Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 27th September 2009

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 21st September 2009

Oxwich Point - Sat 3rd October

We start the new programme with an easy and stunning walk on the Gower! Starting at Oxwich Doug leads us through the woods and around the coast to Oxwich point and then Slade bay before heading inland back to Oxwich. I dare say there will be a drink in the pub afterwards too?!!

Distance: 5 Miles
Difficulty: Easy

Meeting: 0930 at County Hall or 1000 at Oxwich Car Park (Please call Doug if you plan to go straight to the start point).
For further details call Doug on 07766 652837

Christmas meal - Thursday 3rd December

It's time to start thinking about Christmas! This year the Tawe Trekkers Christmas meal will be at Garuda's in Swansea on 3rd December at 7.30pm. Garadu's is a small Indonesian restaurant offering gorgeous food and bring your own wine, beer etc!! Take a look at the website (http://www.garudarestaurant.co.uk/) for a glimpse of the menu. For more details and to reserve your place please call Doug on 07766 652837. It's a small restaurant and places are limited. To reserve a place please send Doug a £5 deposit to 32 Eaton Crescent (front door), Swansea, SA1 4QL, or slip him a fiver when you see him!

And finally.....

Regular pub night - Thursday 1st October

This week brings us our fortnightly get together in The Brunswick pub from 8pm onwards.

Have a good week!

Trudi

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 21st September 2009

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Pontardulais Ramble - Sun 27th Sept

On Sunday 27th there is a classic South Wales valley walk starting just a little east of Pontardulais and taking in Graig Fawr, Cwm Dulais and Craig y Bedw. It’s approximately eight miles long and is easy to moderate with gentle inclines to a maximum height of 286 metres. If the weather remains good there should be some great views - the pictures don’t do it justice!

Meet near County Hall East Car Park at 09:30 a.m. Alternatively at 10:00 a.m. just south from the Fountain Inn on the A48 at SN 603 029. Please text me if you are meeting us there in case of change of plans. There is off-road parking on the west side of the road. Further details from Robert on 07981 963 681.


Distance: 8 Miles


Difficulty: Moderate


Meeting: 0930 at County Hall or 1000 at the Fountain Inn in Pontardulais.


For details call Bob on 07981963681.


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Programme Meeting Update


We had a successful Programme Meeting at the Vivs on Thursday, with a list of walks that will take us up to January! The new programme will be available shortly, so watch this space.


If anyone has put themselves down for a walk or event, and still need to get details to us, then please send them to Emyr or Trudi as soon as you can, or send to the club email address.



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That's it for this week.


Cheers,


Doug

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 13 September

Llansteffan walk - Saturday 19th





This walk takes us along a sweeping stretch of the Towy Estuary and then ascends to the vantage point of Llansteffan Castle, to continue through rolling countryside, finishing up at the quaint village of Llansteffan. For details call Gary on 07545 068174.



Distance: 5 miles, easy.

Meeting point: City and County car park at 9.30am or the car park in Llansteffn at 10.30am. Please phone Gary if you intend to go directly to the start point.

Programme meeting - Thursday 17th

Just a reminder that it is that time again when we need to put together another action packed TT programme. We will be meeting at The Vivian from 7.30pm so please bring along any ideas you have for walks or social events.

Think that's all for this week.

Christian

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 6th Sept 2009

Tawe Trekkers newsletter - 6th September 2009

South Gower walk - Saturday 12th September

An easy circular walk from Southgate through Bishopston woods to Pwlldu beach before returning to Southgate along the cliff tops. If this sounds familiar it's almost identical to the walk led by Doug on Bank holiday Monday! This is an ideal walk if you are new to walking or if you enjoyed Dougs walk so much you'd like to do it again!!!

Distance: 4 miles

Difficulty: Easy

Meeting: 0930 at County Hall or 1000 at the start point; Southgate National Trust car park (approx £3 per car) If you plan to meet at the start point please call me, Trudi, on 0780 7726441.


Taliesin Cinema - Wednesday 16th September

If anyone is interested in seeing the film below then Christine is happy to get the tickets in advance (it's cheaper!)

Taliesin - Wednesday 16th September 7.30pm AGE OF STUPID (12A)
Dir: Franny Armstrong 2009 UK 1hr 32mins

This powerful documentary, drama, animation hybrid stars oscar nominee Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist living in the devastated world of the future, 2055, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?" He looks back on footage of real people around the world in the years leading up to 2015 before runaway climate change took place.

"...a captivating and constantly surprising film: the first successful dramatisation of climate change to reach the big screen." THE GUARDIAN

Call Christine on 07905 445 608 if you're interested.



That's about it for this week!

Trudi