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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 27th Nov 2011 – Slieve Binnian. Meet at Bridge Street
Car Park, Newry at 10.00 OR Silent
Valley (J306 210). Click here for Goolge Map
Directions. . Please Note: There is a car
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The Leaders who will be leading this walk are: Grade A: Ted Stewart, Sean Nickells. Grade B: Tom Kohoe, Paul Fegan, Des McConville, Edward McGuiggan Grade C: David Sloan, Roger Connolly and Stephen Kerr. Après Walk: Kilbronney
Inn, Rostrevor |
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Christmas Party: Christmas party tickets selling well - don't miss this
fun night out. This year’s party will again be in the Carrickdale Hotel, Pinewood Suite, on Friday 2nd
December at 8pm. This your opportunity to lose those waterproofs, get on the
glad rags and meet your Wee Binnian friends in a nice environment for a great
evening with a splendid 4+ course Christmas Dinner. You can dance the night
away until the wee hours and maybe win one of our many novelty spot prizes
too. Tickets are limited to 120 persons. They are available at €30 or £25
from committee members. (Picture show last Christmas Party.) |
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Basic Navigation Training Course: Have you thought about this yet? Well, there are places still available on the basic navigation course so here are the details. The
course is run over one evening and one day. The evening part takes place on Thursday the 1st
Dec 2011 at 7.00 pm and will be based in the Southern ITEC building on
the Armagh Road, Newry with the full day section on Sunday next, 4th
Dec 2011 at Leitrim Lodge starting at 10.00am. This will allow participants
to put into practice all that was covered on the Thursday night. (Please note
that the class is on a Thurs and not on Fri as before) |
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The
Southern ITEC Building is on the Armagh Road out of Newry. The easiest access
from south is to bypass Newry as if heading to Belfast, then turn back into
Newry at the 5-Ways roundabout (B&Q)- the 4th
exit on the roundabout. Southern ITEC is about 500m on the left hand side.
From Newry take the Armagh Road out of Newry and the building is on the
right. You can park inside gates. So
why not give it a go by turning up on the evening. You need only bring a compass
and map of the Mournes if you have them and a pen
and paper. This is strictly limited to 20 paid up members and is free of
charge. You
may contact Eoghan Bailey (eoghanbailey@gmail.com /
+353(0)86 843 4440) or Thomas Mc Kenna (thomas_mckenna@btinternet.com ) +44 (0)28 30861759) for
further information. |
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A new logo for the Wee Binnnian Walkers 2012 |
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The
Committee invite members to design a new club logo to replace the existing
one. The current logo has been in use
for many years and as we are approaching our 25th anniversary we
feel we would like a new image to represent the club. The new logo will be used in all future
communication and documents, on our website and will feature on a special
commemorative fleece available to members in 2012. A
prize of two years membership (or one year for two people) of the club will
be awarded to the winning entry as judged by the committee. The club will retain all future rights to
the logo. |
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Entries
may be hand drawn or (preferably) in electronic format and may be submitted
by email to weebinnians@eircom.net
or weebinnians@gmail.com or by hand to any committee member before
29th January 2012. Eoghan Bailey Secretary |
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Invitation from Your President: BBC
Radio 4 Birmingham has invited The Wee Binnian Walkers to take part in their
2012 “Rambling” series which will run from February 9th 2012 for 6 weeks
Clare Balding, which some of you will know is the Producer and the
researcher is Recording
will take place during the week 9th – 13th Jan 2012
The theme of this series is “ Inspiration “ and the interviews will
focus on your personal Walking Story ie Have you always walked or did you come to
it later in life –Why do you walk – What do you get from it – How has walking
helped / inspired you etc |
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The
selected walk is to Binnian Summit and they will record 2 hours of audio
which will be edited to 25 mins. air
time. This is a great opportunity for us in our Silver Jubilee year to
showcase our club so I hope you will agree to participate. Unfortunately
recording has to be scheduled during the working week but I will suggest
either a Monday or Friday
to the researcher so maybe you could treat yourself to a long
weekend in January. Please come back to me ASAP so that I can facilitate
final arrangements. I will also need a
telephone no. and email address if possible Helen wants to contact a cross section of participants
prior to the programme so unless you indicate that you don’t want this
contact I will be passing on contact details to her . Looking forward
to your positive reply Veronica McCann |
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Dates For Your Diary: The
club will have a series of events mark our 25th Anniversary in 2012. A
brochure will be published soon, however put this important date in your
diary – ‘'Reeling in the Years’ Saturday
25th February – 7.30pm Killeavey Football Club An
evening of fun and fond memories of ‘Times Gone Bye’ lead by our President -
Veronica McCann Refreshments Served. For
more details Click Here |
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Braveheart and Tartan Walks: The kilts are on again and Winter is upon us, so its time for Roger Connelly’s annual Braveheart
and Tartan Walks. The walks take place on Sun 11th December
starting at 5am in Newcastle (Donard Park) and
finishing between 4pm and 5pm at the Kilbroney pub
in Rostrevor. The Braveheart
Walk is 32km long and crosses all the peaks on-route while the Tartan Walk
crosses a few less peaks but is still 28km long. Over the past years Roger
and his fellow kilt wearing band have raised £1000’s by this venture in aid
of The Childrens’
Hospice. Roger
has sponsorship cards and may be contacted at 028 41754140. Roger and any of
the walkers will accept donations. For walkers who wish to park in Rostrevor, Des McConville is
arranging taxis from Rostrevor at 04.15am. |
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Lost & Found -
Left behind in Clonmel: Eoghan
Bailey has one blue gaiter that someone left behind on Sunday in Clonmel. Contact him at 00353 (0)86 843 4440 |
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October Weekend Report: Wow, what
a weekend we had, weather wise, We had it all. Wind and rain and, yes, we did
have some sun. Everyone
arrived on Fri evening at different time. After
sorting out rooms and sampling the delights of the hotel swimming and leisure,
we all met up in the lounge. Next morning bright and early, we started our bus
journey to the start of our walk to the Galtys
Mountain. It started in the forest were we had heavy rain. When we went out
on the open top, we had very windy conditions. When we reached the top of Galtymore (919m), it was very hard to stay on your feet.
