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Issue No'. 55. 1~·:0 u BJJ-J . t q 7 4-.·-. :·· -~-~·
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Steve Price ·' ( 724-3279) Pete.McLindon (733~2921) Dav~ Newn~s - · (92-~9861) Paul· Stafford ·c 639:4893) .
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Miss Anna Kupiec 128 Aintr.ee Lan~ Liverpool 10 (526-7978)
Pet e· McLi·ndon . . ~ -·?.1 .. Shanklin Rb ad Live,rpool Ll5 4JE
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Typists for : "thi s _ Month ~ - 'Daphne Kenna, ·· Monica Mora'.n'., Theresa, c6,_~·an
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The night . of " the Annual General M.e:e.:ting1 open~d wlth an unusual fiurry of ex~ i tement this y ear-,__ as many Member's arrived we'll in adv~·i;ic e "of .. ~heir normal practice i _n o_r-der to secu-re an early plif1Ce in th e que\l.e for tti e ·_ Kesw.ick Week~nd 1:5ookings"'·
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Thi-s unprincipled ruse was the .: brainc,hil;d·· of" .:our ·cunn_ing Chairman, John c'larke: and serve d to. give a . substant~·al .. audienc e t~ the proc"eedings that .. ·:followe d .,
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. The me<; ting then.· progresse d m-ide r th e suave co ntro 1 of John , wh~ through "c ~ n,;tan t : :) practi~e" ha~ developed into an able adiiiini~_~ratt?r and .most ~-loquent .. speaker; quali ti"es_ which are difficult to' replace , and . r efu_ctantly he' was oblige d to resume command again . for another year as Chairmano ' ·
This :·was ~1 e l:j.. applauded , but we l ess active Members should l e·arn not to rely " h eavily ; ~ _on th e goodwiJl . and endurance of too few long-se rving offic erso Cpns eque~tly : I hope that the newly elected offic ers and Commtttee will give 'fr e_el .y of th~~r energy and. ideas; then perhaps in doing . so, some 'will re~Jis c · a latent tal erit for the higher offic es() After all, Cha:lrman .John may r .e tire
. suddenly . to write his '.though ts~ or the Government. may convert _their·· k een ipterest · ip. · Ge r .ry P enlington' s handling.- of the Ramblers' E_conomy ~nto a ._ definit e off er of a_· Cabine t r~K o . . ,
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\'Jh~ther . .b e~ause of the Ke swick Weekend attraction or no_t, the mee.ting was c ert-'· ainly well. ·,.att ende d and active interest was shown in ·th e proc e dur J s and e l ections., ) ·-
..,,_It ; was Qncouraging · tQ se .~ - that many v e ry new Me.mbers pro ff 6r e d their name s · a s i '·G,~~di, de,.~ es ; show:Lpg wil1~·ngn~ss to a¢c ept r ·e spon.si bili ty
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th'a..t. v¢ting is obviouslir "biase d in favour of the "well known fac es",, · In future ~ perhaps : candidat~s .. will1 do a li ttlo canvassing on their own b ehal{ to give th e vot crs '--9 cha,nc e to .. assdciate a face with a --surname- well in advanc e instead of : a fl eeti'ng'\;introduction imme diately before voting.o
. ~ . . ' Howev e r < .it' s ·a.11 ove r for anqth-e r y ear;,. and . we wish the _, new cro!Jd an.d th e old st.agers every " suc ce_ss in_ the smooth· running of th e Clubo \'J i th so · mu~:q. cone en- . tra t e cf :grey-matt or , e~pcri enc e arid .. your s~pport :~hey ougltt •. to be ·a:ble' to c~eate 1'_:-:_f
a clarnour for memb~_rsh~p .. of this Clubo ·; .
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L, C.R ,. A~ CCJ.1MITTEE ••• 1974/75. ------------p;;;ra-~t---·;~·-----
His Gr ace , Th~ Archbishop of Liverpool
Vice Presidents
C ~ Kelly
H. Burns
Off ice rs -......-----·---Ch8. irman Vice , Cha irman ·General Secretary Assistant Secreta ry 'Treasurer Registrar Assistant Registra r
Commit tee
Mike Bradley (R}--Richie Ganno~ (s _vc) Barry Dooley (R&s)-Frank Fitzmaurice (R. C.) Phil ~illies (s)
G. Penlington
C~ Dobbin
John Clarke Les ley Roberts Daphne Kenna Putricia Unsworth Gerry Penlington Anna Kupiec Jeanette Hutton
Frank Johnson Frank Mullin Dennis Murphy John McLindon Ursula Norton Paul Stafford
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John Coyle Frances Lee Una McManus J <IDhn Wheeler
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R - Rambling Sub -Comoi t tee S - Social Sub-Committee _ N - Newsletter Sub-Committee C - Chairman VC - Vice Chuirman
A. Hannaway M~ Turner P .. McLindon D. Newns
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{f APOLOGY:- The Committee wish to extend their most sincere apologies ~ t to the 31 members who were very considerably delayed on ~ ~ their homeward journey from SiJ_verdal e on 6th October 1974.~} ~ Although the problem was not of our making (i.e. a Coach ~ 1t breakdow~) A we regret the inconvenience and worry caused, * ~ , v
~~ and do a s sure you tha t every effort will be made to ensure if ; tha t this type of episode is not repea ted.. it
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A BELATED WELCOME to .the following members who joined the Club in the late s·pring of this year: -
Angela Kavanagh Michael Faulds Peter Glenn
Frank Hogan Paul Cartledge Henry Minahan
Michael Moore Mr & Mrs Des King Mr & Mrs Mike Roper
NEW MEMBERS - if your name has not yet appeared in print 1 please let us knowo
Editor
FOR THE RECORP - the following fact s and figures emerged from our September Rambling pror.sramme:-
Noo of Coach ---Venue : ~leather Ramblers Fare
1st Sept Tryff~n · \Je t 33 £Oo90
8th " Moel He bog Dry at f :irs t 30 £0o90 \-Jet & VJ indy
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15th " Fairfield 1.Jet & Misty 26 /lloOO Dry later
22nd " Carnedds Windy 20 £ lo00 Slight rain
Let us hope for ' hetter weather in the weeks aheado ..
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BRIAN KELLER wishes to convey his most sincere "thanks " to all his fri ends at the Club ., who joined force to ensure that his departure to America was marked by a farewell presentationo He was obviously delighted to r eceive a suitably inscribed tankard and a r are bottle of Scotch at his farewell "do" on 24th September o Incredible as it may seem
1 he was actually stuck for words! The presentation was our way
of thanking Brian for all he has done over the years for the Ramblers and particularly for the Rambling Section 1 which for a considerable . period was very weako The fact that this Section i s s trong now 1 is ·.; largely due ,tQ- his ef-fort s o So "thank you" Brian for bringing a H ttle bit o:f humour and ·a lot of common s ense to those General C6rnrnitte·e· Meetings .of · a couple of years ago ~ an<l also for helping to make the
.::~ambles, a$ '. popu.lar as . they are to-day o \. !e '11 be seeing you in a ~ year or.· so"'
Brian.'·.s addre·9s is 107 CIOVELY DRIVE RIC HBO RO PA U S A
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ANNUAL S U B S C R I P T I 0 N S
P1er::tse note tha t your Annu.?.l Subscription wa s due on 1st September 197L~o
If y ou h 2.ve not ye t done so~ plea se pay your s ubscriptions to Anna Kupiec , our new Registrn~o
~ubscriptions for -
Singl e members £0 . 50
Mr>.rr i ed c€)uples £Oo60
Memb e rs wishing..!.::__ p~y ~y pos t s hould vJTi te to -
Annn Kup i ec 128 Aititree L~ne LIVERPOOL 10
Tel a Noo 526-7978
If you want to rem~in plense p ny up to-dny o
n member of the best Club in Liverpool
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Al'i1) ID W THE GOOD NE\-J S ~~--_ _ ..._.----.-..g~· ~.--.a. ..... ~~-·-
Th e following ,n ew m.e~qben ·1vho j o iri~ d the . Cl uh· in· July , nd Augus t of th~$ ye::1r .-_: ,..: . :'th '1. t 'i s ·the l , s t t wo mo nths ·o f the hi12nc i d year 1 ::ir e NOT ~m:~y_I~,!2- to r e-new the ir members hip for the Club year 1974/750
The lucky few ,'J.re
Terry Slocombe Torn McH"J.le
_D0ve C <trtl edge Ro be rt J o ne Fe'.
P ·ml \! '."'.TD '.:':T
Al .--:n D.'l.r lington Peter . B 'lt ford Peter Ho ods · ·
Hel come 2ncf Hr..pp~::.mbl~"~g to one · n.nd rtll!
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.3.2.ST. vHSHsS t c, oHOT1ill1. .I'IlVl VJhc hJ,s r ;;;c0ntly b:J ::.:n tr~rnsferrcd fr cm the _____ .._·~-:---- ,$C lHHL~ in CLWTOi'~ 3·1UAR~ tc th~:; BLl.SSS.3D S,i\~j:nJYii£NT ,
· GoODI NC- :~V.2Nui; , LdC.riSI'itl~ . · ·oh folls' m:; the.ir ~s no fo·2 ·inv·olvecl ) v'IJ l cok f cr w'1rd . to s;~ 2 ing him in th::; not-:-to- d i s tant future •...
_Family Section Ranble Fanidon , Dee Valley, - Sunday 18th August
We got off to a reasonably earl y start, Bill Pot ter, as leader followed by 59 ue~bers and one dog. Our nunbers Here bri efly swelled
· by the addition of two younc frogs , one Dol e (deceased) we were also priviledged t o witn0s s the birth of a calf .
We wer e ble ssed with l ovely wco,t her , which we appreci2-t ed vecy ; uuch , and s o did the cows, the way t hey wer o bounding up and down tho fields at tine s looking a s though they wer e ab out to j oin us , which they in f c·,ct did on one or two occasi ons .
Th8 l ast l ap· of t he Rw. :ble , <1l ong the Ri vor bonk, wr.1 s very pleasant anG. picturesque, col oured by th ' sight of ~ :ony wat erbound rarJ.bl ers.
This pl eo,sant f eeling was slightly rL1arred by tho neca s s i t y t o nake an unscheduled de t our, t o avoi d cros sing tho garden ' s of sone bungal ows, which <1ppec:r ocl t o interf er with tho f oot p0,th.
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Nevcrthless a good tioe was had by o.,11 . Many thanks t o Bill Pot t er () for his l o~dorship.
