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'If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.' Charles Kettering
President's Quote: 'You can touch my balls if you like.'
Dear Wayfarers,
Ah welcome back, I see you made it through another week. I am proud of you. We must celebrate every little victory. Well my friends if you need help getting through another gruelling week then fear not for the time is nigh for a Wayfarers Weekly!!
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International Food Night
Get ready to feast my friends because on the 6th of November we will be having an ‘international’ food fuddle!!
Bring yourself and a dish of your creation which is local to your area or something from an entirely different country.
Held at 86 Poole Crescent, Harborne at 19:00 on Tuesday the 6th of November! We will have games and food so whats not to like!! (As always, BYOB!)
Please message Sophia Anthony on Facebook if you want to come.
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Stiperstones and Walk leader Training
23/11 - 24/11
Walk leader training 23/11
18:00-20:00
The Walk Leader Training is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about how we plan and lead walks, so you can have a chance to do it too! For years, members of our society have been taking advantage of this training and because of it can safely plan and lead walks, for the Wayfarers as well as outside of the society, in their own time.
We will teach you all about; how to read a map, walk on a bearing, plan a walk, basic outdoor first aid, and how to lead a walk.
The theory session will teach you all that you need to know before you head out onto the hills to put it into practice!
Please come along to one of the sign-up sessions if you would like to become a walk leader!!
Stiperstones Trip- 24/11
The Stiperstones is a quartzite ridge formed 480,000,000 years ago for your Geological pleasure! Its various tors make for an interesting, and different, day walk in the Shropshire countryside.
We hope you'll join us!
To cover the minibus, the costs of this trip are £10. Please pay at the sign-up session.
What to bring:
- Sturdy, comfortable walking shoes (that you don't mind getting muddy)
- Lightweight trousers (definitely not jeans!)
- Jumper and/or other layers
- Waterproof coat and trousers
- Packed lunch and water
- Cash for emergencies
- Rucksack to carry it all in
If you would like to come along to this trip Or take part in the walk leader training then please come along to one of the sign up sessions.
06/11, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk Room
12/11, 12:30-13:30, Green Room
15/11, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk
20/11, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk
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Lake District Weekend
09/11 - 11/11
3 spaces left! Get them quick!
Once again the Wayfarers are taking a trip to the Lake District. This is an area that we visit every term and it is always a really popular weekend.
The Lake District is in Cumbria, North West England, and it's famous for lakes (obviously) and mountains, which the Wayfarers will be going up. It's also famous for its association with William Wordsworth, a poet, and Beatrix Potter, a writer and illustrator. An area of outstanding beauty, it's an essential visit for all hikers.
If you want to sign-up for this trip then you need to come along to one of the sign-up sessions with £40 in cash to pay for the trip:
30/10, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk Room
01/11, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk Room
06/11, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk Room
What to bring:
- Sturdy, comfortable walking shoes (that you don't mind getting muddy)
- Lightweight trousers (definitely not jeans!)
- Jumper and/or other layers
- Waterproof coat and trousers
- Packed lunch and water for both days of walking
- Cash for emergencies
- Rucksack to carry it all in
- Extra clothes for both days of walking
- Sleeping bag and roll mat
- Wash kit, etc.
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Wilderness Society Trip
I'm Becca, the president of the Birmingham Wilderness Medicine Society. We have planned a wilderness weekend away in the Lake District on the 16th-18th November and wanted to offer you and your members the chance to join us on the trip. Tickets cost £78 and include transport and full board hostel stay.
Our plans for the weekend include walking on both days in the area around Derwentwater and Cat Bells and we have a number of wilderness themed stations tailored to group ability ranging from packing a first aid kit to more challenging scenarios such as planning for and responding to hillside emergencies.
This is always a hugely successful weekend and could also contribute towards quality mountain days for members who are completing the mountain leader award.
This is not a Wayfarers event but anyone who fancies it, go ahead!!
https://www.guildofstudents.com/ents/event/3663/
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Christmas Social
Get ready to jingle your bells everyone, The Wayfarers Christmas Bash is coming up!
On the 29th of November we shall be taking over All Bar one for our Christmas meal before heading to PRYZM (tbc) after (optional of course)! Time to lose any sturdy ankle support and waterproofs and get all dolled up for cocktails and good food followed by a boogie!
We will be meeting at University station at 18:15 in order to get the train to Five ways and walking to All Bar One at Brindley place, however if you wish to meet us there please get there for 19:00!
We are holding sign ups for this as you need to choose your order choices before hand so there is plenty of time to get excited for it! It will be £24.95 for 3 courses so please bring the money in cash to the sign up! SPACES ARE LIMITED so be sure to get there early to bag a place!
06/11, 12:30-13:30, Harvey Milk Room
12/11, 12:30-13:30, Green Room
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Wayfarers Facebook Group
The Wayfarers have a new Facebook group for 2018-2019. The idea is that this group will be used to post information on about walks and socials. It will also be a place to share photos and discuss things as well as asking questions. Please follow this link to sign up for the group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/723124544717294/
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Brecon Beacons Trip Report
Last week, 18 Wayfarers drove to Brecon Beacons for a nice weekend of hiking. After a long drive with several delays, we arrived at Godre Pentre, the classic cute caving club house in Ystradfellte. It was as cosy and clean as it always has been. The first walk on Saturday was to the summit of Pen-y-Fan. The weather was nice, apart from a strange Godly cloud on top of the mountain. As the altitude rose, the temperature dropped. There was a freezing wind, which even brought a bit of snow and fine hail up in our faces. Later when the wind was gone everything became more pleasant again, so that the wonderful landscape could be enjoyed. On top of Pen-y-Fan we could treat us with the view of a new plaque, as pointed out by a Wayfarer of 43 years ago. On Sunday we visited the many waterfalls present close to our accommodation. Although water itself is a pretty dull everyday thing, these natural phenomena are quite exciting. It was not always easy to reach, but fun. And beautiful.
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If you have any interesting hiking experiences or some nice pictures, please feel free to send them to us. Then the happiness can be shared in the weekly!
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Sign ups
To come to a walk, you need to sign up. Sometimes this can be done online, but often (especially when payments are needed) you need to come to one of our sign up sessions in the Guild of Students, as listed in the right-hand column of the Weekly. If you can't come to a signup, you can send someone else. Every person can sign up for one place.
If the limited places on the trip are taken, you can be put on the reserve list. If someone drops out, the people on the reserve list are contacted in order of signing up. Unless it's a last-minute drop out, then everybody will be contacted at the same time and the first person who replies gets the place.
If you drop out, you will only get refunded if your place can be taken by a reserve candidate.
Membership
For all our walks you will need to become a member of the Wayfarers. We are one of the cheapest sports societies with membership for the year being only 9 pounds, which gives you access to all of our trips and social events throughout the year!
You can become a member of the Wayfarers through our website, the link to our website can be found at the bottom of this email. Click on the 'Become a member' button, follow the instructions and hey presto you're a Wayfarer!
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Lots of love!
Joseph McGrory
Wayfarers Secretary
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