FSC Castle Head at Grange-over-Sands
John Myatt
For over 30 years , I worked as a teacher and school administrator , mainly based overseas . Chronologically , my teaching career and wanderlust took me to the Blue Nile in Sudan , Cairo , Hong Kong , Amsterdam and Bahrain . When I returned to my homeland with my family , I began running over the fells , which prompted me to write a guidebook called Lakeland Fell Runs for Mortals , soon to be published by Pesda Press . I am a currently writing a similar guide entitled Eden Valley Fell Runs for Mortals .
I run every day in the mountains close to my door , frequently to Bowscale Tarn and often over Bowscale Fell in the Northern Fells of the English Lakeland . My daily runs led me to embark on a new project , A Year in the Life of Bowscale Tarn , in which I am documenting , in written and photographic form , the subtle changes occurring at the tarn during an entire year .
Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse is a writer , adventurer and the voice behind Travelling Lines ( travellinglines . com ).
She is also the editor of Intrepid Magazine : the magazine giving a platform for adventurous women to tell their stories , without the middle man .
CHAIRMAN ' S NOTES
Dear members
You should by now have received details of our OWPG Big Weekend in October , at Grange-over- Sands .
The Big Weekend is the opportunity to meet up with fellow members , share experiences and participate in the Guild ’ s AGM and our annual awards ceremony .
We have an exciting range of activities planned and hope to see as many members as possible .
Booking forms for the Big Weekend can be downloaded from the Guild ’ s website . As Chairman I ’ m delighted that Kevin Sene , one of newer committee members is now sharing the work of organising the Big Weekend as part of the process of bringing new blood into the running of our Guild .
In similar vein , I have also set up a small ad hoc group to look at how we increase the value of the Guild to members and , indeed , in so doing , how we can improve our recruitment . I ’ ve been pleased to note a number of new and younger members joining our ranks so far this year but our membership pro�ile is still towards the older end of the scale .
Sadly , I do have to include myself among the “ typical ” older members , which is why I set myself two years to do my best to get the Guild to the best possible place to deliver a bright and con�ident future for all our members .
Another development is the idea of informal regional get-togethers in areas where we have suf�icient members to enable this . Josephine Collingwood is exploring the possibilities in the South-West , while I hope to announce a day hike and pub meal somewhere in the North later in summer .
We are also looking to urgently recruit from our membership someone to take over the vacant post of “ social media manager ”. Ideally this should be someone who already manages their own Instagram , Facebook , Twitter and / or other social media channels . Please express any interest directly to me : stan @ gravity-consulting . com
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