Discount offers at LD Mountain Centre and Mountain Warehouse

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are having a great summer and not yet thinking about next ski season? We do however have 2 excellent offers for WSC members that may be well worth looking at.

Mountain Warehouse in Richmond are having a special discount evening next Tuesday 2nd August, 4pm - 8pm. They will give customers who spend over £100 a reduction of 10%, 15% discount on any purchase over £100 and purchases over £150 receive 20%. (This doesn't quite make sense to me but it is the info I have been given!)

LD Mountain Centre in Newcastle are offering all members 20% of RRP on outdoor equipment and clothing for the next 6 weeks.

Please remember to take your WSC membership card when you attend to get the discounts.

We are planning formal work parties in September and I will send out details later in the summer but are also planning a couple of smaller less formal work parties in August to try and get some of the fencing completed. No dates in mind yet but I will send out an email as soon as we agree a couple of dates.

Steve

Successful work party

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

A very successful work party was held today with about 30 people turning up and a huge thank you to all of them. Included were several young children, one member with her arm in a plaster after breaking it and having undergone surgery a week ago and one person in a leg brace. Despite the handicaps we got a lot of work done and a significant amount of fencing before hailstones and worsening weather cut the day short (the sunshine I promised arrived after everyone had left!).

We had a great BBQ thanks to John and Catherine our masterchefs. Photos are on the WSC Facebook site if you want to see - https://www.facebook.com/groups/49959985138/.

Next formal work party is 10th September but we will be having a few more informal ones over the summer as we have taken a lot of posts and rails ready to be turned into new fencing so I will email out when we plan to attend, which might be short notice, and perhaps if we can get a small groups of about 6 people we should be able to get a lot done.

Thanks once again to all who braved conditions today.

Steve

BBQ and work party Sun 10 July Help needed!

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Hi everyone. A final reminder and plea for help this weekend. I have had a very poor response from members with very few offering to come an help. If any of you can spare a few hurs on Sunday to help as we have a massive load of fence posts, rails etc to load and unload and a lot of fencing to get done. The weather promises to be good and there is a BBQ as well so what more could you want? 

For the sake of new members, we are a voluntary run club and all the work tends to be done by a very small number of people. If you want to see WSC continue as the premier English Ski Club (personal opinion only) and offer fantastic facilities then we need more members to help out. 

If the work does not get done then please do not moan to me next year if lifts don't run properly or the snow gets blown off the runs or the bridges crumble or the grass does not get cut or the machines break down ..............

If after reading this you decide to join us please let me know so we have an idea of numbers for the BBQ.

Steve

WSC BBQ and work party Sunday 10 July

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

A reminder to all members that next sunday 10th July we are holding a BBQ at the ski lodge to which you are all welcome. We are running it in conjunction with a work party to which you are also invited but feel free to attend just for the social BBQ if you wish. We will provide food and drink for a small charge to cover costs.We have masterchef John de Muschamp for the day so there is a guarantee of great food.

Please let me know if you might be coming just so that we have an idea of numbers - we will not hold you to it if you book then do not turn up. Work party starts at 10am and BBQ 12:30-2pm (ish)

On Saturday the 9th The Weardale Medical Practice, of which I am the senior partner, are holding a charity walk and treasure hunt in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust which is our charity of the year. I am taking part with Team Incredible Hulks though will be doing it on crutches as my leg is still in a full length splint. If you feel like sponsoring us please look at the justgiving website below. I know this is not ski related but it is such a good cause.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Weardale-Practice1

Steve