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Aberdeen Telephones Hillwalking Club SPRING NEWSLETTER 2004 CHAIRMAN’S CHAT Once more at the start of a new walking season, we hope the program of outings agreed by the AGM will prove interesting and challenging. We have maintained a high level of turnout with around 25 attending the three winter walks and subsequent early walks of this season. I hope this trend continues for the rest of the year, but we are always on the lookout for new members. Our program is well advertised in local hillwalking shops and the city tourist office, and we hope to advertise in the press via the What’s On page. Members can also play a part by bringing along a friend or encouraging anyone interested in joining us for this healthy outdoor experience. Remember: we rely on new members to ensure the continuation of our Club and to keep down bus fares. Having established a good working relationship with Gordon’s Travel, we have renewed our contract. Can I remind you to book early for outings and, likewise, if you cannot attend, please cancel at the earliest to allow any waiting member to take up the seat? AGM Around fifteen members attended the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 3 February and elected the following. President: ........................ Frank Kelly Vice-President: .............. Jim Henderson Secretary: ....................... Heather Eddie Treasurer: ....................... Sally Henderson Booking Secretary: ....... Alex Joiner Committee Members: ... Colin Chapman, David Garwood, Lizetta Garwood, Kris Howard, Bill Marr, Graham Sangster, Vi Walker, Bob Will Auditors: .......................... Marjory McLeod, Rosemary Kelly The meeting followed the set agenda and heard Club Officials’ reports on last year’s activities. Club accounts remain healthy due to increased membership fees agreed at the previous AGM and increased attendances on bus outings, no doubt influenced by excellent weather last summer. Bus prices would likely continue increasing but it was not necessary at this stage to alter either membership fees or the maximum fare of £12 per outing. It was suggested the Club consider a Season Ticket charge, but a subsequent committee meeting agreed this would need much further thought. Other suggestions for attracting new members were taken on board for future consideration. Donations of £50 were agreed for Braemar Mountain Rescue Association and Mountain Rescue Association of Scotland. Our continued affiliations to North East Mountain Trust and Ramblers’ Association were approved, the latter enabling us to avail ourselves of Public Liability Insurance as previously. A question arose regarding Charitable Status for the Club, and this matter is being pursued to establish if benefit can be gained. 1 09/11/14 Aberdeen Telephones Hillwalking Club DISCOUNTS Discounts are available at the following shops on production of a signed 2004 membership card, which you receive on payment of your annual membership fee. For those who have yet to renew membership, a form is enclosed to complete and send to Treasurer Sally Henderson at South Loirston, Nigg, Aberdeen AB12 3LJ along with a £10 cheque payable to Aberdeen Telephones Hillwalking Club. Your membership card will then be sent to you. Blacks, George Street ............................................................................... 10%. Nevisport, 186 George Street ................................................................ 10% on selected lines. Graham Tiso, 26 Netherkirkgate ........................................................... discount on club sales nights only, when up to 25% discount is available on selected lines. Craigdon Sports, 5 St. Andrews Street .............................................. 20%. Millets, Union Street (on former site of Famous Army Stores) . 10%. Hilltrek, Aboyne .......................................................................................... 10%. Stop Press: The next Tiso’s discount night will be on Wednesday 5 May from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Please take your signed membership card to qualify for discounts. Claik Night Week’s Hike Claik Night XI was held on Tuesday 6 April at the Eleven members are booked into Glencoe Youth Health Board Social Club, King Street when 28 Hostel for eight nights from 22 May to 30 May, members attended this informal evening for a chat and a program of outings covering Glen Etive to with stovies and tea or coffee. The claikin was Ardgour is in preparation. A meeting of plenty, the banter was good and the singing to participants will be held on Wednesday 5 May to accompany Mhari Shand on the squeezebox had to discuss the program and finalize travel be heard to be believed. Graham Sangster arrangements. compiled an interesting photographic quiz asking members to identify various mountains, landmarks, Hatch, Match & Dispatch lochs and castles. Kris Howard only just won on a Congratulations go to Frank and Rosemary Kelly, tiebreak to prevent Bill Marr winning for the third now proud grandparents following the birth on 8 successive