The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Please find enclosed a copy of the accounts of WSC 2010-2011 prior to the forthcoming AGM on Monday 7th November at the Honest Lawyer, Croxdale, Durham 8pm.
Hopefully see a few of you there.
Steve
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Monday, 24 October 2011
WSC AGM
The Weardale Ski Club AGM is to be held at the Honest Lawyer Hotel at Croxdale, Durham, DH1 3SP on Monday 7th November 2011 commencing at 20.00. Everyone is welcome to attend though only current members will be allowed to vote. Please find the minutes of last years AGM and the agenda for this years AGM. The accounts will be emailed out once available separately. Will anyone planning to attend please reply to this email to give us some idea of numbers.
On a separate note all the preparations for the forthcoming season are nearly finished. All the machinery has been serviced, the hangars all fully serviced and replaced, the pistes prepared and now allwe can do is sit back and wait for the snow. If the Daily Mail is accurate then we are in for a cracking winter. The attached photo from the summit of Cairngorm was emailed to me last week and can be seen on facebook.
Membership is nearly full. We are currently up to 670 members so there are 80 places left after which membership will close.
Hope to see a few of you at the AGM
Steve
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Goodbye Indian summer, Hello Alpine winter
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Hope you have all enjoyed the fine end to our summer and if the Daily Mail is correct (aren't they always?) we are due some snow in October and a very cold winter with below average temperatures through to March. After last years phenomenally good start to the season it would be advisable to be prepared for snow and make the most of it when it arrives this season as you never know how long it will last.
Membership renewals have been sent out to all current members and so far we have 515 who have rejoined. We have now opened membership to new members and everybody on our waiting list has been sent a form. Anyone wishing to join can download a membership form from the website (www.skiweardale.com) but please note that our maximum number is 750 and I expect we will reach that by the end of this month when membership will close. From now membership applications will be dealt with on a first come first served basis until we reach 750. The membership secretary has been working flat out for the last 2 weeks and all renewals have been completed and the last ones will be in the post this weekend - anyone who has not received them by next weekend please let the membership secretary know.
Work parties this year have been very well attended which means we have got a huge amount of wok done. This includes grass and reed cutting, ditching, hangar servicing, fence repairs and new fencing, pylon painting, stone removal from the new M1 run, servicing and repairs to the Rolba, Pistebasher and Skidoo, cleaning out the ski lodge and many other jobs. Thanks to all who helped out and thanks to those who have offered to continue some work such as the work on the Polaris, the Rolba and Pistebasher, dodgy electrics etc. Some jobs require specific skills but others simply need plenty of people so all the family can join in as demonstrated by the Donnelly clan from Westgate who turned out in full last weekend! Thank you all.
Toilets. Most would agree that our toilet facilities in the ski lodge are basic and not the nicest of places to visit. We are making this one of our main objectives next year to replace the current toilets with a better facility and are looking into composting toilets (not literally!). If anyone has any expertise in this field that they would like to share with us we would be very grateful. In the meantime we are thinking of a Portaloo near the car park and if anyone has a spare Portaloo at home or knows of one going cheap then please let me know.
We are also on the lookout for any spare crash helmets which can be used on the quad or the skidoo so again if anyone has an old helmet that is surplus to requirements then please let me know.
I have been talking to Swiss Tim who has a great range of new and second hand skis available at fantastic savings. This is particularly helpful for those of you with children who seem to outgrow their boots and skis every season and he can replace these at a fraction of the cost of buying new kit. He currently has loads of second hand skis and boots and has some brand new Kneissl skis at half price. He can be contacted via his website, www.swisstimsskis.com or on his mobile 07957 592500
Here's hoping for another fantastic ski season.
Steve
Hope you have all enjoyed the fine end to our summer and if the Daily Mail is correct (aren't they always?) we are due some snow in October and a very cold winter with below average temperatures through to March. After last years phenomenally good start to the season it would be advisable to be prepared for snow and make the most of it when it arrives this season as you never know how long it will last.
