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We’ll look to reschedule the meeting as soon as possible and I’ll post the new date up here as soon as we have one.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

18th of March

has been moved and is now on the

25th of March at Crosshills

Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause but sadly there’s little we can do. We hope to be able to use Snowgate again in the future, we will keep you updated!

It belongs to Jon Ackroyd and the reg is N468 DKY, it has wolf rims, a full roof rack and a spare wheel carrier.

Anyone who see’s this vehicle should contact the police, many thanks.

Welcome to the bumper newsletter of 2011/12, I hope everyone enjoyed their break over Christmas, there’s not been any snow to play in this year, but hopefully you’ve all found other activities to keep your motors employed!

Our apologies that this hasn’t reached you before now, but we’ve had a bit of a time juggling dates with venues and land owners, so we haven’t been able to set the calendar until recently!
Nevertheless here it is, containing all the materials you’ll need for 2012, including a membership renewal form, booking forms for a few of the non-competitive events in the year, plus another calendar featuring some of the images we collected over the last 12 months!

We’ve had a great year as a club, as those of you who were able to attend the AGM will have heard in more detail. We’ve seen consistently good numbers at events, both from within the club and from other clubs as we ran our first ‘open’ event at Catlow Fold this year, with other club members doubling the entries!
We’re looking to do more with other clubs in 2012, including attending more Interclub events, such as the Major’s Memorial and the war of the Roses, as well as running more of our own open events.

As you’ll see from leafing through the calendar, we’ve got a very active schedule for the coming year. We’re keen to keep the success of this year going and provide more opportunities for people to get involved, so for 2012 we’ve planned RTV trials, CCV trials and a club meal, plus a navigational scatter and much more!
We’ve seen more of you than ever coming to the social and camping events this year, so we’ve added to these in the New Year, as well as re-instating our annual holiday rally.

So, lots of reasons to be excited about this year and just as many reasons to fill in the attached renewal form and send it back to us so we can keep planning events!
I’d like to take the opportunity to remind everyone that the committee meets on the first Monday of every month at Dyneley Arms on Poole Bank (LS21 1ET) and everyone is invited to join us from 8.30pm for a beer and a chat, so if there’s something you want to see the club doing or you’ve got some ideas, come along and let us know!

Anyway, onto this year’s events as planned out in the calendar. You’ll find a number of booking forms enclosed in this pack for the non-competitive events of the year:

First is the club meal, booked for the 4th of Feb. After the success of last year, we’re keeping this at the Rawdon Conservative Club and continuing the buffet meal, although we’re taking the catering in-house. This mean that the meal will be FREE (yes, really) to club members, with non-members charged at £9 each.
The venue is limited to a capacity of 60, so bookings are being taken on a first come, first served basis! In addition, can the lucky few of you awarded trophies last year please return them to us in January, contact any member of the committee to make arrangements.

You’ll also find a form for the navigational scatter (March 4th). For those of you who haven’t done one before, a nav scatter works a bit like a treasure hunt! Your aim is accumulate as many points as possible by visiting various locations scattered over the map in the time allowed.
It’s a good bit of fun for all and finishes at the Royal Oak at Dacre Banks for a meal and a chat. With this in mind, please return the booking forms in good time as we’ll need to know total numbers in advance.

Finally, there is a form enclosed for the Holiday Rally (3-12th) August. This takes place in Machynleth in mid Wales, a location that the club has used in the past.
The area is great for green lanes and general tourist activities, plus being only half an hour’s drive to the coast.
We’re gauging interest in order to confirm the booking, so if you’d like to attend can you return your forms to us by the end of January. If we’ve got enough interest, we’ll then confirm the booking and let you know at the club meal and the next newsletter! Hopefully, this can go back to being a permanent fixture in the club calendar as of this year!

In other news, there are changes to report on the committee, following the AGM in November, and it is now made up as follows:

Chairman: Hedley Cope
Vice Chairman: Gary Docherty
Secretary: Andy Summers
Treasurer: Neil Benson
Events Officer: Tom Benson
Membership Sec: Neil Benson
Editor/Webmaster: Barney Netherwood
Equipment Officer: Harriet Summers
Chief Marshall: Sue Cope
Rally Officer: Kate Netherwood
Rights of Way Officer: Jon Ackroyd
Member without Portfolio: Andy Cope

We welcome the new committee members and thanks those who are stepping down for their time and efforts over the years that they’ve helped run the club.

Finally, as a bit of light relief, I’d like to include an email from a resident of Bishopdale, who’s stranded Ford focus was rescued from halfway down a green lane by a few of our members on new year’s day.

Hello,

Many thanks

Serves as a reminder that the code we follow on green lanes extends no only to the land, but the other users, well equipped or otherwise! Well done to Andy Cope and Kate Netherwood for representing the club!

I think that covers everything for now, keep your eyes on the website for any updates and we’ll be back with another newsletter in March!

It just remains for me to pass on our hopes that you enjoyed Christmas, our wishes for a happy new year, and of course, happy Land Rovering!

Barney Netherwood

In order that no one should lose out on an event, we’ve agreed to run a joint event over the course of the weekend. The new agenda looks like this:

Fri – Humberside to set out for TYRO
Sat (Day) – Humberside to run TYRO, Humberside and Yorkshire to set out joint RTV
Sat (Eve) – Yorkshire to run Night RTV as planned
Sat (Night) – General gathering (Yorkshire bringing tent and fire pit)
Sun – Yorhsire and Humberside to run Joint RTV.

Hopefully this will allow everyone to get what they wanted out of the weekend, and if anything, should lead to an even bigger and better atmosphere!

We look forward to seeing everyone at the impromptu Hemlsley Interclub!

The RTV on Sunday 3rd July will take place as per usual.

Apologies to everyone for the inconvenience.

Full details can be found on the events page, or via this link!

If you need directions, please use the following:

Leave M1 at junction 39.
Head towards Denby Dale on A636
At roundabout continue on A636 (straight on)
Follow road through Denby Dale to staggered crossroads.
Go straight across on to A635 to New Mill and Holmfirth.
Take fourth right, opposite pub on a blind bend – take care.
Follow road down hill for about half a mile.
Site on right. Look out for yellow triangles.

Given that we’ve gained a day due to the royal wedding, the event will run from Thursday 28th of April through to Monday 2nd of March, with a CCV on the Saturday and an RTv on the suday, along with a scenic off road course!

A copy of the details and booking form will be sent to all members shortly, but here’s a link to download it if you need.

May Day Booking Form (pdf)

Details can also be found on our event page here.

Everyone is welcome, and it’d be great to see a strong turnout from other clubs, so get inviting!