18 February 2019 - Train
Walks Update
Following suspension of the strike action
at Northern Rail, our train walks will now continue as per
the programme printed in our "Free Guided Walks"
leaflet, January to June 2019 edition.
Please note the following Northern Rail special
offers for rail travel are currently in operation:
- Winter Travel Offer for Dales Railcard
holders (see 5 November below)
- Winter Travel Offer for for
holders of West Yorkshire Metro ENCTS concessionary travel
passes (see 8 November below)
- Unlimited Travel Offer for £10 for
a day or £17.50 for a weekend (see 10 January below)
28 January 2019 - Members Update
Our January newsletter has now been published
and copies distributed to members by post and email.
Full details and booking information for the
Weymouth holiday from 29 June to 6 July 2019 are included
with the newsletter.
The pick up points (times might be changed
but not earlier) will be Leeds, Aire Street 8.30 am and
Bradford Interchange at 9.15 am.
If you wish to book for this holiday and have
not yet received your newsletter then you can send an email
to alan.kemmenoe@gmail.com requesting a booking form. Please
state whether you intend to send the deposit by cheque through
the post or bank transfer.
10 January 2019
Northern Rail are again running their Unlimited
Rail Travel Offer (£10 for a day, £17.50 for
a weekend) from Monday 14 January to Sunday 24 March 2019,
in association with JPIMedia. This involves collecting three
tokens from a number of JPIMedia newspapers who publish
a number of titles including the Yorkshire Evening Post
and several titles in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Please
click here for full details of the offer, including the
list of qualifying newspapers (external website
link)
7 December 2018 - Events
Update for 2019 (amended item)
TRAIN WALKS
Our forthcoming walks programme from January
to June 2019 can now been viewed in the Train
Walks section. During any further rail strikes or
future engineering works, every effort will be made to provide
substitute walks - please check this website for more up
to date information should this occur.
LAKE DISTRICT MEMBERS WALKS
Some of the details for the
walks in July, August and September 2019 have now been changed
from the list which was issued with the October members
newsletter. Please see the Members
Events section of this website for the updated details.
MEMBERS' HOLIDAYS
In addition to the three "main"
holidays the Youth Hostel weekend (2 nights) will be held
at YHA Ravenstor, near Monsal Head, Derbyshire on 13 to
15 September 2019. Please see the Holidays
section for more information and the booking form will be
issued with a future edition of the members newsletter.
8 November 2018
Details are now available of
the Winter travel offer on the Settle/Carlisle and Bentham
lines for holders of West Yorkshire Metro ENCTS concessionary
travel passes. It is valid from Monday 12 November 2018
until Saturday 6 April 2019 with some dates excluded.
Please
click here for further information (external website
link)
5 November 2018
Northern Rail have announced
details of the Winter Travel Offer for Dales Railcard holders
on the Settle/Carlisle and Bentham lines. It is valid from
5 November 2018 to Saturday 6 April 2019, with some dates
excluded.
Please
click here for further information (external website
link)
22 October 2018 - Members
Events Update
Details of our 2019 programme
of Thursday Walks and Lake District Walks have now been
added in the Members
section.
18 October 2018
The latest members' newsletter
has now been produced and distributed by post and email.
Please send any items for the next edition (New Year 2019)
to the new editor, Jane Coupe, as soon as possible - her
contact details can be found in the current newsletter.
21 July 2018
A selection of photos from
the July Lake District walks to High Stile and Great Borne
can be accessed in the Past
Events (Other Events 2018) section.
12 June 2018
A selection of photos from
the recent members' holiday in Fort William, Scotland can
be accessed in the Past
Events (Holidays 2018) section.