Membership renewals have been sent out to all current members and so far we have 515 who have rejoined. We have now opened membership to new members and everybody on our waiting list has been sent a form. Anyone wishing to join can download a membership form from the website (www.skiweardale.com) but please note that our maximum number is 750 and I expect we will reach that by the end of this month when membership will close. From now membership applications will be dealt with on a first come first served basis until we reach 750. The membership secretary has been working flat out for the last 2 weeks and all renewals have been completed and the last ones will be in the post this weekend - anyone who has not received them by next weekend please let the membership secretary know.
Work parties this year have been very well attended which means we have got a huge amount of wok done. This includes grass and reed cutting, ditching, hangar servicing, fence repairs and new fencing, pylon painting, stone removal from the new M1 run, servicing and repairs to the Rolba, Pistebasher and Skidoo, cleaning out the ski lodge and many other jobs. Thanks to all who helped out and thanks to those who have offered to continue some work such as the work on the Polaris, the Rolba and Pistebasher, dodgy electrics etc. Some jobs require specific skills but others simply need plenty of people so all the family can join in as demonstrated by the Donnelly clan from Westgate who turned out in full last weekend! Thank you all.
Toilets. Most would agree that our toilet facilities in the ski lodge are basic and not the nicest of places to visit. We are making this one of our main objectives next year to replace the current toilets with a better facility and are looking into composting toilets (not literally!). If anyone has any expertise in this field that they would like to share with us we would be very grateful. In the meantime we are thinking of a Portaloo near the car park and if anyone has a spare Portaloo at home or knows of one going cheap then please let me know.
We are also on the lookout for any spare crash helmets which can be used on the quad or the skidoo so again if anyone has an old helmet that is surplus to requirements then please let me know.
I have been talking to Swiss Tim who has a great range of new and second hand skis available at fantastic savings. This is particularly helpful for those of you with children who seem to outgrow their boots and skis every season and he can replace these at a fraction of the cost of buying new kit. He currently has loads of second hand skis and boots and has some brand new Kneissl skis at half price. He can be contacted via his website, www.swisstimsskis.com or on his mobile 07957 592500
Here's hoping for another fantastic ski season.
Steve
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Membership renewals
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Membership renewal forms have been sent out to all current members and you should be receiving them in the next day or so. Renewal is guaranteed for all who reurn the form by the end of September. From 1st October we will open to the general public for any remaining places and the new members form will be downloadable from the website (http://www.skiweardale.com/) from then. We have had to close to membership for the last 2 years and there has been huge interest this year so I expect that before the end of October we will again have to close membership so please do not delay if you are keen to join.
Please note that the membership secretary has "done a runner" and gone on holiday for 2 weeks so do not panic if there is a delay in her posting out membership cards.
Finally, for those few of you who have yet to attend a work party (ie about 750 of you) there are 2 more opportunities this month on Sunday 18th and 25th September - why not give it a try and give a hand for all or part of the day. It is surprising how much can get done with many hands.
Steve
Membership renewal forms have been sent out to all current members and you should be receiving them in the next day or so. Renewal is guaranteed for all who reurn the form by the end of September. From 1st October we will open to the general public for any remaining places and the new members form will be downloadable from the website (http://www.skiweardale.com/) from then. We have had to close to membership for the last 2 years and there has been huge interest this year so I expect that before the end of October we will again have to close membership so please do not delay if you are keen to join.
Please note that the membership secretary has "done a runner" and gone on holiday for 2 weeks so do not panic if there is a delay in her posting out membership cards.
Finally, for those few of you who have yet to attend a work party (ie about 750 of you) there are 2 more opportunities this month on Sunday 18th and 25th September - why not give it a try and give a hand for all or part of the day. It is surprising how much can get done with many hands.
Steve
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
New dates for September's work parties
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Due to conflicting commitments, local agricultural shows and holidays the dates for the work parties in September have had to be altered. The new dates will be Sunday 18th and Sunday 25th September both commencing at 10am. The planned work parties on the 11th + 14th have had to be cancelled. All are welcome and these will be the last 2 formal work parties of the summer so the last chance for those 750+ members who haven't managed to attend a work party to make amends!!!!
