Organisers – Tracy & Trish Our traditional local day walk followed by Christmas meal & drinks. More details to follow nearer the time… Please complete the trip booking form to sign up for this trip here
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AGM
We have booked the recently refurbished Bowlers Arms for 7.30 onwards on Tuesday, 11th Jan for the AGM. They will partition off one area for us in the downstairs bar. The upstairs room is huge and I think we would feel ‘lost’ sitting up there and there wouldn’t be a bar! You must be a […]
Local Walk, Highclere, Great Pen Wood to Burghclere
This is a local 10 mile Day walk starting at the Carpenters Arms in Burghclere at midday The route takes us through Highclere estate before cutting along quiet lanes back to Great Pen Wood, where we’ll make our way across to Burghclere and back to the pub to possibly finish with a drink. The route […]
Charlie Walker (Andover Lights)
Charlie’s longest expedition was a 43,000 mile bicycle journey reaching the furthest cape in each of Europe, Asia and Africa before returning home. On this journey he traversed 60 countries, encountering extremes of weather, remoteness and physical exhaustion during the four and a half years he was away. Charlie’s wonderful stories and stunning photos will […]
Lake District Jan ’22
Nothing booked yet as we have decided to wait until the week before to check out the weather. If it looks promising we will book a few rooms in a hostel e.g. Ambleside which has a good selection of small/private rooms. Please register your interest via the booking form: www.newburymountainclub.org.uk/bookings-form/ Organiser – Claire W
Gordon Buchannan (The Anvil)
One of the most prominent wildlife presenters and filmmakers working today, Gordon Buchannan’s journey is a remarkable story to tell. Having produced some of the most popular wildlife programmes on the BBC, we have been able to see his incredible passion for the animal kingdom and the ability he has for presenting such hidden animal […]
Trefeglwys, Mid Wales
For the weekend of February 25th – 27th NMC has booked Bwthyn Bach cottage in the village of Trefeglwys, Powys. The cottage sleeps 17 in 5 bedrooms & is full of period charm ( it is 300+ years old ). Whilst there is no central heating there are fireplaces & a Rayburn cooker so the […]
Ray Mears (The Anvil)
We need the Wilderness as much as the Wilderness needs us. Recently we have learnt to value our green spaces more than ever. In this fascinating, inspirational, and educational show, Ray will be demonstrating and explaining techniques that will help us improve our senses and highlight the problems nature faces today. It is time to […]
Local Walk – Silchester
Day walk from Silchester Common start time 10.00am. Park in the car park by football pitches/cricket pavilion opposite Calleva Pub, RG7 2PH. This is a flat circular walk which includes the roman walls at Silchester, taking in the Amphitheatre and 12th century church. It’s around 6 miles long. If you want to come along, please […]
Stephen Venables – Life After Everest (Abingdon)
“What on earth do you do after that?†is the usual question once you climb a new route on Everest, reaching the top alone and without supplementary oxygen. For Stephen Venables, that historic success was just a cue for different experiences – new Himalayan peaks, arctic dog-sledging, film-making, desert journeys and fifteen sailing voyages to […]