Ski Club of Manchester newsletter articles 2023

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Roberta Cameron reports on the City Walk and the Christmas Curry is covered by Max Macintosh.

The Autumn walks in Silverdale have write-ups by Helen Richardson, Wendy Barlow and Chris Fildes. Andrew Walker describes the 2023 AGM proceedings and following talk by Jen Bridgeland while Brian Richardson gives a summary of his Spanish Sierra Nevada Three Peaks Trek Charity Challenge.

The garden party has a report by Jen Bridgeland and Bernard Kassell's Welsh walk is covered by Chris Fildes while Vanessa Miller provides a roundup of her Summer stroll.

Just a couple of event reports in this edition with Caro Brown covering the cycling day in June and Dave Miller the midsummer walk walk in July.

The Cumbria weekend was as popular as usual with four walks organised. Paul Prentice reports on the Loughrigg Fell walk, Phil Hayward on the Gowbarrow Fell walk, Brian Beardsall on the bonus Place Fell walk and Chis Fildes on the Matterdale Common walk. Chris also penned a few words about the end of season party. Both Dave & Vanessa Miller and Brian & Helen Richardson share some of their memories of Alan Brown.

The February tenpin bowling event has a write up from Derek Kennedy, reviews of the Alpe d'Huez holiday are provided by Chris Tolhurst-Cleaver, David Wilkinson and Fiona Ogden while Richard Baldwin covers his trip to Zell am See with the SCGB. Unfortunately John Parsons died in February. Thanks to Helen Richardson for her memories of him.

Articles on the Sauze d'Oulx holiday from Liz Moore, Leo Kroll, Tom Russell and Dave Jensen dominate this issue with an extra article from Liz on her experience getting off the mountain by blood wagon. We also have a report by Andrew Walker on Alan Brown who, sadly, died in February.

This issue has a report on the Club instruction holiday in Val d'Isère by Val d'Isère by Tim Jones.