Club Proceedings

1973: The week-end meets were: January 12th-14th, The Hark-to-Bounty Hotel, Slaidburn; February 2nd-4th, Low Hall Garth; February 23rd-25th, Grampian Club Hut, Glen Etive; March 30th-April 1st, Mallerstang; Easter, April 19th-24th, the Dales Walk from Ilkley to Low Hall Garth; May llth-13th, The Church Hotel, Edale; Spring Bank Holiday, May 25th-June 3rd, Rhum; June 15th-17th, The Long Walk, Carrog to Cader Idris; July 13th-15th, Lowstern; August 17th-19th, High Level Camp, Scoat Tarn; September 14th-16th, Joint Meet with Wayfarers’ and Rucksack Clubs, Robertson Lamb Hut; October 5th-7th, Helyg, N. Wales; October 26th-28th, The Horseshoe Hotel, Egton Bridge; December 7th-9th, The Grove, Kentmere. Average attendance at Meets was 28. Total membership was 198, made up of 167 ordinary members, 1 junior member, 26 life members and 4 honorary members.

The 81st Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Majestic, Harrogate, on the 17th November, 1973. The following officers were elected for the year 1973-74: President: B. E. Nicholson; Vice-Presidents : A. J. Reynolds, J. G. Brook. Hon. Secretary: E. C. Downham; Hon. Asst. Secretary: J. Hemingway; Hon. Treasurer: S. Marsden; Hon. Editor: A. B. Craven; Hon. Asst. Editor: D. P. Penfold; Hon. Librarian: J. G. Brook; Hon. Huts Secretary, W. A. Linford; Hon. Hut Wardens: Low Hall Garth, F. D. Smith, Lowstern: J. T. M. Teasdale; Hon. Auditor: G. R. Turner; Committee: R. Harben, J. Gott, G. Edwards, P. C. Swindells, W. D. Clayton, C. D. Bush. The 60th Annual Dinner followed at the same hotel. The Principal Guest was A. J. J. Moulam, President of the Climbers’ Club. The President, B. E. Nicholson, was in the chair and Kindred Clubs were represented by D. P. Read, Alpine Club; T. Noble, Wayfarers’ Club; J. S. Stewart, Scottish Mountaineering Club; D. Smithies, Rucksack Club; J. Bloor, President, Gritstone Club; R. Edlington, Midland Association of Mountaineers; R. Allen, Climbers’ Club; D. W. Appleby, Oread Mountaineering Club; A. Champion, Craven Pothole Club; F. Moul-son, President, Bradford Pothole Club.

133 members and guests were present; the after-dinner meet was held at Sparth House, Malham, and the attendance was 66.

On the 4th April, Tony Waltham, Deputy Leader of the 1972 Expedition to Ghar Parau in Iran, gave an illustrated talk on the expedition at the Bankfield Hotel, Bingley.

1974: The week-end meets were: January 11th-13th, The Marton Arms Hotel, Westhouse, Ingleton; February 8th-10th, Low Hall Garth; February 22nd-24th, Grampian Club Hut, Glen Etive; March 22nd-24th, Low Hall Garth; Easter, April llth-16th, Fasgadh, Fersit, Roy Bridge; May 3rd-5th, Lowstern; Spring Bank Holiday, May 24th-31st, Glen Cannich; June 21st-23rd, The Long Walk, Coverdale to Mallerstang; August 9th-llth, High Level Camp: the Cave, Dove Crag; September 13th-15th, Joint Meet with Wayfarers’ and Rucksack Clubs, Robertson Lamb Hut; October 18th-20th, Ynys Ettws, North Wales; December 6th-8th, The Grove, Kentmere. The average attendance at meets was 27. Total membership was 202, comprising 170 ordinary members, 1 junior member, 27 life members and 4 honorary members.

The 82nd Annual General Meeting was held at the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate on the 16th November, 1974. The following officers were elected for the year, 1974-75: President: J. B. Devenport; Vice-Presidents: J. G. Brook, J. P. Barton; Hon. Secretary: E. C. Downham; Hon. Asst. Secretary: J. Hemingway; Hon. Treasurer: S. Marsden; Hon. Editor: A. B. Craven; Hon. Asst. Editor: D. P. Penfold; Hon. Librarian: J. G. Brook; Hon. Huts Secretary: W. A. Linford; Hon. Hut Wardens: Low Hall Garth: F. D. Smith, Lowstern: A. Hartley; Hon. Auditor: G. R. Turner; Committee: J. D. Armstrong, J. Gott, G. Edwards, P. C. Swindells, W. D. Clayton, C. D. Bush.

