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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) |
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Sunday 25th Sept 2011 – Pigeon. Meet at Bridge Street
Car Park, Newry at 10.00 OR Deers Meadows (J271 254) or
click here for Google Map Directions |
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The Leaders who will be leading this walk are: Grade A: Mick O’Driscoll, Stephan Kerr. Grade B: Deirdre MacBride, Stephen McKenna, Samzie Hale, Robert Thompson Grade C: David Sloan, Noeleen Mone and Fiona Campbell. Après Walk: Betty Dorans. |
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The
Annual Walking Festival As usual, a well organised festival but the numbers were down on last year due to a bad weather forecast. Fri.’s walk was Slive Gullion, led by Seamus Murphy was greatly enjoyed by all the weather was perfect. In fact it was the best day, weather-wise, of the weekend. Saturday morning the Registration was quite busy with busses heading to the Mournes and Coolies. The Cooley walk went well even thought they had a heavy shower in the afternoon. Whilst the Mourne Walk 1 and 2, had low cloud for most of the walk, both thankfully had no rain. Unfortunately a walker slipped on the Grade 2 walk whilst descending Shan Slieve suffering a leg injury. The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was called and conducted a skilful job taking the causality off the mountain. A big thanks to our wonderful Wee Binnian leaders who attentively look after the causality and of course the Mourne Mountains Rescue Team for their professionalism. We have kept in contact with the lady since the incident and she is recovering. She has expressed her gratitude to all who assisted her. We wish her a speedy recovery. That night, our Blister Ball was well attended by our visitors and our
members. Smooth who played all the right music, were absolutely brilliant. We
even had Elvis visiting us again. Great night had by all. |
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On Sunday morning, whilst the weather wasn’t too kind, everyone made
their way to the walks. All the walks went off well and everyone returned to
base, Killeavey Football Club for a fabulous tea
and sandwiches and cakes which were provided by our members. A Big Thanks: to our Sponsors, Outdoor Xchange along with Columbia., who sponsored our festival. Please support
them whenever you can. Also a word of thanks to all our leaders whose
expertise we depend on. The “Mrs Dolyes” who
provided the hospitality for the weekend. Also a word of thanks to the
members who did the reception amd registration for
this weekend. It is all down to the active members, leaders and committee
members that makes this festival a success. Thanks
to everyone who was involved. |
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October Weekend Update: A detailed
itinerary for the weekend will be forwarded in the next couple of weeks. A planned recee of the walks has been done – a brief summary: 3 graded
walks for each of the two days – A, B, and C. On Saturday
the walks will be in the Galty mountains taking in
the beautiful Galtymore and Galtybeg
mountains. Sunday the
walks will be in the Knockmealdown mountains – a
beautiful range just South of the Galtys. The Discovery
map for this area is No. 74 Our hotel is
the Clonmel Park Hotel in Clonmel. Details to
follow. Des McConville has sent this email to those that are going to
Clonmel. If you did not get the above message via
email contact Des at Des@southernitec.co.uk
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Our New Walks Programme is now online –
Click Here |
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UFRC AGM: The
Chairman and Executives of the UFRC would like to invite you to attend their
Annual General Meeting which will be held on Saturday 15th October
2011. The Northern Ireland Young Walkers are this year’s host of the AGM and
this will take place at the Tollymore National
Outdoor Centre. If you are unfamiliar with the area their website www.tollymore.com gives details on how to get
there. The
schedule for the meeting is as follows: · Arrival -
9.00-9.30 · Tea &
Scones – 9.30-10.00 · Walking –
10.00-1.00 · Lunch -
1.00-2.00 · Meeting -
2.00-4.00 Guest
Speaker – Paul Clements who is a travel writer and journalist and recently
published the ‘Burren Country Travels’ We
look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an informative and
enjoyable day. For
more details contact David Sloan @ daithi2004@yahoo.com or Thomas
McKenna @ thomas_mckenna@btinternet.com |
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National Trails Day 2011: These are events that maybe on
in your local area. Click on website for more details: http://www.nationaltrailsday.co.uk/ |
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Leitrim - Holey Soles Club. One day Charity Walk on Sunday October
16th 2011 Community Charity Walk: Slieve Gullion
Mountain: Proceed
in aid of Motor Nuerone 5 Meningitis research. Date: 24th Sept. 2011. Meeting Point: Murphy’s Bar, Meigh. No Sponsorship Cards required,
£10 per person payable on the morning of walk. Finishing Point: Murphy’s Bar, Meigh.
Complimentry soup and sandwiches will be served to
all participants. 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
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Walking Festivals: Fermanagh Walking Festival: Date:
Saturday 8th to Monday
10th October 2011. For a detailed sheet or register your place
call 028 66325050 (From ROI 048 6632550). Alternatively you can download a
registration form at http://www.fermanagh.gov.uk/index.cfm?website_Key=47&Category_key=133&Page_Key=688.
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Our Next walk: Sunday 9th Oct 2011 – Doan – Meet at Bridge Street Car Park, Newry at 10.00am OR GameKeepers Meadows Lodge (J284 214) or Click Here for
Google Map Directions The Leaders who will be leading the next walk are: Grade A: Des McConville, Liam Quinn. Grade B: Grainne O’Donnell, Nuala Shaw, Stephen Downey, Michael Elmore Grade C: Thomas McKenna, Patsy Gallagher and Catherine McEnroe. Après Walk: Betty Doan’s. |
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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 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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