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Month by Month Diary Pages
June, 2008 July, 2008

Many Groups meet at regular locations. The (*) in the Topic/Venue column of the Diary Sheets
is a reminder to refer to the Interest Group pages or the Newsletter if the venue is not indicated.

Activity Spread

The general spread of activities over each month, subject to alteration, is given in the following table.
To find out more about the Interest Groups please click below.

Activity Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
General Meetings 2nd, PM - - - -
Bridge - - - - All, PM
Classics Club - - - - 4th, AM
Computing - - - - -
Cruising - - - - -
Digital Images - fortnightly, eve - - -
Discussion - - 3rd, PM - -
Film, TV & Radio 1st, PM - - - -
Gardening 4th, PM - - - -
Literature - - - - -
Living History - 3rd, PM - - -
Local History - - - 4th, PM -
Mah-Jong - - - 1st, Eve -
Music - - - 2nd, PM -
Natural History - 1st - - -
Play Reading - - - 3rd Eve -
Pub Lunches - - 2nd, 4th, 5th Noon - -
Reading - - 1st, PM - -
Scrabble - - - - -
Theatre & Concert Planning 4th, AM - - - -
Travel Various - - - - -
High Fells - Some - ALL -
Scrambles - 3rd, Apr-Sept - - -
Social Walking - 2nd & 4th - - -
'Z' Walking - - 2nd, 4th, 5th Noon - -
Activity Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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June, 2008

Date Time Group Topic/Venue(*)
Monday 2nd 14.00 Film, TV & Radio Repeat of ‘The Role of Music in Film and TV’. Hosted in Bowness.
Tuesday 3rd 10.00 Natural History Roundsea Woods - Meet at SD329827. This is a small car park—please car share.TD>
Wednesday 4th 14.00 Reading ‘We Need to Talk about Kevin’ by Lionel Schriver.
" 14.00 Bowls See Newsletter for details
Thursday 5th   High Fells SW. Taylor Force Gill, Broad Crag, Scafell Pike, Pulpit Rock, Scafell, Lingmell from Seathwaite. 11.1 m., 4400 ft.
" 19.00 Mah-Jong  
Friday 6th 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 9th - - -
Tuesday 10th 09.45 Social Walking C. Silverdale Coastal Walk, 5-6 miles, depending on tide. Meet at Leighton Moss Saltmarsh Hides carpark.
Wednesday 11th 12.00 Pub Lunch The Plough, Lupton.
" 12.00 'Z' Walk See Pub Lunch venue
Thursday 12th   High Fells SW. Tilberthwaite Gill, Steel Edge, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Little Carrs, Hell Gill Pike from Tilberthwaite. 8.5 m., 3100 ft.
" 14.15 Music 'Bring your your own ’ Your annual opportunity to present a favourite piece of music of 5 to 10 mins. Bring your own CD. Hosted in Ambleside.
Friday 13th 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 16th - - -
Tuesday 17th 10.00 Natural History Extra Extra Meeting. Hodbarrow and Millom Ironworks. Meet at SD174780—at Lighthouse—RSPB.
" 14.00 Living History 'Getting and changing jobs; paid and unpaid.’
Wednesday 18th 14.15 Discussion ‘Identity Cards—a golden opportunity or a necessary evil?’
Thursday 19th   High Fells SW. Looking Stead, Pillar Rock, Pillar, Black Crag, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike, Steeple, Dore Head from Wasdale Head. 8.8 m., 3700 ft.
" 19.30 Play Reading For Venue, contact Co-ordinator.
Friday 20th 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 23rd 14.30 Gardening Pear Tree Cottage, Burton-in-Kendal (entrance £3. plus £2 homemade cakes and tea).
Contact Co-ordinator re-car-sharing, etc.
Tuesday 24th 09.45 Social Walking B. Easedale - Blea Crag - Silver How, 6.9m., 2100 ft. .
C. Easedale Tarn and Far Easedale.
Meet in the Broadgate carpark next to the Village Hall, Grasmere, Ref. NY 338078.
Wednesday 25th 12.00 Pub Lunch Eagle and Child, Staveley.
" 12.00 'Z' Walk See Pub Lunch venue
" 14.00 Bowls See Newsletter for details
Thursday 26th   High Fells SW. Sharp Edge, Blencathra, Hall’s Fell Ridge from Scales. 6.5 m., 2750 ft.
" 14.15 Local History Tour of Grasmere led by Richard Hardisty - a born & bred 'Grasmereian'.
Suggest if possible use the bus as parking is difficult. Meet in centre of village by the Bus Stop.
Friday 27th 09.30 Classics Club Group 1
" 10.30 Classics Club Group 2
" 10.00 Social Walking Planning meeting in Bowness.
Please try to attend or send details of any walks you could lead.
" 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 30th
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July, 2008

