Lakes Trip Date: 1st-3rd December 2017 Accommodation: Hawse End Cottage YHA, Portinscale, Keswick Attendees: Maggie (organiser), Alan, Claire, Keyna, Marion, Jill, Martin, Bruce, Gary, Mark C, Pete, Andrea, Iona, Clair. Some of us headed north on Thursday evening to avoid the Friday traffic and so we could do a walk on Friday. We awoke to […]
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Dolomites – Sept 2017
Dolomites Hut to Hut Trek – September 2017 As a change to the more recent summer treks in the Alps and Pyrenees, a few of us ventured to the spectacular Dolomites for this year’s hut to hut. Winter appeared to arrive the same day as us (after, apparently, three glorious months of sunshine), but after […]
We’re Out and About
Newbury Mountain club is in Out and About this month.
NMC Awards 2014
Reach for the Stars (Altitude) Nominations: Simon Pike attempting an unclimbed peak in Nepal, but had to turn back due to the difficulty of the route and the weather conditions (when people were killed in blizzard conditions). Trish and Mark for Mount Toubkal in Morocco -4,167m (13,671ft). An incredible achievement for Trish who has only […]
NMC Awards 2013
Saturday, 1st Feb 2014 Altitude. Nominations: Alan & Claire Mt. Ararat in Turkey – 5137m (16854 ft). All those that went to the Pyrenees climbed several peaks between 2,660m and 2980m The winners are: Alan and Claire (Red wine, plus picture of Mt Ararat) Navigation Award Nominations : Andy Dobson for driving on the way […]
Annual General Meeting
Was held at the Dolphin Pub on Saturday 7th January 2012. Agenda Welcome and Apologies Minutes of the last AGM Treasurer’s Report Election of the Committee (see note) Open Forum AOB Note: The entire Committee shall be elected. Posts are: – Club President, Club Treasurer, Club Secretary, Web Master, Meets Co-ordinator, Membership Co-ordinator. Nominations should […]
Annual General Meeting
The 2011 Newbury Mountain Club AGM and Dinner will be held at The Bacon Arms, Newbury on Saturday 15th January from 7pm. You can email Dan to say you’re attending, or catch him at the Tuesday meets. Agenda Welcome and Apologies Minutes of the last AGM Treasurer’s Report Election of the Committee (see note) Open […]
Annual General Meeting
President: Dan Unwin Treasurer: Richard Spraggett Secretary: Catherine Conway Committee: Sarah Davies, Andy Miles (joint Webmasters), Craig Cook, Marion Foster, Jilly Homersham, Simon Kirby, Claire White After dinner Dan and Sarah presented the following awards, with the now-expected photographic highlights: Absolute Altitude/Mountaineering Achievement Award: Pam Westgate, who summited Everest in May 2009. Navigation Award: Simon […]
Annual General Meeting
New venue, slightly different format. This year we took over the ground floor of The Square and held the whole event in one room. The meeting got through the accounts and elections swiftly and efficiently – the new committee, which bears a remarkable resemblance to the old committee, was unanimously elected as follows: President: Dan […]
Annual General Meeting
Once again, the AGM was held at the Chequers. The meeting included the usual formalities with the accounts and elections, and the new committee was unanimously elected as follows: President: Dan Unwin Treasurer: Richard Spraggett Secretary: Andrew McLay Committee: Sarah Davies (Webmaster), Martin Butler, Marion Foster, Keyna Garner, Dave Hall, Bob Hotchkis, Richard North, Claire […]