Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - Mon 3rd Oct

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North Gower from Arthur's Stone - Sunday 9th November

Bob leads a walk from the car park by Arthur's Stone, dropping down over Cefn Bryn to the less-explored North Gower Coast. The differing landscape and coastline of North Gower will make a change from our usual stamping ground in the south of the peninsula. Remember to bring some warm clothes as colder days are now upon us!


Difficulty: Easy

Distance: 7 Miles

Meeting Points: 0930 at County Hall carpark or 1000 at the carpark by Arthur's Stone

Contact: Bob on 07981963681 for more details and directions.


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Fireworks Night at Langland Bay! 5th November (as if you needed to know the date)

Rhidian the 'Rhidmeister' is organising a gathering of Tawe Trekkers for the abovementioned. Fireworks will commence at 7pm and Langland Bay Cafe should be serving food and drinks.

Call Rhidian on 07534960567 for details, or if you're looking for us on the night!

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Weekend Away - Black Mountains - 13/14/15th Feb

OK folks, we have secured a fabulous bunkhouse in the Black Mountains for our next weekend away. It is next door to, and owned by to a traditional pub called the Castle Inn in the heart of ideal walking territory in the Black Mountains near Crickhowell. Here's the website: www.thecastleinn.co.uk.

There's no kitchen in the bunkhouse as that would obviously detract from people eating in the adjacent pub! However the food is reasonably priced for evening meals and the cost will include (a cooked) breakfast. I need to check what the arrangements are for packed lunches, etc, but I'll get back to you on that.

Cost for the Friday and Saturday night will be £36, and remember, that includes a cooked breakfast.

We are opening this trip up to the Black Country Group as well, and it will be first-come, first-served. So please post your cheques, made payable to 'Tawe Trekkers' off to the Treasurer, Rob, at the following address:

Rob Lewis
107 Crymlyn Park
Skewen
Neath
SA10 6EF

On Tom's last Black Mountains walk we checked out the pub and bunkhouse, and it certainly gets our seal of approval. The bunkhouse has undergone a modern refurbishment, has plenty of space, and the pub is cosy with a log fire, real ales...and a range of venison dishes!

Give me, Doug a call if you want to discuss the details, otherwise, just post your cheques off to Rob to secure your place! If you don't want to send the full amount in one go, then a £15 deposit will be great.

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New Year Trip to Aberystwyth with Black Country Group - Last Few Spaces Left!

The last five or so places on this weekend with the BCWG are up for grabs - I know that there's a few TTs with their names on the list already.

If you want to see the full details again they are on the 22nd Sep Newsletter which can be found on the website; but here's the essentials:

We will be staying on the nights of the 30th & 31st Dec at the Maes y Mor bunkhouse in Abergavenny.

Cost is £38 per person.

Please post cheques, payable to 'Black Country Walking Group' to:

Chris Price
18 Yarnborough Hill
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 2EB

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That's it for now. Before I go; just to report that we had a successful programme meeting last week and should be getting the new info out in the next few days.

See you soon!

Doug