G. Leyl<1nd.-
Cmi anyone spot the deliberate Eustako?
NOVEMBER •• 8th ••• GERRY & JEAN McDON}J_;D invite you t o a:. ''HousG Meeting 11
. . ~ t 2,8; jrmond Drive, Maghull. . NOV.EMB~R •.. l .? t h ••• Ramble t o MOEL F.OCm .... l eade r 11BI G ·JIM rr FL1\HERTY. ••••••• directions: FOLLOW A494--RUTHIN roa d out of MOLD . B~yond
LOGGiliHEJ.DS look f or s_._gn on small lane marked '!MOEL F~\MAU n.
PARK in bottom carpark at 12 o , clock for 12. 30. DEC.EMBill .. 1st •••. ANNUAL RIETR.LS,'~T ... at BISHOl ~TON •• ·.· •..• · . .
name s t o MON~\. HOBffiTS. DEC.EMB.M •• 6 th •..• .• 11Houso Mcotingrrwith JIM & IREN.3 FL.\HE..11.TY a t ••••.••
26, THINGWaLL ROAD, LIVERI-OOL 15. J ANDARY •.. 5th ••• . Yule tide Wal k/ Hot pot / Di~NCE a t RIVINGTIDN RillN •..
names t o BILL N .. ~YLOR a s s oon a s possible PLK\SEt ( tel~ n o . 526-3179).
ALW.! YS R&"Jl.iilV!B3R the main r eas on why most men d ont bring the boss home -----------------to dinner is tha t she is the ie alr eady ~
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Coming info the Winter Seasonl we .' can· gliarantee a full programme of events from _our Rambling Sect'iC5no . ·. Jrhis -Winter we will .have three hot-pot · rambles;. one· bcin&:'the Yul'etide Halk in January, which includes a, dance at Rivington_Barn; two Chalet weekends and another Keswick weeke'n:d in February oJ:: ;March., . "· So you've got no excuse for hibernati~g!
So onto the Programme (please not e the changes from those stated in the half-yearly Programme)"
November 3rd Ciywds · - Leader Mike Turner" A pleasant walk in the northern range of Welsh Mountains"
· Novembe~ 10th Into the Derbyshire Peak District to Kinder Scout" Leader Frµnk . Fi~zmauric e "
November 17th Llangollen Hot Pot Ramble" The Leader is Anna Kupiec" Bookings are restricted due to the limited space available at _the Co.ed Talyn Hotel where w.e shall be having the supper"
November22nd-2L~th ~ ·December 6th- 8th ~
·Both weekends will be spent at the Ramblers Association Chalet .in Md.eshafyn in North Hales" Limited numbers again unfortunately"
ViARNING: Now that the col .. d weather is creeping up on us, it is especially important that you have plEmty of warm clothing (gloves, ,scarYes, hats etc") when· you come out dn walks" Although it may not seem so CQld when you leave the coach, the temperature can fall dramatically, and you may expe·rience bitter cold if you don't . have good, warm, protective clothing., Check that the soles of your boots
··are in good condition as this is vital when it is icy underfooto BEN NEVIS.
KESWICK \'VEEKEND ... 25ttr--27th. OCTOBER 1974. -----------~-----------------------------------All places at LAKESIDE HOUSE )1.RE NO~ BOOKED. A number of members are considering travelling up to Keswick with the intention of booking in locally for.· Bod and Brcakf ast. IF THEY WISH TO TR\ VEL BY COACH TO KESWICK, they ~hould sec DWE HOLDEN A.S. 1_.P-. ··A 50p deposit is required t o reserve your place.
PLEASE NOT~: COACH TRAVELLERS ARE ,\.'.](ED TO MEET AT ST. JOHNS LANE at 7 p.m. The Coach MUstr L&\VE-at-7. 15.p.m., so
in your own interests; DONT BE LATE.
Monori e s cf LivLrpool arc ElGno:ci.0s of y ou e:-md y 01:t • ~. ,. •••••••
Sitting in our gnrdcn ~:3unb c.thi.ng and onj oyin3 tLe sunny -hot afternoon ~ uy thoLlghts C1r o ~.vandaring back t o Liverpool. DiJferiJnt visions occur t · rm . J.;'irst of a :il 9 h ow nice it i s having e scaped the I.lise r ablG 9 rz~iny ' r oughly S}.)C;('.1,ki ng "bloody c,wful II? BTi ti sh weather.