We had to get down out of the winds. We had sunshine on top which was great.
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Galtybeg and then down. The “A” group went on to do another mountain whilst
the “Bs” and the “Cs” did the same route. All groups arrive down at 4.30 to
5.00 for the bus. After the walk, back to the hotel. There, we got
complimentary tea/coffee and hot whiskeys. A welcomed treat. That night we had a superb meal. Our chairperson,
Mick O’Driscoll got up to say a few words. He
thanked the staff for the lovely meal and thanked all the organisers of the
trip for booking such a wonderful hotel and the route planners. Again the next morning, everyone was up bright
and early. Then off to the Knockmwealdown
Mountains. We started and ended with rain. The terrain of the walk was tough
going as we climbed to the top of Knockmealdown. We
went on to Sugarloaf Mtn by following a track. We
met members a group from the Glenwalk Group who are
from Dublin. We also met this club last year in the Commeragh’s.
After we climbed up Sugarloaf mountain, the terrain got difficult even though
we were going down. With the map and the compass out and with the help of the
GPS, we navigated our way back to the bus. Well done all leaders who did all
the navigation in difficult terrain and weather conditions. After the walk,
the bus took us back to the hotel. The hotel allowed us to use their showers
to clean up after the walk before we went home. Even thought the weather
wasn’t great, I think everyone enjoyed the craic.
It was also great value. Again, thanks to all who organised the hotel, the
buses and the routes. (David Sloan) (Pic: By Eoghan
Bailey – Click on picture to enlarge) PS – Lost. Eoghan Bailey has one blue
gaiter that someone left behind on Sunday in Clonmel.
Contact him at 00353 (0)86 843 4440 |
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RTE TV - Tracks and Trails: RTE TV have
returned with a new series of “Tracks and Trails” It features spectacular
walks and cycle tracks in stunning locations all over the country. The programmes will be presented by a different personality
each week. Last Sunday’s (20th Nov) programme
started its walk from the The Gap above the Vee which is in the Knockmealdown
Mountains. Then it follows the Tipperary Heritage
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Some of you will remember we ended our second
days walk at the famous Vee on our recent October
trip in the Knockmealdowns Mountains. It is on
Sunday night at 7.00 and repeated on following Saturday at 12.20. This Sunday
(27th Nov) the programme is in Co Cavan and Fermanagh, taking in
Upper Lough Erne. |
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Winter Lecture Series: Mick Fowler: Date 1st December 2011. Time: 19.00. Venue Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. Mountaineering Ireland
in association with Berghaus is delighted to announce
as part of the 2011/12 Winter Lecture Series Mick Fowler – the “mountaineers’
mountaineer”. A lecture will take place in Tollymore National Outdoor Centre on Thursday, 01 December at 7.00pm. Click Here for more details.... |
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Andy Kirkpatrick: Date: Wed 7th Dec 2011. Time: 19.30. Venue: LT1 in the Queens University MBC, Lisburn
Road, Belfast, Other Information:
"British mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick and author of the award-winning Psychovertical will be giving a talk this Autumn on the
subject of his new book, Cold Wars. (The lecture contains strong language and
adult content.) Cost:
Tickets can also be purchased on the door. [£10 / £8 M.I.] Click here for
more information. He is
also on in Dublin: Date: Thur 8th Dec 2011. Time: 19.30. Venue: MacNeill Theatre, Hamilton Building, Trinity College, Dublin.
Cost: N/A |
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Omagh Walking Festival 2011 Date: 3rd – 4th December 2011. The
walking festival will take place in the Sperrins
region of Omagh, County Tyrone. The Sperrins are the largest and least explored mountain
range in Northern Ireland with dramatic landscapes, rivers teaming with life,
mountains, valleys, forests and lakes. Click
here for further details: Scroll down to page 5. |
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Our Next walk: Sunday 11th December 2011 – Hen – Meet at Bridge Street Car Park,
Newry at 10.00am OR Rocky
River Car Park (J 233 277). Click Here for Google Map Directions. Please note that The Braveheart
walk will be talking place on this day. The Leaders who will be leading the next walk are: Grade A: Paddy Brady. Grade B: Frank McCrory, Deirdre MacBride, Liam Quinn, Kathy Dawson Grade C: Eoghan Bailey, Angela Sloane and Cyril O’Sullivan. Après Walk: Kilbronney
Inn, Rostrevor |
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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, Our Website: Wee Binnian Walkers Website, Other: Walks Programme. 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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