Tawe Trekkers Newsletter - 15th January 2012

Sunday 20th January – Usk Reservoir

This weekend’s walk starts at Usk reservoir (approximately 7 miles west of Sennybridge, grid ref: SN 834 286) in the north west of the Brecon Beacons.

The walk takes in Roman roads, open moorland, forests and the reservoir itself. Sightings of Red Kites quite likely!

Waterproof trousers / gaiters recommended as some sections of the walk are likely to be muddy.

Distance: 11.5 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Start point: County Hall at 9.00am or at the car park on the eastern edge of Usk reservoir (near dam) by 10.30am

Please contact me if you intend meeting at the start point or have any other queries on 07791 545 342

St David’s Day Weekend Away March 1st - March 3rd 2012 - Cadair Idris

The Braich Goch has been booked for 26 People. It is situated in Upper Corris near Machynlleth. Total cost of weekend is £35. Two planned walks are Cadair Idris on Saturday and a lower level walk on Sunday. For those interested please contact Emyr on 07846 879210

Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates

Christmas and New Year may be over but you can extend the festive fun by coming along to the Ostreme Players Pantomime next month! This year’s production is Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates which has all the usual panto ingredients such as excruciating jokes, innuendo and time-honoured set-pieces. It has the added attraction of featuring me singing a very bizarre version of ‘You’re the One that I want’ with the pantomime dame and labouring my way through (what is for me) an extremely fast and complicated dance routine.

There are 6 performances in all including two matinees:-

Wednesday 13^th Feb at 7.30

Thursday 14^th Feb at 7.30

Friday 15^th Feb at 2.30

Friday 15^th Feb at 7.30

Saturday 16^th Feb 2.30

Sunday 16^th Feb 7.30

If you would like to come along, please let me know which performance you would like to attend and I will make sure that you are grouped together on tables. These are laid out in cabaret fashion. Tickets are £7 (children £5).

Tickets tend to sell fast from now onwards so please let me know by Sunday 20^th January if you’d like me to get you tickets. Alternatively, tickets can be obtained by calling the tickets hotline (07775 499387) but you’re likely to be dispersed amongst the rest of the audience.

Captain Seasalt (aka Graham)

St Dwynwen's Day Twmpath 

There is a planned "Celtic Celebration" which is a Twmpath celebrating both St Dwynwen's Day and Robert Burns Day (albeit a day late) on Saturday 26th January in the Ystalyfera Social Club (formerly The British Legion).  If you fancy a wild evening celebrating the best of Welsh and Scottish traditional music and dance you know where to come!  Tickets are  £3.00 please contact Danielle on 07590905551.   

Programme Meeting

The next Tawe Trekkers programme meeting will take place at the Vivian Arms, Sketty on Thursday 24^th January @ 7.30pm. Anyone with walk or social event ideas please contact Andy Martin on 07702 212529. Your attendance would be welcomed.