Steve
Due to conflicting commitments, local agricultural shows and holidays the dates for the work parties in September have had to be altered. The new dates will be Sunday 18th and Sunday 25th September both commencing at 10am. The planned work parties on the 11th + 14th have had to be cancelled. All are welcome and these will be the last 2 formal work parties of the summer so the last chance for those 750+ members who haven't managed to attend a work party to make amends!!!!
Steve
Sunday, 14 August 2011
work party report
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
A very successful work party was held yesterday with 22 people in attendance and was followed by a BBQ which approximately 1/2 stayed on for.
Jobs completed include
1, de-stoning the M1 piste which will hugely improve the run and make it safer to bodies and ski equipment!
2, painting and fibre glassing parts of the new Piste-basher
3, Repositioning some of the snow fencing at the bottom of the new "West Run"
4, Repairs to the return bridge on the "Midi route"
5, Filling in some of the bogs on the access path with stones cleared from the M1
6, Servicing some of the hangars - these are being given a complete overhaul - the first in 35 years, to remove all the hardened oil etc and replace worn parts.
7, Planting of some saplings near the new garage
8, I am sure other work was also carried out that I was not aware of - sorry if I have missed anyone out!
Thanks to Chloe, Derek, James, Richard, Ivan, Hannah, Ian X 2, Philip, Hugh, Anne, Richard, Kimberley, Lyn, Conrad and the committee members - Mike, Shane, Terry, Simon, Judy, Kevin + myself - nice to see so many there.
There will be 3 more work parties in September - details will be emailed out nearer the time - provisionally these are Sunday 11th September, Wednesday 14th September and Sunday 25th September but may change as I am on holiday for the first 2!
Steve
A very successful work party was held yesterday with 22 people in attendance and was followed by a BBQ which approximately 1/2 stayed on for.
Jobs completed include
1, de-stoning the M1 piste which will hugely improve the run and make it safer to bodies and ski equipment!
2, painting and fibre glassing parts of the new Piste-basher
3, Repositioning some of the snow fencing at the bottom of the new "West Run"
4, Repairs to the return bridge on the "Midi route"
5, Filling in some of the bogs on the access path with stones cleared from the M1
6, Servicing some of the hangars - these are being given a complete overhaul - the first in 35 years, to remove all the hardened oil etc and replace worn parts.
7, Planting of some saplings near the new garage
8, I am sure other work was also carried out that I was not aware of - sorry if I have missed anyone out!
Thanks to Chloe, Derek, James, Richard, Ivan, Hannah, Ian X 2, Philip, Hugh, Anne, Richard, Kimberley, Lyn, Conrad and the committee members - Mike, Shane, Terry, Simon, Judy, Kevin + myself - nice to see so many there.
There will be 3 more work parties in September - details will be emailed out nearer the time - provisionally these are Sunday 11th September, Wednesday 14th September and Sunday 25th September but may change as I am on holiday for the first 2!
Steve
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Work party Saturday 13th August
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
A quick reminder that next Saturday we will be having an additional work party at Swinhope followed by a BBQ. The work party will start at 10am as usual and we will have the BBQ late afternoon. We will provide the BBQ so all you need to do is bring your own food and drinks.
There are lots of jobs to be done for all levels of skills and abilities and please feel free to bring along friends or other family members. We will provide any tools that are needed so just bring along some old warm clothing (it can get cold up there even in August) and some sturdy shoes/boots/wellies.
If you intend to attend please can you reply to this to give me some idea of numbers.
Steve
A quick reminder that next Saturday we will be having an additional work party at Swinhope followed by a BBQ. The work party will start at 10am as usual and we will have the BBQ late afternoon. We will provide the BBQ so all you need to do is bring your own food and drinks.
There are lots of jobs to be done for all levels of skills and abilities and please feel free to bring along friends or other family members. We will provide any tools that are needed so just bring along some old warm clothing (it can get cold up there even in August) and some sturdy shoes/boots/wellies.
If you intend to attend please can you reply to this to give me some idea of numbers.
Steve
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