Ski Club of Manchester newsletter articles 2020

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Chris Fildes writes on a week spent with SCoM friends walking in Perthshire and the November Quiz Night.

The Lakes Walks Weekend in September has reports by Brian Beardsall, Vanessa Miller, Paul Rushton and Dave Miller. The AGM is covered by Andrew Walker who also provided an illustrated presentation after the AGM entitled "In Shackleton’s Footsteps — a cruise to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula in November/December 2019". Janet Winstanley describes her Manchester to Blackpool charity bike ride.

Bill Matthews gives an account of the summer stroll.

Alan Brown and Paul Herbert respectively write on their memories of Peter Fairclough and Charles Prichard.

Reviews of the March visit to Arc 2000 are provided by David Shepherd, Derek Kennedy and Bill Matthews A number of members write on their memories of Elaine Donnelly.

Peter Brooks describes the curious case of the Black Crab, Joy Parsons covers Frances Taylor's walk on Halkyn Mountain while Chris Fildes reports on the Didsbury curry night. Chris also notes the passing of Elaine Donnelly with a few happy memories provided by Ernie Metcalf.

We have reviews of the St Christoph holiday and Austrian medical services from Phil Jones, Shaun the Sheep and Liz Moore and Dot Keats shares some of her memories of the Club.

Chris Tolhurst-Cleaver reports on the December Instruction holiday and some memories of Gerald Harrison are provided by Trudy Lymer, Jane Fairclough and Alan Brown.