<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hey guys, lots to tell you about this week!<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Firstly, the <B>A to Z of wind street</B> is tomorrow (Tuesday 7th). We will <B>meet at 7.30</B> in <B>Walkabout</B> at the Castle square end of wind street, and make our way from pub to pub, drinking our way through the alphabet as we go! So, you could start with Archers, Aftershock, or Ale, followed by Baileys, Budweiser (or just Beer if you're feeling unadventurous) and then perhaps Carling, Caffreys, or Cointreau. Get the idea? Well turn up on Tuesday and show us what you're made of!</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><B>This Sunday</B> (27th) we will be heading off to <B>Bannau Sir Gaer</B>. The cliffs here are the steepest and highest in the stunning Brecon Beacons range.This is a <B>B grade</B> walk, and will <B>cost</B> you <B>£3.50</B>. Come along to experience this beautiful landscape once again!!</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Next weekend is the first weekend away of the term, to <B>Shropshire</B>, with the delights of the <B>Long Mynd</B> and more in store! This is a <B>B graded</B> weekend, and will <B>cost £30</B>. We're staying in a <B>youth hostel</B>, so you won't need sleeping bags, and we can promise proper beds!!! Full details will be given at the sign up, which will be <B>next Wednesday(15th)</B> in JC's at 6.00pm. Come along to book your place and find out what to bring, and what we're going to get up to! To secure a place you will have to pay on the night, so bring some cash too!!!</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Also next week is the <B>Rhossili Downs night hike</B> on <B>Wednesday</B><B> Feb 15th</B>. Starting from Rhossili we'll head upto the highest point on Gower, and then return to the pub/minibus along the beach. We'll be <B>leaving at 6.30pm</B>, straight after the Shropshire sign up in JC's, so meet there, or at the minibus bays behind union house. This is an <B>A grade</B> walk, costing only <B>£2.00</B>, if you fancy coming signup this week!</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Finally at the end of the month (28th February) is our <B>AGM</B>. This is when the present committee stand down <sob!> and we welcome a new bunch of enthusiastic and committed people to lead the club for the next year!!! Think you might want to <B>get involved</B>? Well have a chat to a member of the current committee and get your nomination in. If you're going to be around till next February then you can stand, its as simple as that. Who knows, soon YOU could be writing these emails!!! If you don't think thats your cup of tea, then come along anyway and support those who do. <B>The committee is responsible for running the club for the next year, so make sure you have your say in what goes on.</B></SPAN></DIV><DIV><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B>Available from</B><B> this week... up-to date printed Walk and Social calendars, Come get yours from any Sign Up!</B></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>--</DIV><DIV>Chris Jones, Hiking Club Chairman</DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.uwshiking.org.uk">http://www.uwshiking.org.uk</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>