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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 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 clothes in the car (The Leader can refuse to allow you on the walk if you do not have the basics)
Sunday 14^th Aug 2011 – Spellack. Meet at Bridge Street Car Park, Newry at 10.00 OR Meelmore Lodge (J305 307). Click Here for Google Map This car park will cost you £3.00 to all Wee Binnian Members. Pay in the coffee shop.
The Leaders who will be leading this walk are: Grade A: Paul Fegan, Eileen McKeever. Grade B: Sean Nickels, Jock McArdle, Thomas McKenna, Anita MacNabb Grade C: Grainne O'Donnell, Catherine McEnroe and Cyril O’Sullivan. Après Walk: Betty Doran’s
October Weekend: Don’t forget, Bookings will be taken for the October trip only, on or after Sunday 14^th August (and not before this date) at the club walk, by our treasurer Des McConville. The full price must be paid in Euro only in an envelope with your name and telephone number and the names of any others (up to three) for whom the booking is being made. The trip is available to members only. Details of this trip are the previous newsletters
Wee Binnian Annual Hillwalking Festival Website: Yes, it is 1 months to our Annual Hillwalking Festival and we have the festival Brochure out and the Website Launched. If you go to our website, you will see a new addition to the homepage. When you click on the Star, it will bring up the Festival Website which should answer all your festival queries. So when you finish reading this newsletter, click on the star (pictured right). Our Festival Brochure, is out NOW. Contact Des McConville on the next walk, if you wish to take some of our Brochure to other Festivals
UFRC Mountain Navigation Courses: The UFRC are organising two Navigation course through Tullymore Mountain Centre on Saturday 24^th September 2011. The first one is a Basic Navigation Course for those who wish to start learning. The course includes, Understanding the map, Measuring distance on a map, Principles of pacing and timing, Understanding the compass and basic principles of taking a bearing. This course includes classroom and outdoor sessions. The second is for those who want to further their skills. It is an Advance Course. The course includes: Re-cap on the map in detail, Detail contour interpretation, Linear features, Planning a navigation leg, taking an accurate bearing. It also includes classroom and outdoor sessions. Click Here for the full information The course was costing £50.00 but NOW £40.00 . Click Here for application form
Wee Binnians 25th Anniversary Trip - Samoens in the French Alps Dates: From Sunday 10^th June to 17^th June 2012. Full details Click Here
Leave No Trace – the principles of outdoor ethics. Following on in our series about ‘Leave No Trace – principles of outdoor ethics, today we cover one of the most important issues for Hill Walkers, and for the Wee Binnians – ‘Dispose of waste properly’			.
· Take litter home. It’s very simple – if you bring it out, take back what’s left. That includes wrappers, cartons, bottles, tins, fruit skins, bread crusts, cigarette butts and even spent matches! Don’t hide waste under a stone and don’t feed the birds (see principle No3). · Toileting- human urine is more damaging to the environment than animals, so be sure to urinate at least 30 meters away from streams. Solid human waste must be buried at least 150mm (6 inches) deep and 30 metres from any stream. Take home used toilet paper and hygiene products. · If camping, wash yourself and your dishes well away from streams and use small amounts of biodegradable soap. Scatter strained dishwater.
Other News:
Mourne Mountain Rescue Team: The Mourne Mountain Team has produced a new video showing them carrying out a rescue in the Mournes. It stars some of our Members. Davy Jes, Sam Kerr and “the casualty” Ned Scott from The Friends of the Mountain” . It is on Youtube and it is nearly 12 minutes long. Click here to view it.
Photography Competition 2001: - Wildlife, Landscape & Heritage For those who are interested in photography might be interested in this competition. The Ring of Gullion in conjuction with Newry and Mourne Council are organising a photographic competition. There are prizes and you may also get into the Ring of Gullion 2012 calendar. For further detail click here.
