
Annual General Meeting
Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United KingdomThe Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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Goytre Village Hall (GVH) is our base during the winter for our Thursday evening talks. There is ample free parking. You can arrive after 7:40pm for talks that usually begin at 8.00pm and last about an hour. We ask you to vacate the hall by 9.45pm please.
Goytre Sports and Social Club (GSSC), situated in the same building but independent of the village hall, has a bar where drinks can be purchased at favourable prices. We are very welcome in the GSSC and our arrangement with them is that gwentmc members should purchase annual membership of GSSC for a nominal sum (£5) prior to using the facilities each winter.
Grid Reference:
– 6-figure: SO 324046
– 10-figure: SO 32409 04645
Sat nav coordinates:
– Latitude, Longitude (decimal)
51.736420, -2.9802108
– Latitude, Longitude (degs, mins, secs)
51°44′11″N, 002°58′49″W
The Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Advice from Kath Singleton, without the gimmicks or hype, to improve understanding of how diet can help your fitness for mountaineering activities.
We traditionally kick off our winter programme of evening talks with a collation of members' digital images, presented by Peter Salenieks. These are photos taken by members throughout the year during Club events. They illustrate the wide range of activities members get up to and the places they go to, as well as offering remindersContinue reading "Talk: Members’ Digital Images"
An illustrated talk by John W. Jones on ice climbing exploits in North America.
An illustrated talk by our Chairman, Alex about a seven day traverse of the Jotunheimen - the home of the giants - in Norway, including an ascent of Norway's highest mountain.
An illustrated talk by Ray Barnett about The Haute Route, a high-level trail through the French and Swiss Alps for 200km/125miles from Chamonix in the west to Zermatt in the east. Ray will tell us about his recent two week trek from Chamonix at the base of Mont Blanc to Zermatt at the foot ofContinue reading "Talk: Mr Bean does The Haute Route"
Our annual photo competition, with judge Peter Salenieks. This year we have entries in three categories: i) Taken during a Club event; ii) Humour in the mountains; and iii) Red in the mountains. With more than 30 entries and prizes in each category as well as for the overall winner, this is always an entertainingContinue reading "Annual photo competition"
An illustrated talk about two Club trips to Lundy that took place in 2022.
The first of two training sessions on night navigation. This one, led by Jeff Matthews takes place indoors and will be followed next week by an outdoor session. Please bring a compass and headtorch to the session.
Our annual team mountain quiz event, in which the losing team is lumbered with organising the following year's quiz.
An illustrated talk by Roger Millett about his walking adventures in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. This is a late substitution for the originally planned talk by Tom Matthews, which has had to be postponed until a later date.