Nev ertheless I got usod t o it . I ov cm found some pl en,su ro i n wc.J.king through the rain 9 I soon leD-rn~,;d to live according t o t he J3ri ti sh } attitude ~ fTc:Jrn it o!'1syt. I was sur pri sed how quickly l hc:.d sett l ed down and I a lways f elt "now you o..re b.a,ck t o your swee t Liverpool hom.e ". Wb.en I came dov.m t o t he Cl ub on Thursday n i ght s I n cv "'. r- noticed t hat I've bocm away f or c,, l ong whole ye t.;,r - 0vcrybody Gsd.o L10 f Gel welc or::ie ~ ev Grybody di d h i s b e; s t t o· hc; l :p ~_.-: (:; thrcru.gh sonc difficulties .. I' d to copo wi th 7 CNorybody triGd. t o chc,;er G8 up o
Especi ally on social t.wt i vi ti es ~ such cv tllG trip to Edinburgh 5 the ca...upi ng wook~nd in ~forthw:..1b orl c.nd (by the wC>vy o., c ountrysi de I refilly l ov ed), playi ng gol f e.nd y l e.st o,ncJ. not loa~t 9 several p:riva,to p:1rties d8epenod 9 I think 9 ny good rel ::::,tionship t o uost neL1ber s of the Club. ;Ul tho se L:v ents a r c building li ttlo ::; t onos for a whol o uos aic of a very :pl "asant working h()liday 197 4e
T.hor ofore "oin h8rsliches DankE:: Schon" t o a11 cf you a,n.d 11.Auf Wied12rseb.nn next y so..r l
Tbereis3 Griechisch
D0ar TB~EI.3 .'i .. , J:Lny tln nks for y uur ~s,_ c...d wi sh;:;s . 1rfould . you be ki nd on ou sh t o give tha t h ot sun ·'.1 he l pful rush . in our d irection , we c ould d o
with it~ Be st wishe s t o n.ll in 'CiGrm.iny, f s t o ~c. Cc . Editcr ~-----------~----
"ThJ.~zs f or ycur letter. 'HJ~ wilJ~ include it in the next issue .
THANKS f or . t he list of bcvk: ( r e ceived- yes terday 11th. Oct.) Vfo will include s om;:; in th~ nrxt issuo .
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We w2re disappointed t o announce tha t we we r e unqble to obta in a Club booking t o s ee "The. Drifte rs" at Manchesters Golden G,\.rte r ·Club, but J ohn fugh is arranging a visit there ( OR elsewhe r e ? ) ~\T A later d:l t e .
John Clarke is coming out of his wa rdrobe (what aga in ?1 }" . with th3 news tha t he can arrange block bookings,, a t a r educect rate, for the Theatre. ~E will have news of this vary soon, so why not take this
opportunity f or having 'l diffc r ont sort of night out •. .
J¥,tT:BL bIQE:NCm:..::-r. I?J.-.~as e note tha t our next l '.1 t 3 lic enc 3 will be on the ··--·-·-- · · 31st. 6ctobcr ( Halloween night) and n ot on the 17th •
. ::is ·p·r eviuusly advertised. We would like t o ma ke this a Fa ncy Dr e ss fun night, so why n ot c oma as a h obgoblin ( s ome may say c ome a s ydm: are), or a witch with. a broomstick, and try your hand, or should I say , your mouth, a t duck.:lpple s? ANY id:;:;.:ls f or this ni.ght will b2 a pprc cia t 8d .
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'' OVER ,\ND OUT i Well after a TVlfO YE1rn stint as S.QCIAL CH:UffiU R I havo ------- decided t o bow out a nd thus this is my last ever 11SOCD.LITE 11
(handke rchfoffes away plo 'lse ) The Co ··.Cha irnunJOHN McLINDON, IS also taking a rest from this r ol -3 f or a whil-J , s o it will be a qu~stion of all change. Whoev e r our replac ement will be is assure d of our supgort , and I h ope , YOURS.
RICHIE CANNON. Soci.:11 Chairrran (re tired)
SOCD.L FROG.\}:\'[Vhl.
31st OCTOBER ..... L.'l.TE LI.CENCE ....• Have a fl_"1LLOwEEN HOOLEY with R~RRY DOOL&.
7th. NOV.2JYIB.ffi .... . Disc o ........ . .... DJ.VE & Mi~CK~ ....•..
-.-:· 1-4:-th~-·-___ -- 1{- .. : .. ... ..... ~ ••• Disco ..••.• _ •....• PAT UNSWORTH & THOJYL\.S COOPER.
21st. II • ••.• Disco ••••..•.•...• vVINNIE SHAW & JOYCE BLAIN.
2Bth. . II • •..• Disc o ..•••.•....•• BOB BANKS •
5th.DECW.tBER .....• Disc o ..•..••...•.. BERN1\DETTE McMULUN, & JVIARY B, ffilli:TT •
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1. MenbcrshiJ2. · reached ~: 14 1 2.Yl increa~ o of 3 over ·last :yoar, and generally in : line w.i. th re: cont: years· •
2. Rauble.s
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Ther e; was a r aubl e_. or sinilc~r event every . Sunday ·or weekend, except t _wo owing to the petr ol cr.i'sls, when other ,su_;_table arrangor.:1ents wure uadee· Aver ag·e c,t t endahco was 33; which was ·a considerablo i L1pr ovenent ov er re:cent years. '..1he specia l events indlud.ecl· ~-Keswick ' .. rc;;ekends_, Carav2..n weekonds s,t Baruouth ond Northuobcrlcmd~ - Capping . w~iGkends , . Orient ceri[\g events, in.Cludinc a COi~lpeti t i bn a t C1ocacnog For e st for the F •. c. Nort1ury Cup· won by Miss Phil Walsh :& Eri"c: _Kavanagh, Yulcticlc Walk 2,t Rivingt.on, Invitation Walk. .. :to ' ingl oborough ( 45 nei~burs), Day Trip-.to Edi nburgh, Barbecue. ~t. Calc~y Ski~ing Holi day in J2.11uary (21 ncubers). ·
Thc.:fo we. ·o 51 s ocials ~~uring the y 0c...r including the Christ-uas Port~· at which there W(.; rQ 123 Dcnbors. L.tt cmdanco otherwi s< · avur agod 781 5 against 60 l o,st y ecr. Ab out on. · a ·1.'onth ther e was 2Jl extensi on of licence together with a profcssionai Discothe que. The Annu: ,l Reuni on Dctncc wcis held c:,t Dovednlo Towers in February mid W2-S C'vtt cndod by 163, again a r eduction on last y e:::) ·· The ch2vr CG f or socicls · was incrcc::~sccl fron 15p to 20p · as fron 1,. 11. 73 ( 25p on prof cssional disco nights). · -- · Vari ous ···:delay, ··So.,turclo,y or. other ov cni.ngs . out wero ·o,rI·angvd to thocttros or clubs.
