<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi all</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">This weekend is the first weekend away of the term, to <B>Shropshire</B>, with the delights of the <B>Long Mynd</B> and the <B>beautiful</B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#595959" face="Verdana" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><B>carding mill valley</B> 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!!! </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Full details will be given at the <B>sign up</B>, which is <B>tomorrow</B><B>,</B><B> (Wednesday15th)</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 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Straight after the Shropshire sign up is the <B>Rhossili Downs night hike</B>. We'll be <B>leaving</B><B> about 6.30pm from JC's. </B>The walk starts from Rhossili we'll head up-to the highest point on Gower, and then return to the pub/minibus along the beach. </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The AU elections are taking place this Thursday, and you've probably seen the candidates posters around, making the place look untidy. I would urge you to vote for who ever you think will do a good job, and to take into account that the Hiking Club despite its relatively large membership is considered a minority sport.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Finally there is <B>just two weeks until our AGM</B><B> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(on the 28th February)</SPAN></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 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">That's all for now folks!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Chris :)</DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>