The 61st Annual Dinner followed. The Principal Guest was A. D. M. Cox of Oxford. The retiring President B. E. Nicholson, was in the Chair. Kindred Clubs were represented by F. Solari, Alpine Club; M. Hartland, Bradford Pothole Club; R. R. Hodgson, Craven Pothole Club; H. S. Thompson, Fell and Rock Climbing Club; B. Sheard, Gritstone Club; J. B. Rhodes, Rucksack Club; C. D. Milner, Wayfarers’ Club; J. A. Wood, Scottish Mountaineering Club. The attendance was 140 and over 70 of these turned out for the after-dinner meet at the Racehorses Hotel, Kettlewell.

1975: The week-end meets were: January 10th-12th, Low Hall Garth; January 31st-February 2nd, The Marton Arms Hotel, West-house, Ingleton; February 21st-23rd, Grampian Club Hut, Glen Etive; Easter, March 28th-April 1st, Ben Alder; April 18th-20th, Lowstern; May 2nd-4th, Low Hall Garth, working weekend; May 16th-24th, Spring Bank Holiday, Loch Nevis; June 6th-8th, Lowstern; working weekend; June 20th-22nd, The Long Walk, Lakes Western Fells; July llth-13th, Scoat Tarn, High Level Camp; August 8th-10th, Lowstern; August 29th-31st, Low Hall Garth; September 19th-21st, Joint Meet with Wayfarers’ and Rucksack Clubs, Robertson Lamb Hut; October 10th-12th, Helyg, North Wales; December 5th-7th, Egton Bridge. Average attendance at meets, excluding working parties, was 25. Membership was 196, consisting of 173 ordinary members, 29 life members and 4 honorary members.

The 83rd Annual General Meeting was held at the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate, on the 15th November, 1975. The following officers were elected for the year 1975-76: President: J. B. Devenport; Vice-Presidents: J. P. Barton, W. R. Lofthouse; Hon. Secretary: E. C. Downham; Hon. Asst. Secretary: J. Hemingway; Hon. Treasurer: S. Marsden; Hon. Editor: A. B. Craven; Hon. Asst. Editor: D. P. Penfold; Hon. Librarian: J. G. Brook; Hon. Huts Secretary: W. A. Linford; Hon. Hut Wardens: Low Hall Garth: F. D. Smith, Lowstern: A. Hartley; Hon. Auditor: G. R. Turner; Committee^ J. D. Armstrong, C. D. Bush, P. C. Swindells, D. J. Atherton, M. P. Hobson, J. A. Varney, R. E. Pomfret (co-opted).

A Special General Meeting followed immediately on the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. Rule 10 was amended. Subscriptions were raised to £6.00 p.a. for ordinary members, £3.00 for junior members and £2.50 for members living abroad for the whole of the club year. Rules 3 and 19 were also amended.

The 62nd Annual Dinner followed at the same hotel. The Principal Guest was Tom Price of Bingley, Yorkshire. The President, J. B. Devenport, was in the Chair. Kindred Clubs were represented by P. Boardman, Alpine Club; A. N. Husbands, Climbers’ Club; F. R. Robinson, President, Midland Association of Mountaineers; J. Pritch-ard, Vice-President, Wayfarers’ Club; A. Stewart, Rucksack Club; J. Bloor, President, Gritstone Club; R. R. Hodgson, Craven Pothole Club; C. R. Radcliffe, Oread Mountaineering Club. The attendance was 140 and at the after-dinner Meet at Sparth House, Malham, 79 were present.

New Members Since Journal No. 36

1973

Anthony George Barnes,     Thomas Bowker,     Stephen Victor Bugg,   Alton Hartley,     David Laughton,     Norman McKie,    Alan Rowland Walton,     John Christopher Whalley

1974

Christopher Bauer,     Peter A. Burns,     Roy J. Denney,   George P. Postill,     John H. Sterland

1975

John D. Casperson,     Peter D. Clarke

Resignations

1973

David John Bowes Brown,     Anthony J. Margetts

1974

John Lythe

1975

Wilfred J. Anderson,     Richard J. Arculus,     Keith Malcolm Barker,   B. Martin Nonhebel,     Jack Ratcliffe,     Peter Alfred Warsop

Deaths

1975

Malcolm Drummond Bone,     Wilfred Booth David Christopher Haslam