Aft or 18 ycoxs the Club . wEts obligodto ~elinquish its hard com ts a t Lance Grove owing -t"o their b e: ing s old by the: own01 f or h ousing d.ov.o;L opn:mt. 1~1 t crrndivo c.,rr2ngo~_icnts , h WOVcr, lmv o b oon :bade t o US O c ourts b e l onging t o El ocb ·ic Supply at Thin8"w'o,ll Road, Childwall.
5, lillll~'}J_ :Mass WC1S hold for tho first t.ino a t tho f?_hrinu of tho Blossocl Sacr2.DCff , Clayt on Squc.r0, and was 2,tt cnded by over 100 ncmb urs ~ o...st 8.-nd pre s ent 2:...11.cl thoi:.t.· f auilivs .
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7,. Nowslott or· ,' in its 2S th post.-war yoc~r WC'vf3. ,i,.s .sµ_o 'l 8:. tin~~- -· · · Our Edi tor, . · Eric Ko,vC'n[',g'h , r e; tired in f o.vour of a junta of 3 7 nar1ely Pet e r Mclinclon., Dave Now;n..s. ·.a.n.9- S.-t.eve P~i: .qq_,_ w,;i.~h Eric o,ssistin{ "then in th1.;ir first couple of issuo_s •
. .,,... . .. , .. _ . . . . 8. ~aoi.iy· Soction thrcufhout tho yo2vr he l d uontlliby r anblos and socials ,
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j oining in with tho Club on the.: irnnual Rounion D2.ncc , tho Yulc tick Wo,lk ond. the Cloco,onog F0r est Oriontouring conpoti t ion.
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On the date of July twenty-first. In order to work up a thirstt We went out with Mike,, For a ~ke up the Pike, Though the weather was looking its worst.
But then as we reached Dungeon .Ghyll> Our hearts b egan quickly,. to .thrill,. ·when Nike said "Look he:;re, There's ten 1J.inutes for beerf Before we start clinbing tJ;ie hilL 11
The B's were iopressed every one, As · the A's scrai.1bled upwards and on/ Till we reached a stone wall ,. Where we hid one arid. all · Until . the B party h.:-:,d. gone .
As · thG path ·began swiftly t o rise, Up we cla::.-1bE-red. w . .;.. tr.: grunts, gasps 2Jld sighs / Then collapr-;od. i _r.l :_:, bunch, By the tarn, for Q»l'.r lunch, While the Tli ~;t a±·ifted d.o"WD from the sl<..i.es.
The ~ri.st thickly clouded the air, And '.'Wher'e are we?"- we cried, in despair. Mike said in reply · "We are now very nigh." Not helpful but true, . to be. fair.
We thought we were lost on the fellJ "But this is Stickle Pike I can tell." Then the A party cheered
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Th~ route was the~ gravely discussed, For we thought that our linbs we Bight bust , "But if you foLlow me , You can run down the scree," So we did and got co~ered in dust.
In the valley the weather was fine , Though we couldn't enjoy the sunshine For they nade a great · fuss > About reaching the bus, As soon it would be opening time.
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.And it did cause a drEY:.Ldful t.o-do, We passed the Bull's Head~-:But John said "Instead, We will stop at tho Old Boot and Shoo"•
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Six male ramblers ventured out on the morning of the 4th August from Skelhorne . .Street destined by ,.f?:us for Manchester Airport where we were . t6 d~part by a DC ~ lO aircraft for Ost end, Belgium . · : .. ,
Not being a great . lov er o f flying 1 • I c-o-uld 'nt help but feel apprehensive at the t hought of this journey, although after being airborne ~or some time my fear was promptly dispelled . I h oped, ne v.ertheless if you ever consider flying for .the fir st time, ·and yo.µ are a little sceptical, do take Dennis Crowley al"Ong with you; believe me you could'nt have a b <:3 tter moral support.
He is s o nonchalen t, what with the re.mark :of "Is that all -were get tin 1 ! " when th·e s"t ewardess brought a snack of coffee, and biscuits. How anyone 6an consider the intake oY- nourishment when you are 8000 plus feet above the clouds with air-pockets playing havoc with your stomach mystifies me, anyway Dennis if yo~ -~yer did feel a t winge of butterflies on that f light, ; would'nt in a month of Sundays have suspected ~ t.
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On a rrival at Ostend Airport we were met -by an attractive courier .. who·s name (coul d we ever .Jo!g_;e.t) was Yvonne, well a fter a guided tour which included a talk on the do' s and don't 8, we were shown ~u_.. <?-ccommbd.ation wh i ch was the Hotel Myra 7 a stones ·throw f?.V.Jay fr?m the harbour.
