Cultural/Walking Weekends
A simple listing of all the weekends with a few memory-jogging notes to fill in for the current lack of content.
Much more is to come and if you have any photos etc. to share, please drop me a line.
Bob, Apr 2024, updated Apr 2025.
Govilon 2008 - on the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain, Abergavenny. No redemption.
| Year | Weekend | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Amsterdam | |
| 1999 | Madrid | |
| 2000 | Prague | |
| 2001 | Lower Argoed | |
| 2002 | Almeley | |
| 2003 | Newcastle (on Clun) | The baby grand piano incident |
| 2004 | Trecastle | |
| 2005 | Tretower | Tretower - my 40th birthday - XL. |
| 2006 | Eaton under Heywood | Under Wenlock Edge |
| 2007 | Painscastle | |
| 2008 | Govilon | |
| 2009 | ? | |
| 2010 | Carsington | |
| 2011 | Burghill | |
| 2012 | Broome | One Foot in the Gravy. |
| 2013 | Llangynydr | Love Buckets |
| 2014 | Brecon I | |
| 2015 | Brecon II | |
| 2016 | Brecon III | Shreddies |
| 2017 | Yarpole | |
| 2018 | Whitchurch (nr Monmouth) | Bridge Over the River Wye |
| 2019 | Hathersage I | |
| 2020 | Hathersage II | For all but DrH' and Doris, a Covid casualty. |
| 2021 | - | |
| 2022 | - | |
| 2023 | - | A few rumblings regarding a restart, but no engagement. |
| 2024 | Hathersage III | MrB has resurrected the Birthday Weekend and, I for one, am grateful! |
| 2025 | Tansley |
Varsity Weekends
No content for any of these yet and, if I remember correctly, I probably only have photos for three or four. Many good memories though ready to be committed to HTML.
| Year | Weekend | Notes | 2000 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Edinburgh | |
| 2002 | Bath | Saw Russ Abbot at the Theatre Royal, appearing in the farce, Caught in the Net. |
| 2003 | Canterbury | |
| 2004 | Manchester | |
| 2005 | Liverpool | |
| 2006 | Norwich | |
| 2007 | - | |
| 2008 | York | |
| 2009 | Cambridge |