Date Time Group Topic/Venue(*)
Tuesday 1st 10.00 Natural History Asby Scar and Sunbiggin Tarn. NY664115—on Orton to Appleby Road. Please car share.
Wednesday 2nd 14.00 Reading ‘The Reader’ by Bernard Schlink.
Thursday 3rd   High Fells SW. Skew Gill, Custs Gulley, Great End, Allen Crags, Glaramara from Seathwaite. 8.3 m., 3450 ft.
"   Newsletter Our Editor Final date for material for the August, September and October Newsletter.
" TBA Co-ordinators Co-ordinators meeting at the Windermere Hydro Hotel
" 19.00 Mah-Jong  
Friday 4th 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 7th 14.00 Film, TV & Radio ’Howard’s End’. DVD of E. M. Forster’s book. Hosted in Ambleside.
Tuesday 8th 09.45 Social Walking C. Winster and Ghyll Head, 5.13 m., 869 ft. Meet at Winster Church, Ref. SD 417931.
Wednesday 9th 12.00 Pub Lunch The Gateway, Plumgarths, Kendal.
" 12.00 'Z' Walk See Pub Lunch venue
Thursday 10th   High Fells SW. Striding Edge, Helvellyn, Swirrel Edge, Catsycam, Birkhouse Moor from Grisedale Bridge, Patterdale. 8.1 m., 3200 ft.
" 14.15 Music  
Friday 11th 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 14th - - -
Tuesday 15th 10.00 Natural History Extra Extra Meeting. Wild Flowers—Sandscale Haws. Rowan Head Car Park—SD200757.
" 14.00 Living History ‘Holidays / Travel / Significant Journeys.’
Wednesday 16th 14.15 Discussion ‘The Euoropean Union: Good or Bad?’
Thursday 17th   High Fells SW. Throng Close Buttress, Conistion OM, Brim Fell, Swirl How, Great Carrs, Grey Friar from Troutal to Cockley Beck Bridge. 8.8 m., 2900 ft.
Friday 18th 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 21st - - -
Tuesday 22nd 09.45 Social Walking B. Dock Tarn, Watendlath, 7m., 1300 ft.
C. Derwent Valley,
Meet at Rosthwaite carpark, Ref. NY 257148.
Wednesday 23rd 12.00 Pub Lunch Watermill Inn, Ings.
" 12.00 'Z' Walk See Pub Lunch venue
Thursday 24th   High Fells SW. Dungeon Gill, Harrison Stickle, Thunacar Knott, High Raise, Sergeant Man from New Dungeon Gill. 7.2 m., 3200 ft.
" 14.15 Local History  
Friday 25th 09.30 Classics Club Group 1
" 10.30 Classics Club Group 2
" 14.00 Bridge  
Monday 28th 14.30 Gardening High Cleabarrow, Windermere.Liaise with Judy re car share. Entrance £3.50 tea and cakes £3.00.
Tuesday 29th 09.45 Social Walking Extra B+. Whinash Range, High Borrowdale Valley, 10 m., 2000 ft. Meet at the Layby on the A6 south of Hucks Bridge, Ref. NY 552038. Elfyn Gittins, Tel. 45934.
Wednesday 30th 12.00 Pub Lunch Kirkstile Hotel, Loweswater.
" 12.00 'Z' Walk See Pub Lunch venue
Thursday 31st   High Fells W. Eskdale Skyline: Slight Side, Scafell, Scafell Pike, Great End, Esk Pike, Bowfell, Crinkle Crags from Wha House Farm. 16.0 m., 5725 ft.
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