Grange Farm bunkhouse, Hubberholme

Meet Report: 4-6 March 2022. The Covid situation had relaxed sufficiently for this meet to take place without restrictions. But a very dark new cloud has appeared on the horizon, the Putin invasion of Ukraine. It was therefore a welcome moment for your scribe as he arrived in Buckden to see blue sky appear at […]

March 2022 Newsletter

Contents: President’s Message, YRC Quiznight, Membership Update, 130³ Project Update, YRC Merchandise, Glover Review, Next Committee Meeting.

Winter Meet, Scotland, Onich

Meet Report: 17-20 February 2022. Prior to a meet the forecast is eagerly awaited. MWIS indicated that on the Thursday, the day on which most would be travelling, the wind on the hills would be typically 80 to 100 mph (and gusts up to 120 mph) but easing, slowly, to 50 to 70 with either […]

North Wales Meet, Nant Peris

Meet Report: 28-30 January 2022. Ten members and prospective members assembled at Beudy Mawr on Friday evening. After three weeks of dry, calm and often sunny weather, the various forecasts accessed by the IT literate encompassed rain all day to sunshine all day but they all warned of very strong winds. By midnight Harvey, in […]

New Year Meet, Low Hall Garth

Meet Report: 7-9 January 2022. On the Friday evening a small but nevertheless high quality section of the YRC gathered at Low Hall Garth, welcomed by baked potatoes and a fire which had been burning since early afternoon. The forecast for Saturday morning was rain and it did not disappoint. Fortified by Robert’s full English, […]

January 2022 Newsletter

Contents: President’s Message, YRC Quiznight, AGM Minutes, Membership Update, Meets 2022 and 2023, Lowstern and Storm Arwen, Cave Rescue Videos, Adventure+ Video Streaming, Next Committee Meeting.

Christmas Meet, Saddleworth

Meet Report: 10-12 December 2021. The Christmas meet returned to the Boarshurst Outdoor Education Centre in Greenfield, located just on the fringe of Saddleworth Moor. The centre is well appointed and sleeps 32 people in two dormitories. On the Friday evening members arrived and were welcomed by soup and a roll prepared by Becca Humphreys, […]

107th Annual Dinner Weekend

Meet Report: 19-21 November 2021 at the Falcon Manor Hotel, Settle Last year’s Annual Dinner was cancelled because of Covid-19 restrictions. The Falcon Manor rolled over the booking to 2021 but a year on the Committee noted the daily new case rate of 20 to 30 thousand and thought it prudent to restrict numbers to […]

November 2021 Newsletter

Contents: President’s Message, Annual Dinner, Annual General Meeting, Membership Update, Meets 2022, 2021 Journal, Website Update, Kindred Club Huts, Next Committee Meeting.

Peak District, Stoney Middleton

Meet Report: 8-10 October 2021. We were all assembled in the Carlswark Cottage by 10.00pm on Friday and anticipating good weather, were looking forward to the next couple of days. It was great to see the meet fully booked as well. Saturday The day dawned cloudy and a little foggy but we all set off […]