Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 27th July 2011

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 27th July 2011

Sunday 31st July - Llyn y Fan Fawr
This really is one of the best walks in the Brecon Beacons. Dave leads us around the spectacular elevated ridges of the Carmarthen Fans, passing the mountainside lakes of Llyn y Fan Fawr and Llyn y Fan Fach en route. The literal high point of the walk is Fan Hir.
Distance: 12 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
Start time/point: 0930 at County Hall. If you want to meet at the start point or for further information please call Dave on 07828 621311.


There's a few socials coming up..............

Thursday 28th July - Regular pub night
Meet 8pm onwards at the Brunswick pub in Sandfields.

Friday 29th July - Eric's Leaving Meal
After 6 months in Swansea, Eric is returning home to be back with his family in France, and so will unfortunately be leaving the group this week. Join us for a meal at Eleos Restaurant on the Kingsway to wish him all the best for the future. Note the time of the meal (as advertised last week) has been brought forwards by half hour due to Eric's schedule for travelling to catch his flight.

Drinks: 19:00 at The Bar Quarter (or what was this bar?!) in Oceana, The Kingsway, Swansea.
Meal: 19:30 at Eleos Restaurant, The Kingsway, Swansea.
Contact: Martin on (07743) 593-068.

Saturday, 30th July – Twmpath/Ceilidh

Come and dance the night away this saturday! There will be a Twmpath/Ceilidh (country dancing) taking place at Pennard Village Hall from 7.30. Music will be provided by the excellent Bethlehem village Band – including bagpipes! £4 entry. No previous experience necessary. Call Graham on 07770 435341 for further details and to arrange lift-share.

Sunday 7th August - Go Ape Tree-Top Adventure!
[Provisional Date]

A visit to the fun but challenging 'Go-Ape' centre at Margam Country Park is being planned. The course involves swinging from trees, sliding down zip-wires, and other tree-based obstacles! See: http://goape.co.uk/sites/margam for details. £30 for 3 hours. Please let Martin know if you would like to take part in the adventure and whether this date, or another one would be more suitable, so a booking can be made soon - thanks.

Trudi

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter 17/07/11

Sunday 24th July - Llanharan circular

Starting at Llanharan Train Station, Lesley shows us the sights in her neck of the woods from Llanharan, then up and along the Ridgeway, taking in the "windmills" and great views to the coast.

Distance: 8 Miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Meeting point: At County Hall Car Park (East) at 0930. Please call Lesley on 07795 964558 if you plan to go straight to the start point or have further questions.

Thursday 21st - Oxwich bay evening walk

Take a stroll with me around Oxwich bay for the usual charms of the Gower - let's hope the weather picks up!

Distance: 4 miles

Difficulty: Easy

Meeting point: 6.30pm at County Hall or 7pm outside the front of the Oxwich Bay Hotel. Please contact Christian is you want to meet at the start point (07921 840629).

Friday 29th July - TT Dinner

Join us for this month's meal at Eleos Restaurant on the Kingsway for a taste of their Summer Menu. Eleos is "...a very popular city centre restaurant with a rustic charm. Old timber beams enhance the décor and provide for a Mediterranean style atmosphere." Their specialities include "...the Portuguese 'espetada' speciality, which comes to your table buttered and skewered, suspended on a hook above your place setting..." along with "...a variety of fish available such as roasted monkfish and sea bass or freshwater salmon."

Meeting: 20:00 at Eleos Restaurant, The Kingsway, Swansea.

Please contact Martin if you would like to come (07743 593068).

That's it for this week.
See you soon.
Christian

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 11th July 2011

Hi all,

Apologies, some of you will have got the wrong version of the newsletter just now as I was on the wrong week! We should have the correct walk here...

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Caerfannell Ridge and Fan-y-Big - Sun 17th July

One of the top Brecon Beacons walks, this one! We begin by climbing the Caerfannell ridge and then turn off to scale Fan-y-Big and have a look at the spectacular central range. We return via Taf Fechan Forest.

Distance: 8 Miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Meeting: At County Hall Car Park (East) at 0930. If you wish to meet at the start point at the bottom of the Caerfannell Ridge at approx 1030 please call me, Doug.

Contact: Doug on 07766652837.

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That's it for another week! Remember to get your cheques in for Dartmoor if you're coming along as I will be contacting the Harford Bunkhouse to inform them of final numbers soon.

Cheers ,

Doug

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 4th July 2011

Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 4th July 2011

Thursday 7th July 2011 - Evening Walk - **Change to programme**
Since we have recently visited Mumbles we won’t go there again so soon - instead something completely different. A premier league walk visiting our chair’s ancestral home – Morris Castle – with fine views over Swansea and the bay; the walk also takes in Llewellyn Park and we return via the banks of the Tawe. Whilst there is a bit of urban walking it is more than made up for by exploring green parts of Swansea that you never knew existed. If you have ever wondered what the ruins on the hill near Plasmarl are - you see them from the train as you travel east - then you will find out on Thursday.

Meet 7.30 at Harvester pub by Liberty Stadium (number 4 bus, amongst others, runs very close to start point)

Leader: Robert 07981 963 681

Sunday 10th July 2011 - South Gower Circular

Starting at Penmaen we head over Cefy Bryn hill and through Penrice woods before heading over fields until we reach Slade bay. We then enjoy a coastal walk around Oxwich point and along Oxwich bay to Three Cliffs Bay. The terrain is generally good but there is a section that is a little overgrown and muddy parts are likely if weather turns! This is a longer walk for the Gower, but well worth the extra effort!

Distance: Approx 12 miles

Difficulty: Strenuous (due to length)

Start point: **Please note earlier start time**. 9am at County Hall car park or 9.30am in the National Trust car park in Penmaen. Please call Trudi on 07773 852162 if you plan to go straight to the start point or have further questions.

Saturday 16th July - The Bon Jovi Experience - Recreating Bon Jovi Live in Concert
The Bon Jovi Experience is an outstanding tribute to Bon Jovi. They are the only Bon Jovi tribute band in the world to have actually played and shared a stage with Jon Bon Jovi himself!

Recreating Bon Jovi Live in Concert, The Bon Jovi Experience performs all the great hits: 'Livin' On a Prayer', 'Keep the Faith', 'Bad Medicine', 'You Give Love a Bad Name' and many, many more.

(Details from: http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=35392)

Starting: 19:30 at The Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea.
Cost: £17.50
Contact: Andrew on 07791 545-342 (who will arrange a group booking)
Box Office: (01792) 475-715

Have a good week

Trudi