Dungarvan
Hillwalking Club March Newsletter
Dogs Night
The
annual Dogs’ Night will take place on Saturday 15th March at
Kilcohan Greyhound Stadium in Waterford City. It’s a bargain at €17 for the
entrance fee and a three-course dinner, and if you win on the dogs, the night
might pay for itself.. Afterwards, there’ll be a sing song in an as yet,
unnamed hostelry.
Healthy Sum Raised for SEMRA
Given
the horrific weather and the fact that we were unable to hold our club meeting
on February 4th, to spread the word, a very respectable €205 was
raised for SEMRA at the Valentine’s Day Table Quiz in the Soccer Club. Richard
Dykes, representing SEMRA, thanked the club for their efforts.
Eight
teams competed for glory and Erich Baumann’s team completed a Valentine’s Day
Massacre to grab first place. A few nails where bitten when two more teams
slugged it out for second place. Well done to the Smurfs and the Tasmanians,
who took second and third place respectively. The club is going to make its own
donation and with the club donation and the quiz proceeds, SEMRA will receive
€500.
Walk
Report from Derbhile Graham, Portlaw Woods, 16th February, C Walk
A rather violent shower of rain
failed to dampen the spirits of the 16 walkers who set out for Portlaw Woods
under the leadership of Norman Graham. He set a little obstacle course for the
walkers as they clambered over fallen trees. Mercifully there were only a
couple of those, but the walkers showed great agility in negotiating them. The
walkers took a loop around the woods, culminating in a climb to the cross,
where they surveyed the sodden landscape. After that first shower, the weather
stayed dry and the sun even made the occasional appearance. The walk took a
little over three hours.
1st April Deadline for
Leenane
There’s
a healthy interest building for the Leenane trip, so if you’re interested in
going, you need to have booked with Richard Dykes and paid by April 1st.
You can contact him by phone on 086 2411287 and by email on Richard.dykes1@gmail.com. It’s €99
for two nights, €144 for three nights and €189 for four nights, with a €10
single supplement.
If
you’ve got a walk report or a piece of news you think the club should be aware
of, please send it to derbhile.graham@gmail.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment