[q] Welcome!
Welcome to Take A Hike - the Leeds and Bradford area young persons' walking group.
We are a very friendly walking group and will make you most welcome whatever your walking ability. We are totally voluntary, run by the members and part of the Ramblers Association.
We have at least one walk organised every weekend (sometimes more!) and new members are always welcome to come along and get their boots dirty. Our walks vary from everything between easy four-mile rambles to masochistic fourteen-mile hikes across the dales so you will always find something suited to your tastes. Take a look at the walks diary.
Latest News:
Otley walking festival Sat 27th June - Sun 5th July
The annual Otley walking festival's on again. Combining stunning Dales views, a full week's programme of walks, a venue containing a not-inconsiderable number of fine ale-houses and good public transport links to Leeds & Bradford... how could you resist?
Find the full week's programme at http://www.chevintrek.co.uk/index.asp?function=WEBPAGE&page=3 and support the Take a Hike-led evening walk from the Hunters Inn on Sunday 28th July.
Hope to see you there!
Emma (ex-membership sec)
The Yorkshire Dales by bus - new and improved!
The Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group have contacted us to tell us that an improved Sunday and Bank Holiday Dales Bus service will be provided in 2009, including:
- through bus services from Leeds to Nidderdale, Wharfedale and Wensleydale;
- connecting services from Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford;
- extended season on many routes;
- new later return buses in Wharfedale;
- new links from Ribblehead Station to Ingleton and Clapham, and to Hawes, Reeth and Leyburn.
Full details will be available in Metro's timetable booklet, available from early April, and is also available online at www.dalesbus.org.
AGM news
Thanks to everyone who came to the AGM - as usual, there was much healthy debate and a few pints of quality ale were quaffed as well! The full minutes will be available on-line soon and the retiring committee members are in the process of handing over the reins to the new blood.
Graham Morris stood down as Social Secretary and Emma Ruane stood down as Membership Secretary, to be replaced by... Graham Morris! That boy just can't get enough.
Glenn Hinch is the new Social Secretary, and guarantees to be more fun than a sack full of ferrets up your trouser-leg. Ann Page, Neil Chester and Simon Bowen remain Secretary/Treasurer, Walks Secretary and Webmaster.
Thanks to all the walk leaders who got back to Emma with their turn-outs - so far in 2008 we've had a grand total of 2219 people on walks. Here's looking forward to 2009!