Midnight Walk in aid of Southern Area Hospice: The Southern Area Hospice are once again organising a fun filled Midnight Walk on Saturday 20^th August 2011.  This exciting event will kick off at Sculpt Fitness in Carnbane Industrial Estate. Walkers will be warmed up for the 10k walk on the night with music and craic from 11pm. The registration fee is £10 for this fun filled and historic event, and we ask that participants raise minimum sponsorship of £50 individually, or £30 each if part of a group. Each participant must register before Friday 12^th August 2011.  There will be no registration on the night.  For a registration pack, please contact myself or Rachel Quinn or at the Fundraising Office on (028) 3025 1333, or email muldoont@southernareahospiceservices.org / quinnr@southernareahospiceservices.org. Click here for the registration form They would love to see you there!!
Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer: Date: Tue 25th – 29th October 2011. Venue: Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Cost: Tickets from €20 including booking fee. Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie. Other info: Experience Aidan Dooley’s award winning one-man play as it tells the heroic tale of Tom Crean (1877 – 1938), the intrepid, Irish Antarctic explorer and the only man to serve with Scott and Shackleton on three famous expeditions: – Discovery, (1901 – 1904); Terra Nova (1910 – 1913); and Endurance (1914 - 1916). Click Here for more information New Website by The Mourne Heritage Trust: Have a look at our The Mourne Heritage Trust volunteer website. http://www.activelifestyles.org/. Any suggestions on what you want to see are very welcome. They hope to get their events and activities on the events calendar soon,  In other news, I just spent the morning carrying out the first round of the Wider Countryside Survey at Spelga. Great sunny day for butterflies, I recorded more than 50, and also spotted nesting snipe. I can tell you that if any of you are planning to come along on the butterfly survey day in August, please bring your wellies. It is very boggy!
Walking Festivals: Killester Walking Festival: Date:. 20^th – 21^st Aug. Information: An exciting and unusual weekend of cross country hiking in one of Northern Ireland’s most remote and scenic landscapes. On previous weekends Golden Eagles, Red Deer and Mountain Hares have been spotted on our guided hikes. Our experienced and knowledgeable local guides will also enlighten visiting walkers on the ecology, history and folklore of this wild and remote part of West Tyrone. Transport to and from the hikes included. Tel: 028 7138 4444 (From ROI 048 7138 4444) or email: tic@strabanedc.com Achill Summer Walks Festival: Date: Sat 27^th – 29^th Aug, Contact: ACHILL TOURISM : Cashel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Tel: +00353 (0)98 47353 | Fax: +00353 (0)98 47353. Email: info@achilltourism.com. Website: www.achilltourism.com Castlerock Community Association Second Annual Walking Festival: Date: Sat 17^th – Sun 18^th Sept. Location: Binevenagh’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Contact: Coleraine Tourist Information: 028 7034 4723 or Website: www.coastlinecastlerock.org Sperrintrek 2011: Autum Hill Walking Festival: Date: Sat 24^th – Sun 25^th Sept. Information: 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. Contact Details: The Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre, Website:www.cookstown.gov.uk, Email: tic@cookstown.gov.uk, Tel: (028) 8676 9949,
Our Next walk: Sunday 28^th August 2011 – Slieve Martin – Meet at Bridge Street Car Park, Newry at 10.00am OR Kilbronney High Car Park. Click Here for Google Map Directions The Leaders who will be leading the next walk are: Grade A: Pat Gaskin, Peter Kirk. Grade B: Roger Connelly, Des McConville, Frances Wilson, Grainne O’Donnell Grade C: Tom Kehoe, Catherine McEnroe and Neil Lockington. Après Walk: Kilbronney Inn.
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
Contacting Our Club Secretary: Secretary Eoghan Bailey - ROI 00353 (0)86 843 4440 or Assistant Secretary Eileen McKeever.- 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 compiled by: David Sloan. Articles submitted by: Eoghan Bailey, Eileen McKeever
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