Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 15th Aug 2011

Dartmoor

This weekend (19th Aug) we have the Dartmoor Trip!

Apologies if this is a bit high-level, but a lot’s been going on lately so I haven’t been able to do an awful lot of planning for this trip. I have hopefully done enough though to make it just about work(!)

There is no day walk around Swansea I’m afraid, but if you’re coming along to Dartmoor then here are some details (high level but should be enough to get by with, I’ll give you fuller information on the trip itself). There are ten of us going – which is a good manageable number!

We are staying at the Harford Bunkhouse in Harford on the southern edge of Dartmoor National Park. Follow the road to Harford moorgate. After Lukes Land turn right and follow the signs... MAP REF. SX641584. Entering Harford into your satnavs should be helpful, but if you need more information on directions then please give me a call. Here’s their website if the link works: http://www.wix.com/lowdown8/harford-bunkhouse#!

Whatever time you turn up at the bunkhouse, just mention you’re with Doug/Tawe Trekkers and you should be directed to your accommodation.

On the Friday night people will need to accommodate for themselves in terms of food (probably best as we’ll be turning up at different times but we might manage to get us all together for a pub meal etc at the last minute), and on the Saturday night I’ll cook something for us in the kitchen. I’m proposing one of my chocolate chilli con carnes. I’m hoping to do a simple dessert as well. Should only be a few quid each, I’ll let you know how much it comes to.

On the Saturday we’ll have an 8 mile walk and on Sunday we’ll do a 7 miler on the way back. Will give more details on the trip but if you want info beforehand then give me a call.

If you’re not sure who you’re going down with/lifts then call me and will do my best to coordinate.

Any questions please call me on 07766652837.

Martin's Social Slot...

Wednesday 24th August - Martin's Movie Night

Film: Sweetgrass (at the Taliesin - to be booked ASAP, if tickets are still available)"An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana’s breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed."Meet: 19:00 at the Taliesin Arts Centre Bar.Showing: 19:30 at the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Swansea.Contact: Martin on (07743) 593-068.Info: http://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/cinema.php?id=342

Thursday 25th August - Swansea Beer Festival

The annual Swansea Beer Festival is taking place again, just before the August Bank Holiday. It's supposed to last until Saturday but apparently the beer has, in some years, run dry before then! Join Pam for a tipple or two sampling one of over 100 real ales, with a wide selection of ciders and perries. Or, failing that, book Friday off work and get yourself completely hammered with time to recover for Bank Holiday weekend! :-) :-pEvent: Opens from 5pm at the Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall, Swansea.Contact: Pam on (07527) 263-774.Info: http://www.swanseacamra.org.uk/

Tuesday 30th August - Andrea's Movie Night

Film: Los Ojos de Julia/Julia's Eyes (at the Taliesin)"The latest offering from the director of the wonderful supernatural thriller, El Orfanato. Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative eye disease, finds her blind twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Julia decides to investigate what she feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence. As Julia begins to uncover the terrifying truth about her sister’s death, her sight deteriorates, until a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances cross her path."Meet: From 19:00 at the Taliesin Arts Centre Bar.Showing: 19:30 at the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Swansea.Contact: Andrea on (07931) 414-561.Info: http://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/cinema.php?id=343

Friday 2nd September - Pam's Leaving Meal

After over 2.5 years in Swansea, Pam is returning home to Manchester following the end of her training in Swansea and so will sadly be leaving the group at the end of the month. Join her for a meal at the Ask Italian Restaurant to celebrate her time with the group and wish her all the best for the future.Drinks: 19:00 at No Sign Bar, Wind Street, Swansea.Meal: 19:45 at Ask Restaurant, Wind Street, Swansea.Contact: Martin on (07743) 593-068.

That's it for another week. Cheers, Doug.