Wednesday 2nd April
The Railway Pub Quiz
Cress
Meet in The Railway PH, Billericay, CM12 9BE at 7:30pm. The quiz starts at 8pm and consists of 6 rounds, 2 of which are music rounds.
Cost £2 per person
Sunday 6th April
Brightlingsea Walk
Steve C
Join us for a walk of 9½ miles including the famous Cinque port of Brightlingsea and with views towards Mersea, Point Clear and Wivenhoe.
Meet at 10am in Promenade Way, CO7 0HH. The P&D car park is free until April 30th and there are toilets nearby. Please bring sandwiches.
Wednesday 9th April
Mountain Safety & Navigation
Dave P
A chance to brush up on your mountain safety and navigation skills. All the more relevant following George’s adventure in the Peaks.
Wednesday 16th April - No meeting
Thursday 17th to Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Easter in the Lake District
Dave P
Five nights at the Langton Centre, Hartsop in Patterdale, at the foot of the Kirkstone Pass, near Brotherswater, 2 miles from Ullswater and in sight of Hellvelyn and the High Street range. An ideal location for some of the best walking in the Lake District.
The centre has central heating, showers, a lounge with easy chairs, dining room and games room, a drying room and well equipped kitchen.
You need to bring a sleeping bag or sheets and duvets. Note that pillows and blankets are no longer provided.
To find it, turn off A592 near Brotherswater onto the lane to Hartsop. We are in the big white house immediately on the left. Grid reference NY405133, postcode CA11 0NZ, ///flats.shifts.opposites. Parking behind the house (by the games room, not in the lane).
Cost will be about £25 per night including all meals, plus around £45 petrol contribution for those sharing lifts from Essex.
Deposit £60 to book your place please.
Wednesday 23rd April
Committee Meeting
Join us for planning trips for the autumn and events for June.
Wednesday 30th April
Slideshow: The Northern Explorer
John M
John will give a slide show on the Northern Explorer, a long-distance passenger train that runs 424 miles between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand along the North Island Main Trunk railway. This is a very scenic route that links the north and south extremities of North Island, crossing valleys, ravines and rivers. It traverses nine viaducts and the world-famous Raurimu Spiral, a masterpiece of civil engineering built to lift trains 450ft from the plain of the Whanganui River to the heights North Island Volcanic Plateau. This is one of the spectacular railway journeys of the world and a must for sightseers, rail enthusiasts and all those who want to appreciate the beauty of New Zealand.
Join us on Zoom from 8.30pm.