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ErrigalErrigalWALKERS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND NEWSLETTER

December 2008

 

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Hello, welcome to the Walkers Association (WAI) Newsletter. You are receiving this newsletter because you gave your name in at a WAI Meeting or enrolled on our website. (Unsubscribe instructions at the end)

Following on the AGM in September, the WAI have now adopted its constitution (see separate link for a copy of the constitution).

NEW COMMITTEE
(Helpers to committee are in brackets)

Chairperson - Anne Morrissey
Admin Secretary - Jean Cantwell
Web master - Simon Stewart
Membership - Ted McGrath
Treasurer - Niall Gantly
Modern Navigation - Keith Mooney
Photography - Adrian Hendroff (and Niall Watts)
Environment - Ena Rafferty
Challenge Walks - (Tom Milligan/ Jim Holmes) Simon Stewart

If anyone would like to contribute to any of the above areas, please let us know.

A number of events are being planned over the next few months. All
events will take place in Rosie O'Grady's pub, Harold's Cross:


QuizQuizTable quiz on January 29th at 8pm Rosie O'Crady's pub ( 282 Harolds Cross Road, Dublin )

This is being organised by the
Wayfarers who are preparing the questions and will also supply the hands to manage
the evening. The
pub will open the bar upstairs for the occasion.

All walker/ hillwalkers welcome.  The questions will have lots of walking interest.

More details to follow.

Scottish HillsScottish HillsTalk on the Scottish Munros on March 5th at 8pm

More details to follow.

Camino Norte (2)Camino Norte (2)Talk on the Camino de Norte on 26th March 2009

More details to follow.

 

Watch out for further details shortly.

 

OSI TRAILMASTER COURSE

Due to demand another course on the OSI Trailmaster and on the use of GPS will be held on Saturday February 7th from 10:30 through to 16:00 in the New Library in Tallaght Town Centre. Booking details will follow shortly.

OSI TRAILMASTER UPDATES

We are assisting OSI with preview and user testing of the revised, online, version of OSI Trailmaster see http://www.walkersassociation.ie/node/349 for how to get involved.


Check out the Walkers Association website www.walkersassociation.ie for further information on the above events as well as links to a range of resources for walkers.