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First Project of 2014! – 19th Jan

The first project of the year is approaching quickly! We will be headed to the gunpowder mills site at Roslin Glen…

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From the Project Coordinators:

We hope that you’ve all had a lovely Christmas and an excellent new years!
We’re back this Sunday (19th) with our first project of 2014 and we almost can’t contain our excitement!
This Sunday we’ll be heading to Roslin Glen gunpowder mills to do some path maintenance and clearing as they’ve suffered under the heavy rain and wind over Christmas. The weather is supposed to be good so it looks like we’ll have a cracking first project!
We meet at 10 am at our tool cupboard which is next to the CSE gym at the pleasance (directions in footnote). If this is your first project please don’t worry we’ll keep our eyes pealed for you all.
Please bring smiles, drinking water, sturdy foot wear and waterproofs just in case – we’ll supply all the rest.

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There is also a committee meeting this Thursday. If you want anything to be discussed at the meeting, talk to a committee member or send an e-mail to [email protected].

The Thursday pub meeting is on this week as usual as well.

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Laurieston Hall Bothy

Our first bothy of 2014 was a great success!

We spent 2 nights at the impressive Laurieston Hall, just outside of Castle Douglas (website here). We lucked out with the weather – seeing very little rain! The surrounding landscape was stunning, with a great variety of plants and animals, including red kites, otter and foxes.

Plenty jobs kept us occupied during the day, including bramble bashing, log cutting/moving, fire building, coppicing and more, while the rest of our time was spent eating great meals, reading, walking, photography, games, playing with Jason the cat or enjoying the sauna! We all managed to get back safely, slightly knackered from the hard work and bus travel, but satisfied with the weekend.

Special thanks to Alyssa & James – our bothy coordinators -who did a great job organizing the trip for us, Eluned for driving the minibus, and everyone else involved in helping (foodies, tools, president etc.).

Full Gallery Here! – If you have any photos from the bothy, feel free to send me them (at [email protected] or on facebook) if you want them posted up here.

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Happy New Year from the Dirty Weekenders!

We hope you all had a great holiday, and are ready to get back to normal!

Bothy:

The first bothy of the year is this weekend (Fri-Sun) at Laurieston Hall. Reminder to those who are going to bring these essentials:

Sleeping bag, Warm clothes, Waterproof clothing, a bowl & cutlery, money for costs (~£30), boots and wellies. If you are missing any of these things, post on the facebook page and someone should be able help you out!

Optional bring-alongs include alcohol (unofficially essential), snacks, cameras, swimming kit, instruments…

Other points of interest:

People will still be meeting at the pub Thursday (9pm) and on Sunday (~5pm).

News will be posted soon with more details about the ceilidh on the 28th Jan.