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As the proverb goe s "its ;·t smal~ world" ., and it l) certainly ran g true to for m i n orl r hotel} fo r .no sooner had we arrived than our conversa · ~ ions we re punctuated with sentences such as "Oh you' re fro m Liverpo ol t .. oo , . what a (J coincidence" "I dont .. ~ive far· f ro m wher e · you live", nr•ve drank in that pub for ~ears''t not fo~getting . the . inevitable "My word your face looks f amiliar , its no t very often I cant place a face" , Anyway I dq u bt whethe:r Alan·. Joynson ever did find out where tha't .woman ··had · seen his face be fore .
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The word 'gannets' was mentioned during one of our meals, well it seemed an appropriate description on numerous occasions as our m~als were devoured with such ravishness second hel.pingp b.eca:m·e . a foregone cone lusion for the waitress (could anyone in my pa:rty tell me just what was her name?
Breakfast consisted of bread rolls with glorified marg' and ma·rmalade wi·th jam, I doubt whether this was everyones iqyllic early·· morning 'get stuck in' breakfast by a long chalk.
Sleeping accommodation was'nt bad, although . t~e mattress could have been a wee bit m6re springy, I don't thin~ they had heard of posturised springing in our h6tel, for that .matter in B~lgium . .
Ostend itself is a rather "conseryative Blackpool" quote from Dennis, the most noticeable aspect _is the cleanli ness of the place. In fact every mornitig each shopkeeper has to hose down with water the pavement adjacent to his shop front, this is an everyday chore that is adhered to without question · Britain could take heed.
-Pharmaceutical items are · very expensive. I · found items such as .suntan lotion, · besides sunglasses, film .for cameras etc. way beyond the price you would pay for them ·back home, incidentally I purchased a common-garden toothbrush which :wou would acquire for the princely cost of 15p in Liverpool~ but to : .. my. astonishment I got conned to the tune of 70 francs (which works ·.o.ut at approximately 70 pence. in decimal) for this measly toothbrush professed to be made of genuine elephant hair, well for that money I would have enjoyed the experience of seeing the actual hair extracted from the elephant.
Even a hair comb you could buy for 6p here cost 30 . . , .... frac.s . (30 pence) ·in Ostend, it -really . is diabo~ical _.how meag e
items such as mentioned cqn cost the earth when you.go abroad, so the moral" of the s_tory" is when you holiday on for:-eign soil take an ample supply of toothbrushes, not f~rgetting: combs.
It was inevitable t hat whenever anyone was ·l-cit-e getting back 'to ·our co.ach it was invari~bJ.y .·s.omeo.n.e . f.r .o.rn ··o.:ur. :·party
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I rmmember one incident when Ritchie, Alan, Mike and I decjded to sights-see in Brussels, but the cardirial rule we forgot w~s to recall .where our coach was situated before setting out on our Jaunts roundthe city; well the inevitable happened -we got completely lost, and consequently we roamed becoming more frantic,unable .to find our bearings, nothing whatsoever looked familiar, l~~viig us wiih no hope of reaching our coach where everyone was waiting patiently for our return we assumed. P.T.O.
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Hoping not to sound too . patronizing, ~ b~t a~ most r ·amblers know Ritchie has a e.apaci ty to speak 'French~ so it was he who took the initiativ~ in interc~pting a passer-by to q.sk the whereabouts of a certain cafe we had visited earlier, _well a'fter need l ess minutes. trying .t.o make the gentle man r ·espop.d .favourably to Richies 0-level Frenc.h, the man suddenly su~gest e d that if he preferred Richi~ could -converse in English with him, well what sighs of relief all round, eventually after thanking the ~loke for giving ussome viable advice on findin g our party, we followed Richie like the lost tribe of Israel.
Our ultimate goal was fulfilled after numerous detours around the common market capital , we arrived back at our coach to a rapturous handclapping from all who h~d passively waited for our return. f")
Well to bring· our Ostend holiday to a "favourable Q conclusion, I must say thank you all round to the lads, that includes RitchiE Cannon, Alan Joynson, Dave Holden, Dennis Growley not forgetting Mike Turner for making my week such a Q memorable one, and hoping next year another party of ramblers can participate in organising a similar _jaunt onto the Continent.
BARRY DOOLEY
SITUATION VACANT: RequirGd by the "unsociables 11 table . ." •••• ----------. ~------2~~-~~i!~EE i-~~~~-~~~.!.-~~.:- • • • • • • • -o
This ·p·osi tion has become va cant due to the demise of ·the best 11 nark 11 in the Club.,
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NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, . BUT unpleasant a tti tudc towards the Human-Rac8-Iri-gonera1-wIIT-'5e an adv~n rage • .. ~Q the applicant should have the ability to :bell rotten jokes , (~ should .NO~ appreciate decent fo otball, a nd should have a love of tho Gtn:INSE. ·ONLY PHOTOGENIC APPLICANTS IN A.RAN S~!EA.TERS NEED AFFLY ~
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Frances Lee ~ Mo,rgc::.rc:t Sill th, Eichie C2rillon~ Johll Cla::rke, :B'l-..ca.nk J ohnson, Steve, Dave~ P(.; t e ~ Gt::I'ry Ponli ngton , Cyril Kelly ·~ with other sundry gossi}) b_;ing obtained frou the E1er.ubers ~ <.:mC. frora the N1_:;wslottor s of y0c.:cs- gon e-by.
