NEWSLETTER FOR FEBRUARY 2003

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Feb1/2 Heathy Lea:Leader TBA

Feb 8/9 Scotland: D. Kirk

Feb 15/16 T-Y-W: D. Pike

Mar !/2 Patterdale: C. Barnard

Mar 8/9 Scotland: M. Hayes

Mar 15/16 Heathy Lea: Leader TBA

Mar 29 AGM (Details next month)

Mar 1-2 Patterdale : Colin Barnard

Places are going fast, but there are still some left - so the message is hurry up! Last weekend there were heaps of snow in the valley, a sharp frost and glorious sunshine, so the weather knows what it is expected to deliver, and just has to do it again and again and again.

For those who don't know the ropes, our base is the George Starkey Hut, warm and comfortable and located at the start of the track to Side Farm GR 394 162. We usually limber up at the White Lion on the Friday night (28th Feb).

Evening Meets:

First Tuesday of the month at 8 p.m. in The Royal Oak, Ockbrook.

Feb 4: To be advised. 'A happening'?

The talk on Corsica has had to be postponed until 4th March, because Tony will be out of the country in early February - sorry.

Mar 4: Walking and Climbing in Corsica. Keith Gregson & Tony Howard

Keith and Tony will talk about walking and rock climbing in Corsica, including a recent traverse of the GR20, and multi-pitch routes in the hills and near the coast on this unique island.

PAST EVENTS

Sweet nothing!

FUTURE EVENTS

May 9/15 Dartmoor - Advanced Notice: Gill Keeling

I am arranging a Dartmoor meet and have booked accommodation for the nights of Friday 9th May to Wednesday 15th May inclusive. Our base is in a village on the edge of Dartmoor approximately 5 miles south of Tavistock. The area offers a wide range of interests. If you would like to join us, please contact me as soon as possible, when I will send you further details. Places are going fast, and I need deposits shortly. [I wish people would stop calling me 'Shortly'! Ed. ] Gill Keeling

Corsica Easter - Advanced Notice: Tony Howard

My intention is to travel out on the evening of Thursday 17th April, and to return 10 days later on Sunday 27th April. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to come along. At the moment there appear to be about 6 of us. Because the island is difficult and slow to travel around, and the weather can be a lot worse in the better locations (Corti and Bavella) I am planning at present to camp. This worked very well last year. We moved about to avoid the bad weather. You will be able to get an insight of the climbing locations on Corsica by coming to the slide show at Ockbrook on Tuesday 4th March. I hope to see you there. Two guidebooks can be obtained from 'Outside' and other climbing shops: Guide d'escalade en Corse Vol 1: Massif de Bavella (Obviously only covers Bavella, & not the Corti area.) and · Arrampicante Sportive in Corsica (English version), which is just sport climbing. There are also lots of good travel and walking guides available, e.g. Rother, & Sunflower, (available from Cordee & bookshops) and of course Lonely Planet for general information.

Hut Bookings February

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Feb.7/8 Orpheaus C.C.: 16 beds

Feb. 14/15 Oread Meet

Feb.21/22 M.M.C. 16 Beds

Feb 28/Mar 1 Dave Edwards : 16 beds

HEATHY LEA

Feb. 21/22 Queen Mary College Cottage/Barn

Please note that Colin will be away skiing from Feb. 26th to March 9th, any hut bookings to Chuck Hooley.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR & SHORT NOTICES

Ronni Langworthy

I am sorry to inform you rather belatedly that Ronni Langworthy passed away at the end of November last year. Ronni and her husband Les joined the Club in 1955, and were very active club members, mountaineers and outdoor enthusiasts for many years. This included sledging in Lapland walking in Norway and diving off the Australian Great Barrier Reef as well as many skiing trips in the company of other Oreads. They also made a major contribution to the establishment of our huts. Les made all the existing dining tables and chairs at TYW himself! Ronni was the Deputy Chief Librarian for Derbyshire C.C. while Les was an Engineer with the Boots Company. In their latter years they also did a lot of work for the Black Country Museum in Dudley, and Les rebuilt vintage motor bikes and steam locomotives. They both had a keen interest in marine biology, and it was following a diving trip a few years back that Les died. They may not have been known to many of the younger members of the club, but clearly they led a full and adventurous life, and will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by their companions of yesteryear.

Malcolm Padley

Another Oread member, Malcolm Padley passed away on January 7th. The funeral was held on Friday 17th Jan. at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium, Sheffield. The relatives requested that there should be no flowers. Those who wish to make a donation should make it to the RNLI. Malcolm had been a member of the Oread since 1951 and had been a Peak Park Warden for many years. A full obituary is to follow in a later newsletter. At the January committee meeting it was decided that the club will make a donation of £25 to the RNLI in Malcolm's memory. Uschi Hobday / Ed.

Dorothy Liddle

Many of you will remember Dorothy Liddle, who was bar manager at the Rowing Club, where the Oread met for many years. Her daughter, has recently informed me that, sadly, Dorothy passed away on 1st November last year. Her husband Bernard has now moved into a residential nursing home, due to ill health. We wish him well.

Membership fees for 2003 Reminder.

There are several members who have still not paid their subs for 2003. These are now overdue. If you have not yet paid your annual subs to the club please do so now. The revised fees are as follows: