletter?. Click here for the last
Newsletter Safety Gear List: We ask members, particularly new members or people who are
thinking of joining us, to read this information. Click Here Weather Forecast BBC Weather
, RTE Weather,
Other: Walks Programme Our Websites: www.weebinnians.com, Our Email address: weebinnians@eircom.net |
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Contacting Our Club Secretary: Secretary Eoghan
Bailey - ROI 00353 (0)86 843 4440 or Assistant Secretary Nuala
Mulligan.- 0044(0) 759 239 3801. (You may wish to take
note of these numbers for future reference and we ask members to store these
numbers into your mobile and store them as
“Wee Binnians”) Newsletter
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