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So y ou c c:m see , the production of this Newsletter requires quite a t~:f..~Ft•, If you think 'y ou can help in ru1yway , whether with a rticlo s 9 sketches., e tc or on the practic·a1 side , plea se c ontact any of the J oint Edjtors.
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Moel '}Icbog went dowh v rccy well. The · po.rty of 30 st c.~rtetl . t;Q.e ; RaElble l ed by Le sley Roberts9 ·the weath8r was dry as we set ·off '. to clil:1b · Moel Hebog. A quart er of t he way ther e , ·it ·start rcd t o ge"ti
-windy and bl -·w John McLindon off· his f eet 9 ·and also An.mi Kupie c ,was finding it difficult. The party got half way t o the t op a..nd by !this time , t he wind· was r e.ally· ·Btrong~ ·
I ayself turned . ba:ck with 8-1 0 r ci-bler·s . l ed by . Johll ClL-.,rke . ;Going b a ck was tricky ev en frora ·this h ei ght ., th(:: rain had nade t he gra?ss. s lippy so ·J ohn McLi ndon and .Ann2. clecidGJ t o go do\fil. on their b ot:t or:is. Eventuall y we got t o 8:11 essier s t:.0 c.d~ ch , . passing- Fi r Trees Qild Feµ:-n on the way , a l .s o pCJ.ssing _stre2.L1s and wst or falls . which were very~ nice . We arrived back at the 'c oach woll b of or e the t A' Party 9 so WO were abl e t o get change d quit e co:_·if rt c:tb l y , Thon we l ook ed r ound f or ' a Caf e but they w0re all shut . :;I;v cmt u ally, the · '' A' P¥'ti arrived back s afe and s ound. Unf ortu110,t ely Paul · . . had ~ slight nishap
~ he :· was ·; cut:d.ng .,· tlm:VXi·;:aft e r . climbing Moel-; Hebog'". when-, h-e-L $J..-i.:pp.e48 .;i~ ,~ >:. _ .. _ g r abbed h ol d of .a branch of a tre e $ and wa s 1 ft swinging till Alan Gur.!.IlinghaL1 car::e t o :his r e scue, well done Alan . We r ounded off the day by going f or a drink a t the Victori a Hot el, Rhyl, then hm1ewa r d b ound9 well don o Le s l ey for a l ovely day _cut , a l so on the way home one of the Rar1b l ers had a guita r so we had a r ua l · good sing s ong.
_.Albert Rose
As I si t hure in t he office , ~w rdnd 5oos back t o . ~he und of , Augu st, oncl t he H22i.1bler t s w0ek8ncl i D Norihu.-.1berlo.nd .- It W~LS a c ?l d wc; t Sundc::,y an: we hc.:i,d ~"vll been t o 9 0 ' clock l'fJ.E1ss . Whun we caue ~ack , LGsl ey and Ht1rgar e t cJ.acJ.J:0 us a f i ne b r eakfast . After our ee;,,, 1 we · d.ecide .::c t o'" go to t l:.0 coast f v:L' the day. .A.ft e;r c:n. hours j ourney we, r eached Cr ::-1,s t 0r: a sue..11 t own on the c o_,s t . The tiue ·vas 1 · o ' clock s o wG decided to {_;' 0 for a dri rJ(. W8 wurit '. i n t 0 a very sno,11 pub ! i which was ~&ar t l1e hurbour . We all sot our dTinks .c-:.nd b eing the · Rar:ibler s we soon [;Ot t c..l ki nL, v.ri th t he 1'Jcnl Poopl e s Th[;re were 3 mm -si t ting t oget her 9 SJ the t ,'.J.l k wo.,s c0ntre0. on f uotbc::;,11. Anna ; got very friendly with 0118 v..L the L~Gn ~ a t alkr~t i VG ol d bachel or. , You coul d. s ec i . 1 her eyss t~1c:'.,t i t we:-:.s · 1 ove -,t firs t. s i ght o . As for another ltlan 8-i tting i n tl:.c: c o.rnt.,r 1 w ~11 :1e \.<nn a s i ght · to see . He was c.:~ v e.ry gooci J.: ' v~rt f 0r l oose f".i.lsc: tc0th. ,i~s f or the woekend 9
i t was o.oe n0t t o be .;:i s sud , and L.nna ~ wel l s~1e i s s till f ollowinc· t h G Geor(.'' i G ~l3oys . · · -;
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A WARM \r.JELCOM.2: TO OUR LAT ~~ST NE1\TCOl'f1SFl.S _ 1 . namely. : >~ .. · ... · ::: ·
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HERE IS YOuR ' ' cHANc:E ··-·10 WIN A FRE.~ RAMBLE OF YOUR
~ CHOICE OR A· £1. REOOC-Ti:"ON IN :THE. PRICE OF YOUR TICKET FOR THE ANNUAL D*Nq~ to be: held. atr D_qv@ALE TCWERSon FRl~. ·· ·-~1~h1>FEB .. 75.
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H<JtJ· ·'.110 ENTER;. Simply forecast the SCORE ·of the DERBY MATCH TO" be
played on Nwember 16th., and also THE AT'.l'ENDANCE .... .
