Howgills Camping meet, Ravenstonedale

Meet Report: 8-10 September 2020. Members began arriving at the Low Greenside Farm campsite from late morning on Tuesday. Those who arrived early enough walked in small parties or alone up Smardale past the 15th century packhorse bridge and into the nature reserve. At least one, lacking spectacles and unable to read the closure notices, […]

September 2020 Newsletter

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Camping Meet, Swaledale

On the Pennine Way above Thwaite

Meet Report: 11-13 August 2020. Challenging times call for thinking outside of the box solutions and by early evening 10 members, a PM and guest had arrived at the Usha Gap campsite in Muker. This must be the first YRC UK mainland camping meet for some considerable time. Covid-19 had played havoc with the meet […]

Not the Long Walk

Meet Report: 17-26 July 2020. Collectively 50 of us walked and ran 1165 miles (1874km), cycled 413 miles (665km) and there were 122 visits to trig points. As with the covid 19 statistics, the figures are known to be far higher. Kayaking in Sweden and caving in Yorkshire were also on the agenda. Congratulations to […]

COVID-19 AND THE YRC: 29 JULY 2020

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Here’s the next coronavirus update: for what feels like a welcome change, there is some good news. Covid-19 is still around and we still need to be careful, but a lot of work behind the scenes enables us to OPEN OUR HUTS for members only. Lowstern is open for bookings from 30th July, […]

Day Meets in North Yorkshire

John and Ian on the Nidderdale Way

Ian Hawkes, John Sutcliffe and Mick Borroff have been out for a few day outings recently. A visit to The North York Moors found us assembling at the Square Corner car park near Omotherley, bagging the last three places (it was a Sunday), for a round of Black Hambleton, Kepwick Moor, Silton and Thimbleby woods […]

Day meet notes

A collection of comments about our activities during lockdown Tuesday 30 Jun 2020, Outer Edge There are seven members in Sheffield but for the chosen day their work and filial commitments, coupled with the wet forecast reduced them to a ripe old pair. They met in a cloud amidst the cloudberry strewn moor of Outer […]

July 2020 Newsletter

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COVID-19 AND THE YRC: 29 JUNE UPDATE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Here’s the next coronavirus update: I’m sure you will all have seen/heard the next set of government guidelines about what we are supposed to do/not do after July 4th. We are still able to meet in groups of up to six to go walking together, provided we stay 2 metres from anyone from […]

INVITE TO THE THIRD YRC QUIZ NIGHT – MONDAY 6 JULY 2020 at 7:30pm

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