Tawe Trekkers Newsletter -27th Jan 2009

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Ilston - Penmaen Circular - Sun 1st Feb

Becky and Phil lead an easier (but not too easy!) walk on Gower this weekend. From The Gower Inn we'll follow the river up the wooded Ilston valley and then cross to the Llethrid valley via the back lane to Lunnon. Through the woodland tracks we reach the edge of Cefn Bryn Common from where we can join the coastal path over Penmaen Burrows and back to Parkmill. Dogs OK on leads, there are a few stiles and some sections of the route will be v muddy.

Distance: 7 Miles

Difficulty: Easy

Meeting: County Hall 09:30 or 10:00 at The Gower Inn car park, Parkmill (GR SS 553 892)

Contact: Becky (07818 097615) or Phil (01792 555901) for more details.


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!Bookable Event!

Whisky Galore! - Visit to Penderyn Distillery - Sat 7th Feb

The Tawe Trekkers will be paying an educational visit to a distillery in the Brecon Beacons village of Penderyn on Saturday 7th Feb. As well as being Wales' only distillery, Penderyn is also one of the World's smallest, (they obviously don't know about the one in Rob and Marie's shed). The whisky produced at Penderyn is something quite special. An eminent writer on the subject said:

"Absolutely staggering arrival on the palate of malt, landing with almost snowflake delicateness. Immediately a second movement, this time of bitter-sweet fruit, blood orange included, sweeps down over the startled taste buds. Astonishing stuff."

– Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.

Well I know that not all of you will get quite so passionate about the amber nectar, but even if you're not a big drinker of the stuff, you may still find the production process interesting and learn a few things, and who knows, you may even develop a suprising taste for it?!

You'll need to book as places on the tour are limited, call/text/email/facebook/message or speak to me, Doug on 07766652837 to get your name on the list!

Here's the details:

Meet: County Hall for 13:00 departure or the Penderyn Distillery (in Penderyn, obviously) at 13:45. The tour is booked for 14:00.

Cost: £7.50 each, or less with a discount if we get more than 10 (which we should do). This includes a tasting of Penderyn whisky.

Link: www.welsh-whisky.co.uk


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A Note About Rambler's Association Membership

Could I please remind people that if they come on more than a couple of walks with us they need to join the Rambler's Association. You can do this online or get an application form from Dougy. Being an RA member helps to support the organisation's cause of promoting rights of way and walking in the UK, provides funding for the Tawe Trekkers, and you also get freebies and incentives out of it too!

If you are a walk leader you need to have RA membership to protect you against liabilities; if you lead a walk without being an RA member then you as an individual and we as a club are breaking the law!

The RA in London are about to provide me with a full list of who's a member, so I may be chasing some people up, in a nice way, of course.

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That's it for now, see you soon.

Doug