IN THE EVENT OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS forecasting .the sc.ore C_ORRECTLY THE MEMBER · with the most ac.curate estimate of the attE?P9.<J.tiCC?.~ill ..... •;
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TO :HELF Y(JU the previous 2 encounters at GOODISON have · produc~d - the · Foµ_ow-irl.g scores and a ttendances o ·
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3rd. March 73. · EVERTON ••...•.. O ... LIVERPOOL ..... ,2ft attend~nce •. 542690
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8th. December 73.Everton ••...••. O ... LIV~POOL ...... 1n · attend~nce .• 56098.
Whether you are interested in soccer or not you MUST be keen t~ win the prize, so ·please h~ve a .bash. , anybody could win. PLEitSE SET YOUR ENTnY OUT AS SHOWN IN TH~ ELWIPLE BELG\T r AND
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EVERTON ••• ." •• 2 .. ( yes TWO ) •• LIV&qpoo1 .... i..( a lucky one at that~)
A.ttendance •• 56345.( names supplied later.). . .
Members name ••• Pete (up the Blues) McLindono
GIVE OR SEND YOUR ENTRY TO PETE McLINDON BEFCRE THE DAY OF THE MA TCH.
THE RESULT OF T~ CuMFETITION will appear in the ne~ issue of this
NEWSLETTER.
MAKE A. DATE ..•••. MAKE A DATE ....... MAKE A DATE •....
Sunday 1st. December ...... .ANNUAL . RETREAt AT BISHOP E'.liON .• ~(- 1~ * -1t-- . ~~ ~~ ~*"
Thursday 19th December ••. Ramblers C;hristmas Party ... · ".
5th •• Jam.l;ary 75 •• ,,, ,Yuletide Walk/ Hotpot/ Dance" "~.t ·Ri.;.i.hgton _Barn,, " · .: ..
Friday 7th~ Feq~ry .75 •••• ANNUAL DANCE AT DOVEDALE TONERS ••. (details latero·.
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STOF 1RESS.,. .. , .S'l10f PRESS~ .;~·~ - -~. STOI< Tf\.8$f?'.~•·•· ~ 12 I 10 /1'./ l+ .. )
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: • :--, . .. · _ . . -- --. · _.. at:· the F:OLISH -·CLUB., .Alexancbt- Pr~vo .. . ( Nol •. 20~ ,._);fL . 17 ~ Admission ·4op ~.Dancing.from . _a t"l.11 . 11~3.0~prn .• Sf OT D .. \.NCE . • •••• DR/i.W ••.••• BUFFET • .". ·. , ( a g'ood night
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DO· YOU· FANCY .. GOING $~\I-ING IN ~lliC,tI? . : ::: . ~ · .. . : . .:.: . ....
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ADL _. THE BEST. TO ·TONY FRITH who l eaves ENGLAND next V'{eek to ·w~rk ·1-~ the South of,' .·France. Wo send with him our be st wishe s to Martine .
CONGRATULATIONS TO FHIL 0 ' NEILL on being selected for . the LilliQASHIRE". . BADMINTON TRI1lliS. . . ... ·- .. ....
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Rl™BLING CHAIRMAN ,and FRANK J'OHNSON AS SECOND-IN-COMM.AND we can l pok. :-::_ .o0'fard t o a varie d and interesting win t or prograJffile·1 . w~.th perha ps the ir biggest problem h:~ ing the . . ever incrc a s Jn g. co.st of .c oach travel .
. WE await wi t,h great · inters-st· the · plans .for future .S.CX:::IAL activities · .: ":" fr om our NEvV SCCIAL CH;U RJYlAH, FR,\NK . MULLIN .. HE will be ably as.slsted by ._, ..
:· R~CHIE CANNON as VICE CHAI R.NIAN, AND BY A LARGE BAND OF .WILLING MEMB~· · · • • ... • ' • • • • • • •• • • •• • .. ;l .. • • •• : · •
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ON MOND1\Y .. 21st. Octobe r' 71+ ••• t he first meeting of the new e ocial ·and "'.""-:--::--~---=--------·-------- =---- R.s.mbling sub-C omm:ittee s will t ake. pla·c·c - .. · .. ·· - · ·. -· a t the Christ the KING Committeo. rooms.
1\ll m~m~ers. are. welc .om~ - t o a ttend . .
' , .Monda.y .. J..lth November •.•• M •• __. .. . .. G~NERilli CCMMITTEE MEETIN°G llT ·the above-- .. , .... ·· · · · · · · r:rlENTicir\JEiS "· ~:ofilnitleo ~- :f'o-c~mt:>";: ~ .. ~ ... :~ :· .· .... .. _____ ...
FLEASE .DOW';[' FORGET .THE Al\J'NlUL RETRE ill AT BISHOP lRTON on SUNDAY 1st .December.
Well now y ou have ·r oad this · newsl~tt~r, . and. :I: . 1-!9pc YC?'0- have found .it inte r esting , informative, a.nd, · pcrha ps .,evE;n amusing .. H-ow g6oa"··o1 .. ···bad it is depends entirely on y ou th:; r eader 1 for we re:ly 't 5ti . you ·for the ' ' .. articles otc., so keep them rolling. Finally, thanks till Paul Stafford for that superb front c over~ . · :. . -: . . .. ..
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