year. Who will be brave enough to March of granddaughter Neave, a beautiful first challenge these two stalwarts of our Club quiz baby for Austin and Debby Kelly. Grandad is scene? Come along to our next Claik Night and try already looking for a pair of very, very small hiking your luck. boots!! Jim in full claik with Sally and Vi Congratulations go to newlyweds Pat and Archie who honeymooned in Bali. A good night was had by all. Once more, thanks go to Vi for organizing a most popular event. One morning in February, Paddy the bus driver collapsed and died while making breakfast. He was buried at Aberlour with a toy bus glued to his 2 09/11/14 Aberdeen Telephones Hillwalking Club coffin lid from some of the children he and his Recent Sunday Walks wife fostered. A man with a gruff and taciturn exterior but with a heart of gold, his tea-making 14th September: Tarfside to Aboyne. skills could become legendary. Sponsored Charity Walk Club President Frank Kelly intends to walk the length of St. Cuthbert’s Way towards the end of June to raise funds for the Anchor Unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. As you may be aware, his wife Rosemary attended this unit for radiotherapy and chemotherapy last year for a course of treatment. The unit brings together experts and specialist nursing support to co- ordinate care of patients with all forms of cancer, leukaemia and benign blood disorders such as haemophilia. Monies raised through Friends of Alan, Janet, Colin, Linda, Frank, Jim, Bill and Bob Anchor, a registered charity, are used to purchase at the Boat Inn after the Fungle advanced equipment for improved diagnosis, treatment and care of patients. 28 September: Glen Effock to Clova The 100-kilometre (62-mile) long St. Cuthbert’s Way starts at Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders, includes the Eildon Hills, the River Tweed, Deer Street (Roman road), the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland Fell Sandstone Moors and the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, and ends on Holy Island off the Northumberland coast. If you wish to support Frank in this worthwhile venture, please add your name to sponsor forms circulating on our buses, or phone him at 314377. Kris, Linda, Fiona, Julie, Alan and Colin Friends of Bob Scott’s Bothy Loch Wharral These are a group of people come together to rebuild the famous bothy that burnt down in early The 37 walkers who started this walk two miles December. Situated at Luibeg in Glen Derry at west of Tarfside village had good weather the the gateways to the Lairig Ghru and Lairig Laoigh, whole day. Most climbed over Muckle Cairn and this open bothy has for years sheltered numerous Green Hill, and a few included Ben Tirran and The mountaineers, hillwalkers, birdwatchers, Duke of Goet en route to Clova. We had wonderful views Edinburgh Award candidates, and such. Bob Scott, of Lochs Wharral and Brandy before the steep the last gamekeeper at Luibeg Cottage and a knee-trembling descent to Clova. Graham considerable character, first made one of his outhouses available as a basic shelter for climbers 12 October: Silverford to Tullynestle and hillwalkers in the mid-fifties, and the bothy commemorates his legendary hospitality. Friends There was a good turnout of 35 for this walk from of Scottie’s would be grateful for any contribution the A9002 Cabrach road at Silverford Farm round to the project: the edge of Clova Estate to Lumsden. The second part of the walk involved a climb over The Friends of Bob Scott’s, Edinbanchory Hill and Lord Arthur’s Hill before C/O Alan Fraser, descending to the Blacklatch Burn and following it MCI Electronics Ltd, past Terpersie Castle to the bus at Tullynestle. Wellheads, The day was dull and overcast, but it stayed dry. Dyce, Bill Aberdeen AB21 7GA. Phone 772211 3 09/11/14 Aberdeen Telephones Hillwalking Club 26 October: West Gordon Way (Suie to Esson’s) 7 December 2003: Glen Dye circular Elevenses on Knock Saul Wire suspension bridge over the Dye With 32 walkers on Gordon’s bus, a beautiful clear sunny day saw the majority traverse Clachnaben Ian, Colin, John, Moira, Linda, Margaret, Fiona, and Cairn of Finglenny, and descend to Charr Bothy Alan and Arlene on Oxen Craig during lunch. for lunch. Various routes were then taken to the summit of Meluncart. On the way back to Miller’s 9 November: Loch Ullachie to Mill o Sterin Bog carpark, great fun was had by those who crossed the rickety wire suspension bridge over the river. Graham Surmounting the locked forestry gate The Coyles o Muick walk started with the challenge of a locked forestry gate. Having Fiona Wallace overcome the obstacle, a fine day led to a good walk. Proliferation of roads through the forest caused confusion over the route later, but all arrived at the bus eventually. Sally 4 09/11/14 Aberdeen Telephones Hillwalking Club 11 January: Culblean Hill (Tullich to Dinnet) 8 February: Lunan Bay to Arbroath Because of strong northwesterly winds, this walk was reversed, and we started near Red Castle on Lunan Bay.

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